Adventures in Australia. Mrs. R. Lee. Illustrated by J. Skinner Prout.
Grant & Griffith, London, 1851. 364pp. + 18pp. advertisements and 5 engravings.
Adventures in Australia or the Wanderings of Captain Spencer in The Bush and the Wilds: Containing Accurate Descriptions of the Habits of the Natives and the Natural Productions and Features of the Country.
Fact and fiction combined in this tale vying for verisimilitude with the use of specialist consultants for Aboriginal accounts and flora/fauna with scientific named footnotes.
Prouts illustrations appear to be unique to this work.
Sarah Eglinton Bowdich (1791-1856) was an English author, illustrator, traveler, zoologist, and botanist.
Rebound in half calf with marbled boards. Text generally very clean, some mild toning of untrimmed text block. Ferguson 11534, Muir 5159. NLA's copy possibly lacks frontispiece. (18x12cm)

Estimate $200-400