Historical information
First edition copy of James Dawson's book, "Australian Aborigines" (1881). Dawson's book draws on his daughter Isabella's ability to speak the local languages and attempts a balanced description of a culture he considered ill-used and under-appreciated by white settlers. This work remains one of the more valuable insights into the life of First Nations people at the point of first European contact.
Physical description
Title page of James Dawson's book "Australian Aborigines"
Inscriptions & markings
"AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES" BY JAMES DAWSON
THE LANGUAGES AND CUSTOMS OF SEVERAL TRIBES OF ABORIGINES IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA BY JAMES DAWSON
GEORGE ROBERTSON
MELBOURNE, SYDNEY AND ADELAIDE
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