Australia.- Tench (Capt. Watkin) A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay; with an account of New
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Australia.- Tench (Capt. Watkin) A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay; with an account of New South Wales...a List of the Civil and Military Establishments at Port Jackson, first Dublin edition, lacking G4 & 5 (pp.77-80) but supplied in good facsimile, title and final leaf lightly soiled and defective at upper outer corner just touching final E of "Narrative" on title (both repaired), one or two stains towards end, modern half calf over marbled boards, gilt, g.e., [Ferguson 51; cf.Wantrup 2, first edition], 8vo, for H.Chamberlaine [& others], 1789.
⁂ Scarce pirated edition of the earliest eye-witness account of the First Fleet voyage to Australia and the colony established there. The first edition was published only a couple of weeks after the fleet had returned to England and this Dublin edition was issued very shortly afterwards.
⁂ Scarce pirated edition of the earliest eye-witness account of the First Fleet voyage to Australia and the colony established there. The first edition was published only a couple of weeks after the fleet had returned to England and this Dublin edition was issued very shortly afterwards.
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Australia.- Tench (Capt. Watkin) A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay; with an account of New
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