Lot #335 - BOTANY BAY: THE LONDON CHRONICLE, September 10-12, 1789
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:Australian History
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Sale Date:30 May 2017 ~ 10am - Session 1: Lots 1 - 406
30 May 2017 ~ 2.30pm - Session 2: Lots 407 - 715 -
Lot #:335
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Lot Description:BOTANY BAY: THE LONDON CHRONICLE, September 10-12, 1789
includes a short piece about a curious item “imported from Botany Bay...a leaf of very uncommon properties; the most extraordinary is, that when dried, even without being pulverised, it goes off on application of a match, with an explosion somewhat in the manner of gunpowder, the air is afterwards agreeably perfumed......” -
Estimate:A$250 - 500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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