NORTHMOST AUSTRALIA. Three Centuries of Exploration, Discovery, and Adventure in and around the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
by JACK, R. Logan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- 2 Volumes, Vol. 1- 366pp, portrait frontis of author + 20 plates of explorers' portraits, 9 folding maps in pocket at rear;
- Seller
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Camberwell, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Simpkin, Marshall etc, London. 1921. First edition. 2 Volumes, Vol. 1- 366pp, portrait frontis of author + 20 plates of explorers' portraits, 9 folding maps in pocket at rear; Vol. 2 -(367) - 768pp, 18 portraits of explorers, 8 folding maps in rear pocket. Original dark green cloth gilt lettered. Foxing to edges, lightly to endpapers, prelims & occasionally to margins of text. A very good hardback set, no dust jackets.. With a Study of the Narratives of all Explorers by Sea and Land in the light of Modern Charting, many original or hitherto unpublished documents.
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- Bookseller
- Sainsburys Books Pty Ltd (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52648
- Title
- NORTHMOST AUSTRALIA. Three Centuries of Exploration, Discovery, and Adventure in and around the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
- Author
- JACK, R. Logan
- Book Condition
- Used - 2 Volumes, Vol. 1- 366pp, portrait frontis of author + 20 plates of explorers' portraits, 9 folding maps in pocket at rear;
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simpkin, Marshall etc, London. 1921. First edition
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Sainsburys Books Pty Ltd
Biblio member since 2006
Camberwell, Victoria
About Sainsburys Books Pty Ltd
Our address is 534 Riversdale Rd Camberwell, Victoria Australia.
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