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Charles WINNECKE: South Australian Company A Study in Colonisation / 1898

by WINNECKE, Charles] SUTHERLAND, George

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The South Australian Company. A Study in Colonisation Author: [WINNECKE, Charles] SUTHERLAND, George Title: The South Australian Company. A Study in Colonisation Publication: London, Longmans, Green, 1898 ('New Impression')/ 1898 Description: Octavo, viii, 238 pages with 5 illustrations plus 4 plates. Cloth slightly marked and a little rubbed; an excellent copy. Provenance: Charles Winnecke, with his ownership signature ('Chas Winnecke') on the half-title (below a 'With the Compliments of The South Australian Company' inkstamp). An unrelated gift inscription dated 1928 appears on a later blank page. Charles Winnecke (1856-1902), surveyor and explorer, 'entered the Government Survey Office in 1873 and went with the North Eastern Exploring Expedition to survey the border between South Australia and Queensland, circa 1877-81' ('Encyclopedia of Australian Science'). He achieved lasting fame as the leader of the Horn Expedition to Central Australia in 1894. Seller ID: 10598 Subject: Australia, Signed, South Australia Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers, established in Adelaide, South Australia, in March 1976, is a longstanding member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund. Th

  • Publisher: Longmans, Green
  • Year: 1898
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Condition: Very Good

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