Author: MACKANESS, GEORGE. Collected and Edited by.
Title: Fourteen Journeys Over The Blue Mountains of New South Wales 1813-1841.
Description: First Limited Edition In Three Parts Bound In One Volume; Med. 8vo; Part I. (1813-1815) The Journals of Blaxland, Evans, Cox, Macquarie and Antill; pp. 100; illustrated with 13 b/w. plates, tape on page 6; Part II. (1819-1827) The journals of Quoy, Gaudichaud and Pellion; Mrs. Hawkins; Barron Field; D'Urville and Lesson; Anonymous; pp. 104; illustrated with 11 b/w. illustrations; Part III. (1835-1845) The Journals of Backhouse. Darwin, Mrs. Louisa Anne Meredith and Mrs. Sophia Stanger; pp. 76; illustrated with 12 b/w. illustrations; blue cloth, title in gilt on spine, a very good copy. Sydney, 1950, 1950, 1951, Limited edition of 150 of which 135 were for sale and 15 for presentation, each part signed by G. Mackaness. Bookplate.

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