Rare Book/Manuscript Catalogues

Catalogue of a Valuable Collection of Manuscripts, Papers, Autograph Letters, etc. by or relating to Major-General Lachlan Macquarie and illustrative of the early history of New South Wales. The Property of a Lady. London: Sotherby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 1914.
[Scheduled for auction on 2 February 1914: the entire collection was acquired by the Mitchell Library, Sydney, before the items went to sale. For a full discussion see: Biskup, Peter. "The Strange Case of the Manuscripts of Major General Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales." Journal of Australian Studies. No. 23 Nov. 1988, pp.79-93].

Governor Lachlan Macquarie. An important collection of rare books, manuscripts and pictorial works focussing on Macquarie's reign as Governor 1810-1822. Potts Point, NSW: Hordern House, 1996.

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