A Visit to the Antipodes: with some Reminiscences of a Sojourn in Australia; by a Squatter.
[LLOYD (E.)]

A Visit to the Antipodes: with some Reminiscences of a Sojourn in Australia; by a Squatter.

First edition. Engraved frontispiece and title page vignette. 12mo. Original embossed pinkish-brown cloth with gilt cover vignette of a kangaroo, professionally rebacked with most of original spine laid on, a very little light foxing. viii,188pp. London, Smith, Elder, 1846.

£450.00

Scarce. The frontispiece depicts “Poodna Willamy (William the Light-footed) a Native of South Australia.“Lloyd’s account includes much information on the burgeoning colony of South Australia, its origins, the Aborigines, bushmen, dheep stations, and prospects. A second edition was published in 1849 under a slightly different title. Ferguson, 4333.

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