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A Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales, and its dependent settlements in Van Diemen’s land .. Wentworth No 33 of 50 Facsimile Signed by Grandson

A Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales, and its dependent settlements in Van Diemen’s land, with a particular enumeration of the advantages which these colonies offer for emigration ….

Book description: Limited facsimile edition of 1819 original published by Doubleday, Sydney 1978. Thick octavo, 466 pp., half leather and cloth in fine condition. This is number 33 of a special edition of only 50 copies signed by W.C Wentworth the great grandson of the author who also wrote the forward.

This was the first original work to be published by a native born Australian. Wentworth, the “Australian patriot” and chief founder of the system of colonial self-government, was born on Norfolk Island, then a penal dependency of New South Wales, where his father was the government surgeon. His enthusiastic and glowing description of the colony, which he argued was far superior to the United States as a field settlement, played a major role in attracting many new free emigrants. Also expounded are Wentworth’s on parliamentary self government, a goal which was eventually achieved in 1842.

A most interesting and detailed account

imited copy 33 of 50 only signed by great grandson of Wentworth

$90.00

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The Housekeepers Daughter – Clarke

Be warned you might find this book rather frank (1940’s style) gay and full blooded the city counterpart of the farmer’s daughter who gets more than her share of Greenwich Village love.

Racy war edition – usual evenly browned paper for 1944 – dust jacket superb condition.

$50.00

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The Venetian Key – Upward – First Edition – 1927

Sir Rowland thought to have died of a heart attack – it was murder – was it the Hindu the Lady or the Mexican?

Bizarre Plot

$40.00

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In Cold Blood – Armstrong Livingston – First edition 1931

1931 First Edition and the “Clue of the Hairpin”. Jimmy Traynor assisted by female impersonator Tommy – blackmail leads to murder(s) in this fast moving plot.

Collectable First

$40.00

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Shipwrecks & Sea Tragedies – Hugh Edwards

Australian and New Zealand Shipwrecks & Sea Tragedies.
A nicely illustrated book on Australian and New Zealand shipwrecks. Cyclones, cannibals and convicts – what a mix

Wreck in perspective

$30.00

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Original Anthropological Work – Some Aspects of Time Reckoning Among Selected African Tribes – James PhD Oxford 1956

Original Anthropological Work – Some Aspects of Time Reckoning Among Selected African Tribes – Greta James – PhD Thesis Oxford 1956

This is a superb PhD thesis the author gaining a Oxford doctorate 1956. A near unique work (one copy only in the Bodlean Library). Contains 245 typed pages (one side) with tables, maps, bibliography etc.

A major work on the significance of the sense of time, the calendar, cosmology, western influences, lunar zodiacs of various African tribes including those from the West, East and Southern Bantu. From the time of day measured and described by reference to cattle activity, the lunar cycle and the best and worst times for initiation or making spears, the zodiac and the bearing of the Pleiades in planting and harvesting crops to the naming of years gone such as “Blades of Herbs” (1867), “Year of the Ostrich” (1888) and sadly “Smallpox” (1894) and “Venereal Disease” (1903)

A most interesting and valuable work on African tribes

$170.00

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A Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales, and its dependent settlements in Van Diemen’s land .. Wentworth No 33 of 50 Facsimile Signed by Grandson

The Housekeepers Daughter – Clarke

The Venetian Key – Upward – First Edition – 1927

In Cold Blood – Armstrong Livingston – First edition 1931

Shipwrecks & Sea Tragedies – Hugh Edwards

Original Anthropological Work – Some Aspects of Time Reckoning Among Selected African Tribes – James PhD Oxford 1956

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