Author: YOUNG, JESS.
Title: Recent Journey of Exploration Across the Continent of Australia; its Deserts, Native Races, and Natural History. With an introduction by Annette Potts.
Description: Limited Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 54; portrait frontisepiece; 2 full page b/w illustrations, 1 double page b/w illustration, 1 double page b/w map, bibliography, index, corrigenda slip, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, some light foxing to first and last page, very good copy. Melbourne; Gaston Renard Publisher; 1978. Limited edition of 230 copies of which 200 copies are for sale. 184/ 200. Details previous explorations in the area including Burke, Wills, Eyre, Elder Expeditions and this 1875 Expedition with Ernest Giles includes descriptions of Aboriginal shelter, tools, clothing, warfare and religion. Also is noted the praise for the Aborigines as a race.

Keywords: Australian Local History History South Australia Aboriginal Aborigines Western Australia Australian Discovery and Exploration