Australia.- Oxley (John) Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales...1817-18, bound in 2 vol. with maps and tables in separate volume, first edition, [one of 500 copies], text with folding etched plate, 5 aquatint plates, 2 hand-coloured, plate vol. with 3 folding engraved maps and 2 folding tables (one engraved, one letterpress) mounted on linen, heavily foxed thoughout, folding plate torn and repaired, second map with hole to one fold where nibbled at fore-edge (but mostly affecting linen backing rather than map), ex-library copy with labels but no stamps, text contemporary calf, rebacked, maps contemporary half calf (larger, not uniform), covers detached, both worn, [Abbey, Travel 568], 4to, 1820; sold not subject to return (2)
⁂ The first published account of exploration of the Australian interior.
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