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Both volumes with hinges broken. Volume One with front free endpaper, preliminary leaves, folding map of Australia and pages 1-2 all detached together. Volume Two with text block detached from covers at front hinge, text block split in two pieces at page 112. Folding map of New Zealand with 80mm and 30mm tear along folds. Other 3 folding maps all in very good condition.; Stated "Third Edition". Two volumes (complete). Volume One: [8], 209 (New South Wales and Queensland), [1], [6], 146 (South Australia and Western Australia) pages + 1 colour folding maps: Australia. Part titles with 1875 imprints to "New South Wales and Queensland" and "South Australia and Western Australia". Volume Two: [2 (advertisements)], [6], 195 (Victoria and Tasmania), [1], [6], 166 (New Zealand), [2 (advertisements] pages + 3 colour folding maps (Victoria; Tasmania; New Zealand). Part titles with 1875 imprints to "Victoria and Tasmania" and "New Zealand". Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on spines, black lettering and decoration on front boards. Page dimensions: 183 x 116mm. Contents of New South Wales part: Early History of the Colony; Sydney; Religion and Education; Legislature and Government; Country Towns, Railways, and Roads; Land; Meat; Metals; Country Life in the Bush; The Riverina. Contents of Queensland part: Early History and Present State of the Country; The Northern Territory; Gold; Squatters and their Troubles; Darling Downs; Sugar. Labour from the South Sea Islands; Government; Labour. Contents of South Australia part: Early History; Adelaide; Land; Wool; Minerals; Northern Territory - Telegraph and Railway; Legislature and Government. Contents of Western Australia part: Early History; Rottnest and Freemantle; Present Condition; Future Prospects. Contents of Victoria part: Separation; Early History of Port Phillip; Melbourne; Ballaarat; Bendigo or Sandhurst; Gippsland, Walhalla, and Woods Point; Land; Ladies and Gentlemen; Newspapers, Books, Railways, Roads, Towns, and Wines; Legislature, Government, and Commerce. Contents of Tasmania part: Early History; Port Arthur; Her Present Condition; Future Prospects. Contents of New Zealand part: Early History; The Maoris; Otago, The Lake District; Otago, Dunedin; John Robert Godley; The Canterbury Pilgrims; Marlborough and Nelson; Wellington and the Central Government; Taranaki; Auckland; The Auckland Lakes and Hot Wells; The Waikato. [References: Ferguson 17337; Bagnall 5627]. Seller Inventory # 25125
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