Observations on the Colonies of New South Wales and Van Diemens Land
by Henderson, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Adelaide, Australia: Libraries Board of South Australia. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1965. Facsimile. Hardcover. Facsimile edition of the 1832 edition printed in Calcutta. Green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Tiny bumps on corners. Binding sound, No ownership or other marks other than a date stamp on rear free endpaper. No evidence of library markings. No DJ (as issued?). Very nice almost like new copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 180 pages .
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- Bookseller
- James F. Balsley, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16449
- Title
- Observations on the Colonies of New South Wales and Van Diemens Land
- Author
- Henderson, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Facsimile
- Publisher
- Libraries Board of South Australia
- Place of Publication
- Adelaide, Australia
- Date Published
- 1965
- Bookseller catalogs
- Australia & New Zealand;
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James F. Balsley, Bookseller
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About the Seller
James F. Balsley, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2006
Williamsburg, Virginia
About James F. Balsley, Bookseller
My business is strictly on-line sales. I carry an inventory of about 2000 books. About half of these are modern fiction. Most of the rest are scholarly academic books concentrated in the areas of natural science, philosophy, history, and literature.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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