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Nisbet ([James] Hume) The Land of the Hibiscus Blossom:
£225
A Yarn of the Papuan Gulf
London, Ward & Downey, 1888.
First edition. 8vo. Original pictorial blue cloth.
A very nice first edition of the scarce first book by this well-known author & artist, best remembered for his ghost stories and weird fiction. Nisbet was born in Scotland, but moved to Australia at the age of 15, with many of his works based on or inspired by his travels in that region of the world.
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Minor rubbing to extremities, but overall a very good copy.
24 illustrations by the author.
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