The Three Colonies of Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia: Their Pastures, Copper Mines and Gold Fields. This item is unavailable.The Three Colonies of Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia: Their Pastures, Copper Mines and Gold Fields

Revised second (and best) edition. Contemporary full black calf leather binding. Spine with five raised bands, morocco title label, gilt decorated compartments. Marbled page edges, marbled endpapers. Double gilt fillet border to boards, gilt decorated board edges, blind tooled turn-ins. A little light marking to boards, light rubbing to spine. Good solid binding with no cracking to joints. The large fold-out map has two short tears at the hinge but is otherwise excellent. Well illustrated. Very clean text throughout. Gift inscription to leading blank: 'Malcolm McNeill from his sincere friend T. Edward Bagge, on his leaving Eton, April 1854.'. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5.75 x 8.25 inches (14.5 x 21.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. 412, [4] (ads).