128143 McKINLAY, JOHN.
- Northern Territory Explorations, 1866. South Australian Parliamentary Papers 1865 - 66 Introduction Valmai Hankel.
Limited Deluxe Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xxvi, 196; frontispiece, 2, fold-out maps, bound in original quarter black leather with brown cloth boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt decoration on spine and upper board, original silk page marker, fine copy. Adelaide; Friends of the State Library of South Australia; 1999. The Friends of the State Library of South Australia has begun a new series which reproduces selected parliamentary papers. To make them easier to read, the format has been changed and the type set in a more legible size. Otherwise, the text has been copied exactly. The first title of the series reproduces South Australian parliamentary papers relating to John McKinlay's arrival at Escape Cliffs and his explorations in the Northern Territory in 1866. An illustration and a modern map have been added to complement the original text and map. Also, the 29 page introduction by Valmai Hankel has been added. Edition limited to 600 copies of which 99 are numbered and bound in quarter leather, this copy being number 38. Click here to Order
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