Australia Described - Douglas Stewart Fine Books

78. HUBNER, M. Le Comte de. A Travers l’Empire Britannique(1883 – 1884). Paris: Hachette, 1889. Deuxieme edition.Two volumes octavo, illustrated paper wrappers, 501pp.;485pp., illustrated. Includes travels in Australia, NorfolkIsland and the Pacific. A fine set in original wrappers by theAustrian Ambassador. $38579. All about New Zealand, being a complete record ofcolonial life. Glasgow : Porteous Brothers, n.d. [c 1890].Octavo, gilt-decorated cloth (lightly rubbed), 228 pp.Published for the purpose of encouraging emigration fromScotland to New Zealand, this book explains free passageand land grants, and has solid introductory chapters on thegeography, history and politics of New Zealand in the late19th century. Not in Bagnall. $30080. LINDT, J.W. (1845-1926). Lorne and Fernshaw, Victoria.Album of 48 albumen photographs, c 1890, each measuring150 x 200 mm. Oblong quarto, finely bound in giltdecoratedmorocco, cloth box. The photos are mounted on24 gilt-edged leaves, the majority with printed captions inthe negative, some with manuscript descriptions. Subjectsinclude Erskine River, Watts River, Marysville, CumberlandCave, Giant Eucalyptus (Uncle Sam), Old Hop Kiln atHealesville and Grand Pacific Hotel, Lorne. A very fine Lindtalbum. $385081. BOSSENARD, Louis. Aventures d’un gamin de Paris atravers l’Oceanie. Paris : C. Marpon et E. Flammarion, [c1890]. Quarto, gilt-decorated boards, gilt edges, 608pp.endpapers replaced, foxing. Fantasy-adventure withbushrangers, Aborigines, goldmines & kangaroos. $35082. ARAGO, Jacques. Voyage autour du monde. Nouvelleéd. expurgée précédée d’une introduction de Jules Janin[Paris?] : Librairie nationale d’éducation et de récréation,[c 1890]. Quarto, gilt pictorial cloth, gilt edges, 336pp,illustrated. Fine copy of a scarce and attractive edition ofArago. $55019