The Hero As Murderer: The Life of Edward John Eyre Australian Explorer and Governor of Jamaica 1815-1901
by Dutton, Geoffrey and Stewart, Kay
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Collins/Cheshire, London and Melbourne, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Various. includes appendices, bibliography, index, poem by W. H. Auden, end page maps by John Arrowsmith frontispiece portrait, 8 pages of black-and-white reproductions of art work or photographs, three maps. Illustrated dust jacket. The top edge of text block tinted a pale plum. Black coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Edward John Eyre was probably one of the most misrepresented men in the history of 19th-century British colonialism. His career was a paradox. Celebrate to this day in Australia as one of the great explorers, he was later in his life reviled by the leading British liberal intellectuals as a monster of cruelty and oppression. Softening of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners. Light age toning and foxing of the text block edges and lighter age toning and foxing to the pages. Creasing of the dustwrapper edges with small tears to the top dustwrapper edge. Sunning and grubby marks to the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [9], 10 - 416 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Exploration. Inventory No: 0290274. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0290274
- Title
- The Hero As Murderer: The Life of Edward John Eyre Australian Explorer and Governor of Jamaica 1815-1901
- Author
- Dutton, Geoffrey and Stewart, Kay
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Collins/Cheshire
- Place of Publication
- London and Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Australia, history, exploration, Biography Biography & Autobiography; Exploration. Various Unbranded Dutton, Geoffrey and Stewart, Kay The Hero As Murderer: The Life of Edward John Eyre Australian Explorer and Governor of Jamaica 1815-1901
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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