Physical description
This is an original copy of Richard Osburne’s book on the history of Warrnambool from 1847 to 1886. It is a hard cover blue-coloured book of 284 pages with additional Melbourne and Warrnambool advertisements at the end of the book. There is one fold-up insert (four of the original are missing). There are a Preface and Notes From the Author (‘To the public in general’ and ‘To my personal friends in the Warrnambool district’).
Inscriptions & markings
Handwritten in ink on the first page ‘Warrnambool’
Handwritten in pencil on the back of the first page ‘Coal 171’
