Hand-Book for Australian Emigrants : being a descriptive history of Australia and containing an account of the climate, soil, and natural productions of New South Wales, South Australia, and Swan River Settlement. (1839)
by Butler, Samuel
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- Hardcover
- first
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Glasgow: M'Phun. 1839. 12mo, octavo, original cloth boards, folding map, pp.viii, 240, ii. Professionally restored, with spine relaid over matching cloth. Stated seventh edition, but appears to be the first. Boards heavily rubbed, corners heavily bumped, some foxing. Very worn with faint remains of the title to original front board. Overall in good condition. Including the folding map of Australia. The title continues: "The Facilites They Offer for Emigration; The Terms Upon Which Land is Purchased in Each; The Advantages They Present for Increasing the Capital of the Emigrant, and Furnishing a Profitable Market for His Labour." A guide for prospective emigrants. Includes a description of the Swan River Colony. The folding map shows Australia as it was in 1839, long before the division into different states. 1st Edition.
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- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102586
- Title
- Hand-Book for Australian Emigrants : being a descriptive history of Australia and containing an account of the climate, soil, and natural productions of New South Wales, South Australia, and Swan River Settlement. (1839)
- Author
- Butler, Samuel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- M'Phun
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1839
- Keywords
- Agriculture, Australia, Emigration, Immigration, New South Wales, Settlement, Settlers, South Australia, Swan River Colony
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MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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