Spinifex And Sand, A Narrative Of Five Years' Pioneering And Exploration In Western Australia [First Edition] Carnegie, The Hon. David W.

1st US Edition, 8vo., pp xvi 454, Index, b&w fronts. port. of author, b&w ills & plates. Original tan cloth boards decorated in black, top edge gilt. Folding map (Sketch Map of Western Australia), however, lacks the second folding map in text and the two in the rear pocket. These three maps are supplied here in facsimile in a separate large envelope. Restoration to the spine, relaid over matching cloth small areas head and foot. Small chips and two small closed tears front free endpaper, small chips half-title, pages lightly tanned, edges brittle. Some pencilled underlining and annotations, pencilled notes rear free endpaper, pencilled ownership signature front endpaper. Good condition. Uncommon American edition. A good copy of Carnegie's expedition in the interior of Western Australia. Carnegie was 23 years old when he made his explorations. His 1896-97 expedition was to establish the nature of the country between the southern goldfields of Western Australia and the Kimberley in the north, and between the east-west routes taken by Warburton and Forrest in 1874.