The aborigines of Central Australia

With vocabularies of the dialects spoken by the natives of Lake Amadeus and of the western territory of Central Australia. Adelaide : C. R. Bristow, Government Printer, 1891. Octavo, fine modern binding of half crushed morocco over marbles papered boards, pp. 51; [blank]. small chips to title leaf, with auction label of ‘Hackett’ sale, a fine copy.

Very scarce account of the indigenous population of Central Australia by controversial police officer William Henry Willshire (1852 – 1925) known for his brutality, who gained notoriety in 1891 for being the first police officer to be charged with the murder of two Aboriginal persons.

Ferguson 18624.