"Australiana, The Campbell Town Election", concerning the upcoming election & controversy over convictism in Van Diemen's Land. Putnam's Monthly. A Magazine of Literature, Science, and Art. June 1855.
New York: Dix & Edwards, 1855. Wraps. Single issue (Vol. V No. XXX), complete in the original wrappers, with long essay entitled "Australiana, The Campbell Town Election", concerning the upcoming election, the candidates, and the sharp divide amongst Van Diemen's Land residents over the "continuation of convictism in the colony" (pp 598 - 607).
8vo, 561 - 668; xvi, advertisements. Printed green paper wrappers; text pages edges uncut, chipped at edges of front wrapper, lacking rear wrapper. Trove 6803702 records the periodical series at the National Library of Australia. Good + overall. Item #25493
Price: $75.00