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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Denis Joachim Collection
• Sale Date:
  19 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 1: Lots 1 - 321
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 10am - Session 2: Lots 322 - 480
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 3: Lot 481 - 688
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 6pm - Session 4: Lots 689 - 818
• Lot #:
  273
• Lot Description:
  Davis, John. Tracks of McKinlay and Party across Australia. By John Davis, one of the expedition
  Edited from Mr. Davis’s Manuscript Journal; with an Introductory View of the Recent Australian Explorations of McDouall Stuart, Burke and Wills, Landsborough, Etc., by William Westgarth, Author of “Victoria and the Australian Gold Mines,” Etc. With Map and Illustrations. Octavo, with 14 tinted lithographed and other plates, loose folding map, bound in half calf, spine gilt. London, Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1863.
• Notes:
  First edition of this elaborate and substantial work: the only London publication relating to the expedition, it was based on the papers of John Davis, a member of McKinlay’s expedition. Davis’s papers were edited and arranged by the noted Victorian pioneer, business man and historian, William Westgarth, who also provided an introductory account of recent Australian exploration. Davis’s book is, by default, the ‘formal’ journal of this important expedition. Ferguson, 9005; Maria, 57; Wantrup, 180.
• Estimate:
  A$600 - 900
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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