Journals of two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Aus

GREY (George).

Journals of two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, during the years 1837, 38, and 39, under the authority of Her Majesty's Government. Describing many newly discovered, important, and fertille districts, with observations on the

First edition. Two large folding maps, one coloured & one other frontispiece, & 18 lithograph plates (5 coloured). 8vo. Smart half calf gilt, corners bumped, the plates in the second volume water stained. xii, 412; viii, 482pp. London, Boone, 1841.

£2,000.00

“Both the journeys of exploration described in these volumes were undertaken for the Royal Geographical Society. They met with disasters. The first expedition landed near Hanover Bay, and made the discovery of a river and much useful territory. In a skirmish with the natives Grey was badly wounded by a spear and was forced to abandon the expedition. The second journey was for the exploration of the west coast, north and south of Shark’s Bay. The Gascoyne River was discovered, but a hurricane damaged their stores, their boats were wrecked and the party had to set off for an overland tramp of three hundred miles to Perth” (Ferguson).

Ferguson notes copies sold by this company in 1927 in catalogue 491 for £2-2-0 and £3-10-0 respectively. Ferguson, 3228; Wantrup 131.

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