8vo. xvi, [2], 206pp. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed, marked, and cocked, spine dulled. Very occasional light spotting.

The first edition of Letters from Australia, a series of transcripts of letters written to the editor of the Brighton Gazette published during 1852 and 1853, describing travel to and arrival in Australia. Written by John Martineau, naturalist and explorer, the letters catalogue the Australian landscape, Aboriginal culture, and the impact of European colonisation on nature.