Queensland

Cooksland in North-Eastern Australia – John Dunmore Lang – First Edition 1847 – Fine Binding

A first edition of Lang’s lengthy book on territory that was essentially shortly to become Queensland. Cooksland was his offered naming and recommending a southern boundary down south of the Clarence River, in modern day NSW.

John Dunmore Lang (1799-1878) hold a important place in the history of and recording of the settlement period. He was instrumental in promoting immigration from both Britain and Germany. Regarded as Australia’s first Republican.

Published by Longman Landon. Octavo, 496 pages with folding map of the proposed “Cooksland”’ as frontispiece, six illustrations of views which are tinted and a portrait of Dr Leichardt. Rebound in full calf by Roger Perry to a super standard. Separate red leather title with gilt work to compartments on spine. Internally some quiet heavy foxing in patches … other area quite clean. Scarce.

The contents are varied and the dry patches of typical Lang on the “artificial productions” of Cooksland can be a bit dreary. However interspersed this some important and lengthy narrative. Such as Leichhardt’s travels from Moreton Bay to Port Essington. Leichhard’s letter from around the Glass House Mountains; Andrew Petrie’s travels to Wide Bay; Schmidt’s travels to the Bunya-bunya tree country. Also, he allocated 130 pages to the aborigines, and whilst he writes with a degree of Lang arrogance there is some useful information there.

Cooksland a unique Dunmore Lang work – some foxing but complete and nicely bound in full leather.

$390.00

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Two Representative Tribes of Queensland – John Mathew – First Edition 1910

Two Representative Tribes of Queensland – With and Inquiry Concerning the Origin of the Australian Race.

A scarce and sought after ethnological work. First edition published by T. Fisher Unwin, London in 1910.

Octavo, 256 pages, rough cut edges., some pages not yet opened. Hints of foxing, generally very clean and tidy. Original red cloth covered binding with gold title to front a spine. A little flecked, not as bad as usual. Includes a map and six illustrations from photographs. Tables of vocabulary, genealogy etc A very good copy of a desirable work.

The author, a Presbyterial Minister migrated from Scotland to Queensland to work on his uncles farm in 1864. He took a great deal of interest in the aboriginal people. And this work which includes significant discussion regrading social behaviour and language was regraded as pioneering in the field of anthropology. He spent a lot time with the Kabi and Wakka people living around Barambah.

A wonderful pairing with the Walter Roth book on the tribes of North-West-Central area of Queensland.

Important work of the aboriginal people

$390.00

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Queensland Branch of the Royal Geographical Society – Proceedings 1887 – Interesting Papuan Expedition, Queensland Mountains etc

Vol II part 2 of the 1886-8 Proceedings and Transactions of the Society. Extremely scarce.

Octavo. Printed paper wrappers as issued pages 76-126 after preliminaries, notices etc. Interesting to see Tenison-Woods in attendance at the Meeting. Printed by Watson, Ferguson $ Co of Queens Street, Brisbane. Still surviving Watson Ferguson commenced in 1871 and are Queensland oldest printing business.

A few edge chips and a reference label top front left otherwise very good condition

The journal contains some interesting reports including C.T. Bedford surveying trip from Boulia to the South Australian Border, the Mountains of Queensland by N. Bartley (author of Opals and Agates and his Reminiscences).

The highlight though is the Journal of Mr George Hunter on an Expedition from Kappa Kappa to the Heads of the Kemp Welch River, British New Guinea with a good folding map illustration the journey. Anyone who has been to this part of Papua will remember the beautiful beaches around the Kappa Kappa area.

Early Queensland Geographical Society Publication – Interesting Explorations and Observations on the People of Papua and the Kappa Kappa / Rigo Region

$90.00

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Leichhardt’s Second Journey – A First-Hand Account by Henry Turbull

A first edition, published by the specialist, Halstead Press, Sydney in 1983.

Larger format octavo, 58 pages with illustrations, map and in very good if not better condition.

This is Leichhardt’s second expedition up through Queensland, the one which relied on Bunce to write it up … Leichhardt perhaps not too impressed with his own achievements and behaviour.

Here we have the previously unpublished account of Henry Turnbull which provide a nice balance to Bunce if you have read his version.

A short account but a solid contribution

$25.00

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The Genesis of Queensland An Account of the First Exploring Journeys to and Over the Darling Downs … Henry Stuart Russell

Quality 1989 facsimile of the Queensland Classic first published 1888. An account of the first exploring journeys to and over Darling Downs: the earliest days of their occupation; social life; station seeking; the course of discovery, northward and westward; and a resume of the causes which led to separation from New South Wales. With portrait and facsimiles of maps, log etc.

Thick royal octavo, 633 pages with foldout maps etc. Bound quarter leather cream cloth covered boards. A nice production. A limited edition of 500 copies this numbered 404. Very good if not better condition.

Henry Stuart Russell (1818-1889) was born in England the son of an East India Co officer and went to Harrow and Oxford. At 22 he migrated to Australia first to Sydney and then to stations in New England and the Darling Downs. In 1842 he and Andrew Petrie went by whale-boat from Brisbane up to Wide Bay looking for sheep country – they discovered the Mary River. Later that year on a similar expedition he discovered the Boyne River which resulted in Russell taking up Burrandowan Station and Cecil Plains (which was visited by Leichhardt in 1844). His pastoral career ended in 1849. He became involved in the move to make Queensland a separate colony – he later moved back to Sydney and England were he died after completing “The Genesis of Queensland”

Must have title any Queensland Collection

$120.00

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The Magnificent Rifle Bird – Lesson -1838

Original hand coloured engraving for Rene Primevere Lesson (1794-1849) and his extension of the great natural history work originally produced by Count Buffon. Published in Paris in 1838.

Thick cream paper 26cm by 16cm … external framed dimensions approximately 38cm by 28cm … nice for the study ….

This beautiful bird inhabits Papua New Guinea and the Northern tip of Australia around the Cape.

Lesson participated as doctor and naturalist in the Duperry voyage round the world on board La Coquille (1822-1825).

Price Framed in Voyager Natural History style – $240.00 or unframed $130.00

Striking original image of the beautiful Magnificent Rifle Bird

$240.00

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Cooksland in North-Eastern Australia – John Dunmore Lang – First Edition 1847 – Fine Binding

Two Representative Tribes of Queensland – John Mathew – First Edition 1910

Queensland Branch of the Royal Geographical Society – Proceedings 1887 – Interesting Papuan Expedition, Queensland Mountains etc

Leichhardt’s Second Journey – A First-Hand Account by Henry Turbull

The Genesis of Queensland An Account of the First Exploring Journeys to and Over the Darling Downs … Henry Stuart Russell

The Magnificent Rifle Bird – Lesson -1838

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