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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 #:
  294
• Lot Description:
  Meredith, Louisa Anne. Our Island Home: A Tasmanian Sketchbook
  Folio, with full-page autotype plates, text entirely lithographed in sepia within decorative printed borders, original cloth, decoratively gilt, over bevelled boards, all edges gilt. Hobart Town and London, J. Walch & Sons, Marcus Ward & Co., 1879.
• Notes:
  First edition of this quite scarce work, dedicated to Louisa’s three Tasmanian-born sons. It comprises sketches of Tasmanian scenes with descriptions in verse and prose. The volume is characteristic of her best work and was her first major literary and artistic undertaking since 1860. It is one of only three such large format Australian works she published (the other two being the Bush Friends series). Ferguson, 12513; overlooked by Muir.
• Estimate:
  A$400 - 600
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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