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ANGAS, George French

Savage life and scenes in Australia & New Zealand : being an artists impressions of countries and people at the antipodes (facsimile edition)

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Adelaide : Libraries Board of South Australia, 1969. Octavo, two volumes, gilt-lettered refine, light marks, pp. xii; 339; 280, a very good to fine copy.

Facsimile edition of 1847 ed. published by Smith, Elder & Co.

‘Includes Moorundi, Parnkalla, Nauo, Wirramayo tribes; Food, clothing, games, death and sickness, shelters, ornaments & weapons, embalming, initiation rites; Dances of the Rankpareidkee people, infanticide practised; Notes on an exploring expedition along East coast of S.A. with Captain Grey; Contact with Milmendura tribe, clashes with other natives.’ – Trove