The Mines of South Australia, including also an Account of the Smelting Works in that Colony; together with a Brief Description of the Country, and Incidents of Travel in the Bush

AUSTIN, J.B.

Published by C. Platts, E.S. Wigg, G. Dehane (and others), Adelaide, 1863

About this Item

Adelaide, C. Platts, E.S. Wigg, G. Dehane (and others), 1863. Octavo, 109, [19] (advertisements) pages plus advertisements on three surfaces of the covers. Original burnt orange wrappers with the full title page details repeated on the front cover; joints splitting a little top and bottom, but still firm; plain spine slightly bumped at the ends and a little chipped; bottom edge of the front cover a little chipped, with a small piece missing from the bottom left-hand corner; minimal signs of age and use; overall, an excellent copy. In the preface, the author states that 'About four months were occupied in visiting the Mines and collecting information, and during this time I travelled about 1,800 miles, chiefly on horseback'. 'First Edition of Three Thousand' and 'Illustrated by a Map' are printed on the title page and front wrapper. The list of 173 subscribers accounts for 1200 copies. We have previously handled a copy in original stippled cloth with a large folding map (635 × 420 mm), but this undisturbed copy in wrappers has clearly never had a map bound in. Ferguson 6183, referring only to the edition in wrappers, states that the map is loose. The first half-page advertisement after the text is one for Austin himself; the line and a half relating to Scrutton of London have been ruled out in ink, presumably by the author himself. Seller Inventory # 132869

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Mines of South Australia, including also...

Publisher: C. Platts, E.S. Wigg, G. Dehane (and others), Adelaide

Publication Date: 1863

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition.