Historical information

Full title: 'Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, and 1824: with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, & for cabinets of natural history'. Awarded to William Bottomley in 1895, who was a student at Caulfield Grammar and a later resident of Emerald and pivotal in the development of the Emerald Country Club.

Physical description

Book with gold embossed spine and marbled brown cover. Front cover embossed with logo of Caulfield Grammar School.

Inscriptions & markings

On inner leaf, Caulfield Grammar School bookplate with inscription written in pen:
'First Prize for English, History, and Geography. Fourth Form
Awarded to William F.S. Bottomley
Christmas 1895
G.F. Barnett, M.A.
Headmaster'