Six Years' Residence In The Australian Provinces, Ending In 1839; Exhibiting Their Capabilities Of Colonization, And Containing The History, Trade, Population, Extent, Resources, &c, &c. Of New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, South Australia, And Port Philip; With An Account Of New Zealand

London: Smith, Elder, & Co, 1839. First edition. Hardcover. Modern quarter dark green morocco and matching cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Fine. 360 pages. 18.5 x 11.5 cm. Large color fold out map in excellent condition. First few leave of text slightly toned, balance generally clean. Bookplate. Only edition of a very scarce account of New South Wales, Van Diemen’s Land, Port Philip, South Australia, and New Zealand by an early colonist, whose compendious account includes description of the historical and social background of the various “provinces”. BAGNALL. 3354. BILLOT. 156; FERGUSON. 2799.