JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 27 October 2026 / 10:00 am start
A full six volume set of 'The British Colonies' by R. Montgomery Martin,
Realised: $380 plus premium
Lot Details
included in Vol III - New Zealand (pg. 108-356), and Vol VI - Australia Supplement (175 pg) - large octavo 20 x 28cm, quarter calf-bound, gilt spines, marbled boards (some scuffing), published The London Printing and Publishing Co., nd, c.1853, maps and most illustrations removed. An important 19thC text source of British colonial history, economic data, politics, populations and indigenous history.
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