Tallangetta, The Squatter's Home : A Story of Australian Life. In Two Volumes
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1857. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo : two volumes in one : pp. xvi, 312, iv, 310 : polished calf, ornately decorated in gilt with raised bands, marbled edges and endpapers. Inscription dated 1863 from Charles Edward Buckland to George John Barry (on his leaving Eton 1863) on front free endpaper. Foxing to the blanks; rubbing to joints and to the extremities. Very Good. Item #6870
Howitt visited Australia between 1852 and 1854 exploring Victoria and its goldfields in Ballarat and Bendigo. The scarce novel records his experiences in Australia. Miller/Macartney, p.241.
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