Edwin Hodder COMPLETE HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA - 1st ed. (1893) SCARCE 2 VOLUME SET

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(Australia) Hodder, Edwin. THE HISTORY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA: FROM ITS FOUNDATION TO THE YEAR OF ITS JUBILEE, WITH A CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF ALL THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS UP TO DATE. [TWO VOLUMES] London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1893.
First edition
. Octavos.
Very scarce and comprehensive early history of South Australia
. Bound in the publisher's light green cloth covered boards, with gilt-stamped spine titles. The contents are toning a bit. The front hinges of both volumes are tender, with the rear hinge of both volumes just starting. Red pencil mark to the front pastedown of v.1. The rear page of v.2 has been torn. Appears to be lacking the maps. The boards are rubbed and shelfworn.
Overall, this is a very serviceable set of a very scarce title
.
Please see photos for additional condition and edition clarity
.
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