The Book of Australia

Landsdowne Press, New South Wales, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover (Photographic Boards). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. bibliography, a special feature index, and a general index. Dark cream coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with colour photography, majority taken by Ray Joyce and Reg Morrison, the occasional black and white photograph and colour and black-and-white illustrations. Throughout the book there are small locale maps and at the rear of the book there are 55 detailed maps. Colour photographic laminated boards with yellow and black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Colour photographic dustwrapper, same photographs as the underlying board with yellow and black colour titles to the front panel and backstrip. With more than 1000 photographs and stunning paintings, the flora, fauna, landscapes and people that make Australia are celebrated. A specially commissioned topographical map illustrates the geographic features of the land and each town described is accompanied by a grid reference to its place in one of the 80 pages of magnificent new maps that conclude the book. 14 beautiful special features expand of national "treasures", such as Queensland architecture, the wildflowers of Western Australia, the riverboat era, the fruit of Tasmania, Kelly country and the racks of treasure ships found off Western Australia. -- front fold over blurb. Minor softening of the backstrip with rubbing of the backstrip corners and book corners. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels and there is a small, 0.25", tear to the top backstrip edge. Sunning of the backstrip and the first 2 inches of the rear dustwrapper panel, closest to the backstrip. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [5], 6-487, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Travel & Places; Australia; ISBN: 0701815000. ISBN/EAN: 9780701815004. Inventory No: 0116275. . 9780701815004