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ROUT, Ettie A. (Editor).
Maori Symbolism Being an Account of the Origin, Migration, and Culture of the New Zealand Maori as recorded in certain Sacred Legends.
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., 1926..
8vo. pp. xxxii, 322. 32 plates (incl. frontis. portrait) & 18 text illus. & maps (some full-page). original cloth. dw. (dw. soiled, chipped & crudely repaired with cellotape, cloth of lower joints puckered). First Edition.
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SCHANZ, Moritz.
Australian und die Südsee an der Jahrhundertwende.
Berlin: 1901 [ie. 1900]..
8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 325, vii (ads). 32 plates (incl. frontis.). original pictorial cloth (bit frayed & soiled, front free-endpaper loose, rear hinge cracked). bookplate of William Libbey. First Edition. Includes chapters on Australia, New Guinea, Tonga, Oceania, Samoa, New Zealand and Fiji.
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[SHILLINGLAW, John J. (Editor)]. VICTORIA. PARLIAMENT. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
1878. Victoria. Port Phillip. First Survey And Settlement Of. Return to an Order of the Legislative Assembly, Dated 14th August 1878, for - Copies of certain recently discovered historical records respecting the first Survey and subsequent Settlement of P
Melbourne: John Ferres, Government Printer, [1878]..
folio. pp. 80. folding lithographed map. several text illus. disbound (scattered library rubberstamps). Including the journal of exploration of Port Phillip made by Charles Grimes, Surveyor-General of New South Wales, 1802-03, together with a copy of his map, the order book of Lieutenant-Governor Collins during the stay at Port Phillip, 1803-04, and the journal of the Rev. Robert Knopwood, Chaplain to the settlement, 24 April 1803 to 31 December 1804, &c. cfFerguson 15655.
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SHOEMAKER, Michael Myers.
Islands Of The Southern Seas Hawaii, Samoa, New Zealand, Tasmania, Australia, And Java.
New York & London: G.P.Putnam's Sons, 1898..
8vo. pp. xiv, [1 leaf], 277. folding map & 76 plates & text illus. (incl. frontis. & folding viedw of Sydney & Harbour). decorative head & tailpieces. original pictorial cloth, t.e.g, others untrimmed. Second Edition. cfSmith S83.
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SMILLIE, J.
Descriptive Australia and Federal Guide. Special Edition. Useful as a Work of Reference to Tourists, Travellers, Business Men, Hotel Keepers, and the Public generally.
Adelaide: Printed By Vardon And Pritchard, 1890..
8vo. pp. 3 p.l., 286 [ie. 206]. 6 plates (portraits), 5 full-page text illus. & 1 full-page facsimile. original cloth (discoloured, short split in upper front joint, covers bowed, short tear in 1 leaf - no loss). Presentation Copy, inscribed "To Editor Huron Expositor with compliments of J.Smillie, Adelaide Aust., May 11th 1890". Including railway and road guides, data on trade, shipping, public buildings, principal hotels, tourist attractions, manufactures, newspapers, &c., and an appendix containing biographies of leading South Australian colonists. Ferguson notes that mention is made of the representatives of the various colonies who met at the Federal Conference held in Melbourne in February, 1890. Ferguson 15757.
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SMYTHE, [Sarah Maria (Bland)].
Ten Months In The Fiji Islands. With An Introduction And Appendix By Colonel W. J. Smythe.
Oxford & London: John Henry & James Parker, 1864..
8vo. pp. x, [1 leaf]plate list, 282. 4 engraved maps (2 folding) by Arrowsmith, 4 chromolithographs, 6 tinted wood-engraved plates, & 3 wood-engraved text illus. original cloth (spine darkened, slightly rolled & little frayed at ends, corners knocked). First Edition. "Mrs. Smythe's husband, Colonel Smythe James Smythe of the Royal Artillery [1816-1887], was the editor of this book. He was sent by the British Government as special commissioner to the Fiji Islands in 1860 and 1861. His mission was to study the area and then report to the government which was considering the establishment of a protectorate. Mrs. Smythe accompanied him there and left an important account of that archipelago and also of Australia, New Zealand, and Tonga. They returned via San Francisco and Panama." (Hill) Hill p. 576. Not in Robinson, Wayward Women.
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STEPHENS, John [1806-1850].
The History Of The Rise And Progress Of The New British Province Of South Australia; Including Particulars Descriptive Of Its Soil, Climate, Natural Productions, &c. And Proofs Of Its Superiority To All Other British Colonies. Embracing Also a Full Accoun
London: Smith, Elder, And Co. 1839..
8vo. pp. 224. folding map (frontis.), folding plan, folding table, & 4 lithographed plates. modern quarter calf (foxing to plates & neighbouring leaves, small paper flaw on title). Second Edition. Ferguson 2851.
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STIRLING, Patrick James.
The Australian And Californian Gold Discoveries, And Their Probable Consequences; Or, An Inquiry Into the Laws Which Determine The Value And Distribution Of The Precious Metals.
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd & Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. 1853..
2 p.l., xiii, [1]errata, 279 + [10]ads. with half-title. folding frontis. chart. modern quarter morocco, t.e.g. (rubbed, short tears in chart - no loss, 1 small marginal repair). First Edition. Ferguson 16282.
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STONEY, H[enry] Butler.
A Residence In Tasmania: With A Descriptive Tour Through The Island, From Macquarie Harbour To Circular Head.
London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1856.
8vo. pp. vi, [2], 311, [1] + 16(ads). 8 tinted lithographed plates (incl. frontis.), double-page map, wood-engraved title vignette & 5 text illus. attractively bound in contemporary morocco, gilt back, all edges gilt (rubbed, scattered light foxing). Second (Firt Illustrated) Edition; originally published in Hobart Town in 1854 under the title A Year in Tasmania. 'A very attractively produced book, containing much information about the settlements and conditions of Tasmania, particularly on the then little known West Coast.' (Ferguson) Abbey, Travel, 604. Ferguson 16295.
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STURT, Charles [1795-1869].
Two Expeditions Into The Interior Of Southern Australia, During The Years 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831: With Observations On The Soil, Climate, And General Resources Of The Colony Of New South Wales.
London: Smith, Elder And Co. 1833..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., viii, [1 leaf], [ix]-lxxx, 219; 1 p.l., v, [1], 271. with half-titles. 13 lithographed plates (incl. 4 hand-coloured bird plates) & 2 engraved maps by Arrowsmith (1 folding). contemporary half calf, gilt backs (bindings worn but solid, tears in large folding map repaired - no loss, most plates browned & foxed, some offsetting). First Edition of this important account of Sturt's two expeditions to explore the river systems of the interior of New South Wales. On his first expedition, plagued by serious drought conditions, he followed the river Macquarie, in addition to charting the Bogan and Castlereagh Rivers and discovering the Darling. On his second expedition, he traveled some 2000 miles, following the Murrumbidgee to a 'broad and noble river', which he named the Murray and charted to the sea. This journey was also beset by adverse conditions including the loss of a skiff, encounters with hostile aboriginals, and a difficult return journey upstream against a strong current with shortage of provisions. Sturt himself was seriously afflicted with ill health and eye problems. Ferguson 1704. Wantrup 118a & pp. 194-95.
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THERRY, Sir R[oger] [1800-1874].
Reminiscences Of Thirty Years' Residence In New South Wales And Victoria. With A Supplementary Chapter On Transportation And The Ticket-Of-Leave System.
London: Sampson Low, Son, And Co. 1863..
8vo. pp. xiv, 514, 8(ads). original blind-stamped cloth, rebacked with spine mounted). Buesst copy with bookplate. First Edition. The author, a judge, comments on Sydney Harbour, Sydney in 1829, colonial society, remarkable convicts, circuit duty, religious equality and education, crime, the criminal court, female convicts, Sir Geo. Gipps's administration, the squatting interest, affairs of New Zealand and Tahiti, the courts of justice, the judges of the colony, the bench and bar, the discovery of gold, colonial products, emigration, University of Sydney, transportation, &c. Ferguson 16988.
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THOMES, William H[enry] [1824-1895].
The Gold Hunters' Adventures; Or, Life In Australia.
Chicago: Donnelley, Loyd & Co., 1883..
8vo. pp. 564, [8]ads. numerous full-page wood-engravings by Champney (incl. frontis. & additional title with portrait of the author). original cloth (slightly shaken & rubbed, extremities frayed). Ferguson 17035a.
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TYERMAN, Daniel [1773-1828] Et Al.
Journal Of Voyages And Travels By The Rev. Daniel Tyerman And George Bennett, Esq Deputed From The London Missionary Society To Visit Their Various Stations In The South Sea Islands, China, India, &c., Between The Years 1821 And 1829. Compiled From Original Documents By James Montgomery.
London: Frederick Westley And A.H.Davis, 1831..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xxiv, 566; viii, 568. 14 engraved plates (incl. 2 frontis. portraits). contemporary half calf, rebacked with remains or gilt spines & labels mounted (corners worn, paper lightly toned). First Edition. Tyerman and Bennett describe their visits to Tahiti, the Leeward and Sandwich Islands, New Zealand, where they narrowly escaped seizure by the Maoris, New South Wales, Java, Singapore, Canton, Calcutta, Serampore, Benares, Madras, Goa, Mauritius and Madagascar. ".a graphic picture of the state of the London society's missions at the period." (DNB) Tyerman died on the voyage home. Bagnall 5667. Cordier 2112. Ferguson 1487. Hocken p. 49. Hunnewell pp. 69-70.
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VOGEL, Sir Julius [1835-1899].
New Zealand And The South Sea Islands, And Their Relation To The Empire. A Paper Read At The Royal Colonial Institute, On The 19th Day Of March, 1878.
London: Edward Stanford, 1878..
8vo. pp. 48. disbound. First Edition. Hocken p. 315. Bagnall 5755.
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WAIT, Benjamin [1813-1895].
Letters From Van Dieman's Land, Written During Four Years Imprisonment For Political Offences Committed In Upper Canada. By .Embodying, Also, Letters Descriptive Of Personal Appeals In Behalf Of Her Husband, And His Fellow Prisoners.By Mrs. B. Wait.
Buffalo: A.W. Wilgus, 1843..
small 8vo. pp. vi, [7]-356. wood-engraved frontis. & folding map (printed in white on black) of Van Diemen's Land. contemporary quarter roan (head of spine chipped, foxed, staining to lower margins of outer gatherings, short tears to first three leaves repaired). First Edition. One of nine Canadian exile narratives written by participants in the Rebellion of 1837-38 in Upper and Lower Canada. Wait was convicted of high treason and condemned to death, but his sentence was later commuted to permanent exile to Van Diemen's Land. He managed to escape to the United States before news reached him that he had received a pardon in 1842. TPL 2622. Lande 2283. Sabin 100969. Ferguson 3762.
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