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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Colonial
• Sale Date:
  02 Dec 2018 ~ 12noon (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  220
• 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$100 - 150
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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