The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition. An Account of the Crossing of the Continent of Australia, from Cooper's Creek to Carpentaria. Reprinted from 'The Argus'

[Burke and Wills]

Published by Wilson and Mackinnon, Melbourne, 1861

About this Item

Melbourne, Wilson and Mackinnon, 1861. Octavo, iv, 32 pages (printed in double columns). Original salmon-pink printed wrappers marked, tanned and a little chipped, later mounted on plain card; paper generally tanned; minor signs of age and use; overall, a very presentable copy housed in a custom-made clamshell box. Ferguson 7702; Wantrup 163 (identifying this as an early issue, probably the first, by the two misprints in the second column on page 25: 'explana ions' for 'explanations', and 'Fred.' for 'Ferd.' Mueller).

Seller Inventory # 139555

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition. An Account of the Crossing of the Continent of Australia, from Cooper's Creek to Carpentaria. Reprinted from 'The Argus'
• Publisher: Wilson and Mackinnon, Melbourne
• Publication Date: 1861
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Exploration
  • Australia