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Progress Reports and Final Report of the Exploration Committee.
by [BURKE AND WILLS]. ROYAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA
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Armadale, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Melbourne : Royal Society of Victoria, [1863-73]. Small folio (315 x 200 mm), original printed papered limp boards (scuffed and marked) with cloth back strip; pp. [vi], 8, 4, 2, 6, 4, 4, 8, 6, 6, 8 (all on blue paper) + 16 (last leaf blank) on white; complete, with all of the reports in superb condition; deaccessioned from the Geological Society of London at Somerset House, with old collection wet stamp to upper board and printed label with Withdrawn stamps to front pastedown; hinges strengthened with archival tape; housed in a custom clamshell box. The very rare 1873 collective issue of the Royal Society reports - including the Supplementary Final Report - which comprises the complete official record of the Victorian Exploring Expedition, otherwise known as the Burke and Wills expedition. The Royal Society of Victoria organised the ill-fated expedition, and was also responsible for mounting the search expeditions that followed. All of the bindings in this collective issue were incorrectly dated 1872 (instead of 1873). The first 8 Reports (numbers 1-7 and a Special Report for 1859) had already been published in collected form in 1863. In 1873, when the Final Report had been written, it was published in an edition of about 200 copies bound up in one volume with the remaining copies of the 1863 printing. Copies of the 1873 collective issue were earmarked for distribution to institutions within the Colony and overseas; for this reason, it is a genuine rarity on the market. Ferguson 15185
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- Douglas Stewart Fine Books
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- Title
- Progress Reports and Final Report of the Exploration Committee.
- Author
- [BURKE AND WILLS]. ROYAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Binding
- Hardcover
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Armadale, Victoria
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Douglas Stewart Fine Books is an antiquarian bookseller based in Melbourne, Australia. We buy and sell books both locally and around the world, working closely with clients to understand their collecting priorities and to source appropriate material. Our clients include libraries, galleries, museums, private collectors and fellow members of the trade.
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Douglas Stewart Fine Books
Douglas began buying and selling books in 1995, while still in high school. He is a member of the major international trade associations, and his business is conducted according to their high ethical standards. For many years Douglas has been a Board member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB); he is also a Mentor for the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers.
Douglas is currently the President of ANZAAB.
Our stock at Douglas Stewart Fine Books is diverse: we have rare books across all fields, but our strengths are in travel and exploration – particularly of Australia and the Pacific – and Australian art. In addition to rare books, we deal in all types of heritage material, including photographs, manuscripts, maps and globes, and fine art. Every month we issue a new online catalogue of New Acquisitions, and recommend that you join our email list to be the first to see what's available. Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any works you see online – we are always happy to assist with your enquiries.
We love meeting new people and welcome visitors to our shop, which is open six days a week. If you cannot make it to Melbourne, you can find us at major fairs in London, New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Toronto, San Francisco, Boston, Hong Kong or Sydney. We're pleased to invite you to any of these exhibitions as our guest.
Last, but not least, we buy books – from important single items to entire libraries – and we'd be pleased to provide advice on the best way to sell your collection.
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