A journal of a tour of discovery across the Blue Mountains, in New South Wales, in the year 1813.

Sydney : Gibbs, Shallard, & Co., [1870]. Second edition. Octavo, original mustard printed wrappers, a couple of very faint stains, pp. 46; [2 – blank], scattered foxing as usual, a fine, crisp copy.

The second edition, published in 1870 by the explorer’s son, as the first edition from 1823 was now unprocurable. The journal accounts the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains, opening up westward settlement in New South Wales.

At the auction of the Davidson Collection 2006 a copy of the first edition of 1823 sold for $407,750, while the second edition (as here) sold for $7573.

Ferguson, 7133 (omitting the terminal blank); Wantrup, 103c (also omitting the terminal blank).