Australasia
London: Edward Stanford, 1879. Ethnological appendix by A.H. Keane. 1st ed., octavo, original pictorial cloth boards with gilt decoration, b&w frontis, large colour folding map frontispiece, colour folding maps (including map of Western Australia), b&w illus, pp 672 plus 4 pp publisher's ads. Corners bumped. Head and foot of spine lightly rubbed. The folding frontispiece map has been previously taped to the corners and folds. The rest of the book is in very good condition. Uncommon.
A comprehensive study of Australia, New Zealand and Pacific islands, by the pioneering naturalist Alfed Russel Wallace author of "The Malay Archipelago" and a friend of Charles Darwin. In the original publisher's ornate green and gold binding, and extensively illustrated. From the publisher's series "Stanford's Compendium of Geography and Travel based on Hellwald's 'Die Erde und Ihre Völker'" (title page). A very nice copy. Item #106817
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