Successful Exploration through the Interior of Australia, from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria, from the Journals and Letters of William John Wills, edited by his father, William Wills.
London: Richard Bentley, 1863. Hardcover. Financed by the Victorian government, the ill-fated expedition set out in competition w/ Sturt's SA expedition to become the first to reach the north coast. This is the most extensive of the contemporary accounts.
8vo, (xii) 396pp, (32)pp ads, F + 1 plt., fold. map. Embossed red cloth, covers & gilt on spine rubbed, corners bumped, cloth at rear board partially pulled away and faded due to damp. Ferguson 18622. Wantrup 172. Good -. Item #19689
Price: $375.00