History of the Colony of Queensland; From 1770 to the close of the year 1881 | in two volumes | by William Coote | ---- | Volume I | From 1770 to the Separation of the District of Moreton Bay | from New South Wales, and its Constition as a | Separate Colony in December, 1859.
Brisbane: William Thorne, 1882. First Edition. Octavo : pp. xiv, (1) 2-256. Frontispiece folding map of Queensland: blue cloth covered boards lettered in gilt on top board and spine. Only one volume was published (Ferguson 8668). Head and tail of spine a little tender; corners lightly bumped and rubbed; some light spots and gentle nibbling; light spotting to edges of text block; map has two horizontal (4 cm) and two vertical (2cm) tears. Good. Item #15905
William Coote (1822-1898) trained as an architect and engineer in England and was in Van Diemen's Land by 1852 and Queensland by 1860. His work in Australia involved railway surveying, town planning, political agitating and journalism. He had planned for his History of Queensland to be complete in two volumes but the second was never published and is rumoured to have been destroyed by fire.
Price: $450.00