Canons

1981 · rif. 177494 — Melbourne: Victorian Government Printing Office 1981. Seven volumes in eight totalling over 4000 pages with 56 coloured plates 8 folding numerous black & white text illustrations 2 folding pictorial endpapers Volumes 1-6 maps addenda indices; narrow cr. 4to; Volume 1 full brown leather spine lettered in gilt upper board lettered and decorated in blind all other volumes in the standard issue grey cloth spines lettered in gilt a couple of tiny bruises to bottom edges Volumes 2A & 7; dust wrappers backstrip of Volume 5 a trifle marked; security sticker on lower pastedown Volume 7; Victorian Government Printing Office/ Melbourne University Press Melbourne 1981-1998. Volume I first deluxe edition others first trade edition. A cumulative index was later published as Volume 8. The volumes are: 1. Beginnings of Permanent Government; 2A. Aborigines of Port Phillip 1835-1839; 2B. Aborigines and Protectors 1838-1839; 3. The Early Development of Melbourne 1836-1839; 4. Communications Trade and Transport 1836-1839; 5. Surveyors' problems and achievements 1836-1839; 6. The Crown the land and the squatter 1835-1840. 7. Public Finance of Port Phillip 1836-1840. Victorian Government Printing Office unknown