A Statistical, Historical, and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Dieman's Land:With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer For Emigration By William Wentworth, 1820. Second edition, enlarged edition with frontspiece engraved view of Sydney and a folding map (first illustrated). Missing half-title page as was common. Half leather binding with losses on original covers as seen in photo. Spine appears to be replaced calf leather spine. Inside cover and free-front page have affixed 1920's newspaper articles regarding Wentworth and some pencil annotations with part of a book-plate visible. Some browning and marks to early pages and edges but pages are otherwise remarkably clean. Published by G&WB Whittaker. 579 pps.