Blue embossed cloth, 142 pages. The head and tail of the spine strip are chipped; there is what appears to be an accession number neatly written in blue biro on the title page and the back paste down, but no sign of library ownership and a small, neat booksller's label on the tail of the front paste down. A clean, unmarekd and solid copy. "The Times of November the 4th published the despatch of Sir Henry Parkes of October 30th, addressed to Mr. Gilliues,and within 16 days day from the publication nearly every influential journal in the United Kingdom joined in the debate on Australian Federation.....in the following pages the principal articles of the English press are reproduced, with the name of the journal and date of publication." (Introductory Note)