Lot Essay
Wantrup 59, p. 124 'early emigrants' guide ... Godwin's 1823 book is rare, especially with the map coloured ...'
![GODWIN (THOMAS): Godwin's emigrant's guide to Van Diemen's Land, more properly called Tasmania, containing a description of its climate, soil, and productions, a form of application for free grants of land ... and other information useful to emigrants, folding lithographed frontispiece 'South West view of Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land' (repaired at corner and verso of split at former fold), folding handcoloured engraved chart (a few small fold repairs), 8 pages adverts at the end, (original ?), final blank, (paper flaw ? at C7 affecting a few letters), modern half morocco, uncut, small 'Bromley Literary Institute' stamp at foot of title, F. Hobill Cole book label, [Ferguson 907], 8vo, London 1823](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2000/MEL/2000_MEL_01014_0332_000(022111).jpg?w=1)
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GODWIN (THOMAS): Godwin's emigrant's guide to Van Diemen's Land, more properly called Tasmania, containing a description of its climate, soil, and productions, a form of application for free grants of land ... and other information useful to emigrants, folding lithographed frontispiece 'South West view of Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land' (repaired at corner and verso of split at former fold), folding handcoloured engraved chart (a few small fold repairs), 8 pages adverts at the end, (original ?), final blank, (paper flaw ? at C7 affecting a few letters), modern half morocco, uncut, small 'Bromley Literary Institute' stamp at foot of title, F. Hobill Cole book label, [Ferguson 907], 8vo, London 1823
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