Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia

London: T. and W. Boone. 1845.

Inscribed by the author. Volume one only. First edition. 8vo. 220x140mm. pp. xviii, [2], 448, [4 adverts]. Engraved frontispiece and ten further engraved plates. Original green cloth decorated in blind and spine lettered and illustrated in gilt. Corners bumped, some stains and marks to covers, fading to spine and bumping and small tears to head and foot of spine. Internally very good but with some foxing, heavy in places, especially to the plates. Front free endpaper is inscribed "Lady Thomas with the author's compliments". Overall a nice copy of the first volume of this important work describing the overland expedition from Adelaide to King George Sound in the far south west of Australia. Eyre made this journey with an aboriginal companion called Wylie.