Author: Atkinson, Louisa; Cosh, Janet (foreword); Gilbert, Lionel (introduction).
Title: Excursions from Berrima and a Trip to Manaro and Molonglo in the 1870's [a Trip to Monaro].
Description: Canberra, Cook Mulini Press, 1996. Reprint (cover differs) ed. Paperback large octavo, as new condition, stapled, card covers, pictorial cover, black & white drawings, minimal edgewear. 38 pp. In seven short essays Louisa Atkinson (the first Australian-born female novelist) describes her visits to the country between Windsor and Wiseman's Ferry and the remote bushland near Kurrajong, Springwood, Mt. Tomah, the Grose Valley, Berrima and Illawarra, in search of botanical specimens. The charming sketches bring this fascinating book to life. The foreword is by Janet Cosh, Louisa Atkinson's granddaughter. (First edition, second state. The essays were originally published in the 1870s.). ISBN: 0959841490

Keywords: australian history, australian locations, travel, berrima, monaro, molonglo, new south wales (nsw) 0959841490


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