NARRATIVE OF THE SURVEYING VOYAGE OF H.M.S. FLY, COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN F.P. BLACKWOOD, R.N. In Torres Strait, New Guinea & Other Islands of the Eastern Archipelago, During the Years 1842-1846: Together with an Excursion into the Interior of the Eastern Part of Java. 2 volumes.
by JUKES, J. Beete
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McMahons Point, New South Wales, Australia
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Lond. T & W. Boone., 1847.. Beautifully bound in half morocco with raised bands. xii,423,8;v,361,10pp. t.e.g. 19 engraved plates, 18 text figures & 2 fold-out charts, laid down on linen. The charts are of the Great Barrier Reef and the eastern end of the Island of Java. The edges of the plates, though not the pages, with sl.water-marking. The first British expedition to be despatched to Australia on a surveying mission. 1st ed.
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- Title
- NARRATIVE OF THE SURVEYING VOYAGE OF H.M.S. FLY, COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN F.P. BLACKWOOD, R.N. In Torres Strait, New Guinea & Other Islands of the Eastern Archipelago, During the Years 1842-1846: Together with an Excursion into the Interior of the Eastern Part of Java. 2 volumes.
- Author
- JUKES, J. Beete
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lond. T & W. Boone.
- Date Published
- 1847.
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Our store is situated at Crows Nest on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, about a 10 minute drive north from the Sydney CBD, and also convenient to trains and buses. The route 320 bus from Sydney CBD will drop you off outside our door.
We have been members of ANZAAB for many years.
Peter is a Past-President of ANZAAB and has organised many of the ANZAAB Book Fairs held in the last two decades.
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- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...