An advertisement for books for sale by James Tegg. The advertisement fills columns of the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser and lists the works for sale in alphabetical order. Books include novels, 'Cooper, Miss Porter, Miss Austin [Jane Austen?], Goodwin, Mrs Shelley ; and some by Bulwer, Theodore Hook, Morier, James, and other celebrated Writers', poetry, extracts and essays, plays, biography, works for children and young people, dictionaries, spelling and grammar, songs, and non-fiction including history, theology, science and domestic science. Tegg also advertises his own publications in the list.
The 'Sydney General Trade List' published in the Gazette of 8 November 1838 (4) included ‘4 cases books, J. Tegg’ as imports on 31 October via the Marian Watson.
Advertisement on the instruction of 'a Gentleman of talent and taste recently arrived from the Great Metropolis...' for the auction of 'Eight Cases of Books, now landing from the Adelaide, the finest possible selection; amongst them are many of the works of Byron, Moore, Scott, Ainsworth, Milton, Miss Porter, Miss Edgeworth, James, Johnson, Cooper and Marryatt'. Catalogues were to be had at the 'Office of the Auctioneer on Thursday next.'
