Second edition. xx, 362 pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 14cm. Original green cloth with gilt stamped decoration to front board and spine, black stamped vignette upon rear board, beveled board edges. Frayed spine ends with shallow cloth loss, some rubbing to gilt stamping but overall still bright, slender 1.5cm chip near spine center adjacent to front joint minimally affecting spine's black and gilt stamped mineshaft elevator vignette. Front and rear hinges shaken. Bookseller ticket "Angus & Robertson Ltd. . . 89 Castlereagh St., Sydney" at front pastedown's lower right corner. First four leaves (ffep to dedication leaf), pages xix-xx, pages 71-74 detached and laid-in. Extraneous mimeographed sheet laid-in between pages 222-223. Foldout color plate (as frontispiece) "View of Ballarat" still present between pages xx-xxi (instead of opposite title page as is the usual placement of frontispieces) along with color foldout Ballarat mining plan/map present between pages 232-233 but both with tears. Plates/illustrations all collate as present per list on page xv with exception of seven loose single-sided leaves laid-in at page 120 as Ballarat area broadsides corresponding to page xv's list for "Government Notices" at page 120 of which a few may also be associated with "Proclamations" which are to follow page 128. Text collates as complete. A poor but complete copy sold as-is.

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THE HISTORY OF BALLARAT, FROM THE FIRST PASTORAL SETTLEMENT TO THE PRESENT TIME. BY WILLIAM BRAMWELL WITHERS JOURNALIST. SECOND EDITION: WITH PLANS, ILLUSTRATIONS, AND ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS.

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Ballarat, [Austalia]: printed by F.W. Niven and Company, 1887.

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Australasia

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DAVID HALLINAN, BOOKSELLER - specializing in out-of-print, uncommon, and scarce books in all subjects. Mailing address is PO BOX 463, COLUMBUS, MS 39703. Inventory available for inspection at a local antique mall generally from 10am-5pm Tuesday thru Saturday.

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