Half bound in original black leather with original endpapers and all page ends marbled. PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION BY THE AUTHOR on second endpaper: "Charles H. (? ) Rigg, from the author." (Middle initial is not legible. ) Pages printed on coated paper. The only defect in the book is the rubbed and slightly worn edges of the covers and spine. Binding is tight, hinges are solid, no foxing or other marks to the pages. . Written by an early settler of Queensland and much reprinted. Forty-five illustrations and two maps. A gorgeous copy of the first edition, inscribed by the author. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 415 pages. E5