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Burke and Wills expedition
Estimate
400 - 500 GBP
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Description
- The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition: An Account of the Crossing the Continent of Australia, from Cooper's Creek to Carpentaria. Melbourne: Wilson and Mackinnon, 1861
- paper
FIRST EDITION, 8vo, iv, 36pp., folding lithographed map (first issue, with the camels vignette), lithographed portrait frontispiece of Burke and Wills, original blue printed wrappers
Provenance
James Ingram, Beechworth, bookseller, blindstamp on upper wrapper
Literature
Ferguson 7703 (no mention of map); Wantrup 164b (but the present copy varies in having blue wrappers)
Condition
A fine copy
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The 1860-1861 expedition led by Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills took nineteen men deep into the unexplored Australian interior, crossing the continent from Melbourne in the south, to the Gulf of Carpentaria in the north. Both Burke and Wills perished on the return journey.
A number of different issues of this pamphlet were published. The issue with the folding map, as here, is rare.