Australian sketches: The journals & letters of Frances Perry Unknown -

Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Queensberry Hill Press, 1984. 191pp., plus unpaginated Bibliography and Index. Tipped-in b/white frontis, ditto b/white illustrations and portraits, throughout. Book clean. Spine firm, slightly canted, white title there-on, minor rubbing to foot. Edition is limited to 225 copies. Penned number 122 and editor signature to limitation page, else leaves clean and unmarked. White title and b/white illustration to front panel of gilt decorated cloth boards which have a tiny in-production blemish to rear panel. Text-printed dustjacket has mild creasing, plus sunning and a lightly abraded patch to spine. Attached, yellow ribbon bookmark creased and shortened. Contents include: Introducing Frances Perry. Restoring the Journals and Letters. The Voyage Out. The Arrival at Port Phillip. Melbourne in 1848. The Environs of Melbourne. An Excursion to Geelong . . . and Port Fairy. Portland. A Tour in Gipps Land. The Bush. A Visit to Albury. Black Thursday. The Gold Discovery. A Visit to… Leer más