The Swampers. A Romance of the Westralian Goldfields.
London: F.V. White, 1897. First edition. Original pictorial cloth (featuring a man on a camel), b&w frontis plate, illus vignette title page, pp 312. Spine cocked and slightly darkened. Very good condition.
Novel set in Kalgoorlie and the goldfields. (The novel was withdrawn from sale in Australia because of its contempt for The Bulletin; the editor had threatened to sue.) "Nisbet's independent views, his awareness of social issues and his willingness to write on unpopular themes give his novels a striking individuality in Australian writing of the 1890s" (ADB). Item #106847
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