Chamber's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts. 2 Volumes.

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Edinburgh: William & Robert Chambers (1844-5). 12mo. Half-calf with marbled boards. Spines with gilt tooling black morocco titling labels and raised bands. T.e.g. First edition. Numerous illustrations within text. Moderate foxing throughout otherwise fine copies. Not recorded in Ferguson. NOTE: An astounding array of articles on diverse topics are found in these volumes notably two Australian stories - `The Tale of Norfolk Island ' `Life in the Bush ' (Vol. I) and `Grace Darling.' (Vol. II).