Narrative of an expedition into Central Australia, performed under the authority of Her Majesty's government, during the years 1844, 5, and 6 : together with a notice of the province of South Australia in 1847 - Sturt, Charles, 1795-1869.; Brown, Robert, 1773-1858. (London : T. and W. Boone, 1849)
Botanical appendix / by Robert Brown.
Spine title: Expedition into Central Australia.
National Library of Australia's FRM F1853 (N) copy is best: fully bound in blue leather by J. Wright with five raised bands, gilt edges and decorations including stamped supralibros (Royal Coat of Arms) on front covers; in blue slipcase with the 2 volume, 1834 edition of 'Two expeditions into the interior of southern Australia ...' (Ferguson, 1853); both editions are presentation copies from the author.
National Library of Australia's FC F5202 copy is a two volume set, with embossed, green cloth boards, pale yellow endpapers and gilt spine lettering on both volumes. This set includes a mix of coloured and black and white illustrations and a hand coloured map. Volume one has a clipping from an Angus & Robertson catalogue detailing the extent of the contents. Both volumes have J.A.Ferguson bookplates attached. This set is missing the map in the folder that matches the volumes.
National Library of Australia's FRM F5202 (Petherick map): Map of Captn. Sturt's route from Adelaide into the centre of Australia ... / by John Arrowsmith' is in a folder that matches the colour and embossing of the Ferguson copy.
Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia
Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://setis.library.usyd.edu.au/ozlit/pdf/p00102.pdf
Keywords: Natural history -- Australia; Australia -- Discovery and exploration; South Australia -- Description and travel