First edition Lost Tasmanian Race by James Bonwick 1884

This rare book provides a detailed account of the tragic story of the loss of the people of Tasmania, original leather covers, 216pp, with b&w illustrations.

James Bonwick, an English born Australian Historian, was a Fellow of the London Anthropological Institute.

G condition. Brownish maroon boards with tan leather corners and spine. Front board detaching and embossing is heavily worn and minor water stains to front and rear few pages, but overall a sound tidy copy, attractive gilt spine missing top end. Measures 180mm by 130mm.