C1877-96 large autograph book, compiled by Colonel Frederick Wells, with over 200 signatures on pieces and letters, of NSW parliamentarians, military officers and public figures, noted Sir Henry Parkes, Australia's first Prime Minister Edmund Barton; Fred Wolsely - inventor of shearing machine; plus an excellent range of soldiers, many from the NSW Contingent to Sudan, including Maj. General Richardson, Col. Airey and Lt. Col. Parrott. Extremely rare early Australian military and social history