Melbourne University Press, Parkville Melbourne, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. colour photograph illustrated dustwrapper. Two endpaper maps, colour frontispiece which reproduces the front cover of the dustwrapper, 38 photographs and maps, appendices, references, bibliography, index. Covering the story from the first sealers, and whalers, in the early 19th-century, the book not only describes the outstanding explorations and achievements of Australians in this region, the examined their origins, commercial political and scientific. The narrative ends, appropriately enough, with the Antarctic Treaty of December 1959, which marked the close of the days of purely national activity in Antarctica. slight rubbing of each of the corners of the dust jacket, trace of foxing to the edges of the cloth covered boards, price clipped thing of the dust jacket. A good clean copy. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. XXIV, 432 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctica; Inventory No: 0237715. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0237715
Title: Australia in the Antarctic
Author: Swan, R. A
Format/Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Place of Publication: Parkville Melbourne
Date Published: 1961
Keywords: BZDB2 Antarctica, Australia, History, Politics Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctica; Unbranded Swan, R. A. Australia in the Antarctic

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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