M. C. [Catherine Martin] — The Explorers and Other Poems

Melbourne, George Robertson, 1874 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition volume of verse from Australian poet Catherine Martin, featuring her retelling of the Burke and Wills expedition. The very scarce first edition of this nineteenth century collection of poems from 'M. C.', Catherine Martin, an Australian poet and novelist.The titular poem 'The Explorers' is a lengthy narrative verse subtitled 'A Chronicle of the Burke and Wills Expedition', and recounts the fateful expedition of nineteen men who intended to cross mainland Australia in the early 1860sWith the former owner's inscription 'M.M' to the head of the title page.This was Martin's first and only volume of poems. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head, light shelf wear to back strip tail, and light rubbing to joints. Boards bright. Front hinge starting, with board holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Inscription to head of title page. Pages generally clean and bright, with only the odd light handling mark. Pages uncut to top edge. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .