Antiquarian Auctions

Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Angas (George French)

SOUTH AUSTRALIA ILLUSTRATED

Published: A.H. & A.W. Reed,, Sydney, 1967

Lot closed

Sold for: Register or Sign In to find out

Bids: 13

Visits: 57

Have a similar item to sell? Contact Us with the details.

How it works

Register

Facsimile reprint. 60 coloured plates with descriptions, reproductions of the of the 10 original wrappers bound in at the back, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, half leather with marbled paper boards, titled gilt on the spine, there is a small chip in the leather on the spine, a fine copy.

On the front free end paper are 2 tipped in additions. Notes on the production of South Australia Illustrated as well as the Publishing details.

From the colophon: South Australia Illustrated was first published in 10 parts in 1847 by Thomas M'Lean (also spelt McLean), 26 Haymarket London. There were 237 subscribers for the series, but it is possible that the number printed, though unknown, was somewhat in excess of this figure. There have been no further editions until this 1967 facsimile edition published by A.H. and A. W. Reed.

The M'Lean edition which was printed by chromolithography, with plates retouched and partly coloured by hand contained some variation as between plates.

The present facsimile edition reproduces faithfully, without alteration or correction, every page of an original copy held by A.H. and A. W. Reed together with a full set of reproductions of the original folios in which the 10 parts were published.

It has been printed by offset lithography in seven colours on paper specially made to simulate that used in the original edition and bound in the style of the period of that edition. Printing and binding have been carried out by the Kyodo Printing Co. Ltd of Japan.

No 778 of a limited edition of 1 000 copies

  • Overall Condition: A Fine Copy
  • Size: Elephant Folio (560 x380mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 021 794 0600
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Visa & Mastercard via PayGate secure links and Bank transfers.
  • Trade Associations: ABA - ILAB, SABDA


© 2024 Paul Mills trading as AntiquarianAuctions.com. All rights reserved. Use of this website is regulated by our website Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.