Historical Sketch Of Queensland -

Lansdowne Press, New South Wales, 1980. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Various. 750 g; 112 pages, last page blank, illustrated throughout with black-and-white engravings, "Reproduction of the Queensland section of Garran's "Picturesque Atlas of Australasia". Gift inscription on front paste-down, tape stain affecting the front and rear fold overs, small burn affecting about four pages towards the rear of the book, on the upper part of their front edge. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; ISBN: 0701813474. ISBN/EAN: 9780701813475. Inventory No: 0216159. . 9780701813475

Lansdowne Press, New South Wales, 1980. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. 750 g; 112 pages, last page blank, illustrated throughout with black-and-white engravings, "Reproduction of the Queensland section of Garran's "Picturesque Atlas of Australasia". Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; ISBN: 0701813474. ISBN/EAN: 9780701813475. Inventory No: 0222190. . 9780701813475

Sydney, Australia: Lansdowne Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1980. hardcover. 0701813474 . Tight clean unmarked facsimile of the 1886 edition; unmarked and about new but for name to front endpaper; in crisp DJ. ; 111 pages .

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.
Queensland's troubles with the natives and her involvement with imported, cheap, labour makes a story that seems to parallel the deep south of the United States.
The story seems un-Australian in its details, but only because most Australians are unaware of the facts.
The Historical Sketch of Queensland has been adapted, as a small-scale facsimile, from the Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, which was originally published in 1886 to celebrate those first hundred years of the founding of Australia.
In its present form the Historical Sketch of Queensland provides something more than a mere outline of the development of Queensland up to 1886. The writing style takes us back to that era which few people living today can accurately recall, and the idiom makes us wonder at how we were then. The scores of wonderful etchings reinforce the mood, and at the same time allow us to compare, and to see… Read More