The surprising adventures of that redoubtable Knight of Faulconbridge, the Honorable Sir Henry Parkes, K.C.M.G, Colonial Secretary of N.S.W., on his way round the world, together with his speeches. Foretold by ‘Octopus, Astrologer’

Name: The surprising adventures of that redoubtable Knight of Faulconbridge, the Honorable Sir Henry Parkes, K.C.M.G, Colonial Secretary of N.S.W., on his way round the world, together with his speeches. Foretold by 'Octopus, Astrologer'
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[PARKES,Sir Henry]

$496.00

Publisher: Sydney, 1882. First (only?) edition
Description: pp24, 12 b/w cartoons (depicting Parkes in various situations); 4to, original stab sown wrappers. Paper tanned, else very good

A humorous piece of ephemera, supposedly following Parkes around the world. Sir Henry Parkes, five-times premier of New South Wales, Father of Federation, Knight Grand Cross, and founder of free public education. He lived at Faulconbridge in the Blue Mountains. Rare

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ID: 231438 Categories: AUSTRALIA, ephemera, nsw, POLITICS

The surprising adventures of that redoubtable Knight of Faulconbridge, the Honorable Sir Henry Parkes, K.C.M.G, Colonial Secretary of N.S.W., on his way round the world, together with his speeches. Foretold by ‘Octopus, Astrologer’

[PARKES,Sir Henry]

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