The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur. Ed. with Intro. and Bibliography by E. Perkins.

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(Sydney): Angus & Robertson (1984). Thick 8vo. Orig. cloth. Gilt spine. Dustjacket (alternate side slightly foxed). (xliv 1014pp.). With portrait. 1st edition. Light foxing on endpapers otherwise fine. NOTE: The son of two transported convicts Charles Harpur's was lucky enough to fall under the patronage of Lachlan Macquarie John Mcarthur Samuel Marsden and Thomas Hassall. These connections gave him access to books and an education that would have been beyond his means otherwise.