[Rarebooks] OFFER: AUSTRALIAN PIONEER.

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  BONWICK, JAMES: JOHN BATMAN, THE FOUNDER OF VICTORIA. Melbourne, 
Fergusson and Moore, Edition: 2d ed. 1868. xi, [1], [iii]-iv, 105 p. 17 cm. 
The First 11 pages of this new edition, one year after the first, are used 
in countering arguments by John Pascoe Fawkner, that he, indeed, was the 
founder. This is a biography incorporating letters, journals of several 
people and  treaties and dealings with the native population. It is rare. 
Victoria is one of th e two most dynamic Australian states. Sydney is its 
capital. OCLC, 3 Locs. In the USA. [CLU, LNN, HRH] one in Australia, [YQU], 
1 in the UK [EQO]. The First edition, minus the 11 pages of rebuttal to 
Fawkner's charges, is found in the USA at 5 Locs, [NYP, YUS, HLS, MJE, 
NDD]. Original cloth, a little rippling on front board, due to damp, OW a 
Very Good copy. $450.00

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