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[KANN, CHARLES ]: Australien og dets guldegne. En angivelse af alt, hvad der er n¿dvendigst at vide, naar man udvandrer til Australien, med hensyn til overfart, anmkomst, nedsaettelse og guldgravning. Kj¿benhavn, J.D. Qvist, 1853.
Pp. viii, (i, one blank), 148, adv, (2). Original printed boards, worn and stained, spine with loss. Old ownership signatures on front paste down. First and last few leaves with some staining. Scarce first edition, a Swedish edition appeared in the same year. Kann was born in Sweden but lived for some years in Copenhagen. A charming guide for the immigrants in Australia, it might be the first Scandinavian work of its kind. Includes several amusing stories of successful gold diggers. Beijbom, Australienfararna p. 46ff. Ferguson 11049b.
Offered for EUR 800.00 = appr. US$ 1123.20 by: Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books - Book number: 99645
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