[2 volumes] Wanderings in New South Wales, Batavia, Pedir Coast, Singapore and China; Being the Journal of a Naturalist in Those Countries During 1832, 1833, and 1834.
by Bennett, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Very Good
- Seller
-
Ashmore, Queensland, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Richard Bentley, 1834. 2 volumes-complete. xv, 440; vii, 428pp, engraved frontis to each volume, errata slip. Contemporary half red morocco on marbled boards, marbled endpaper and edges. Ex Queensland Geological Survey library with their bookplate over an earlier personal bookplate both partially covered by card pocket, minimal handwritten cataloguing information inside, and paper label to spine of each volume. Heavy toning to frontispieces and margins of many pages. A very attractive set.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. 8vo.
Details
- Bookseller
- Lawrence Jones
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036639
- Title
- [2 volumes] Wanderings in New South Wales, Batavia, Pedir Coast, Singapore and China; Being the Journal of a Naturalist in Those Countries During 1832, 1833, and 1834.
- Author
- Bennett, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1834
- Keywords
- Travel Exploration Australia New South Wales NSW Batavia Indonesia Singapore Pedir Coast China
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asia; Australian Natural History; Travel & Exploration; Australiana; Australian Aborigines; TRAVEL / Australia & Oceania;
- Size
- 8vo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Lawrence Jones
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About the Seller
Lawrence Jones
Biblio member since 2006
Ashmore, Queensland
About Lawrence Jones
I carry a general stock of approx 70000 titles of which only a small percentage is online. Viewing at my Ashmore bookrooms is welcome by appointment. While not specializing I have a good selection of art, natural history, military and surfing in stock. I also have many other non-fiction subjects, as well as approx 10000 paperback fiction titles on hand.
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Marbled boards
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