Rare Pacific Voyage Books: Part II The Parsons Collection
by Hordern House
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Quarto, 160 pages, bound in saifu cloth with colour dustjacket. 156 items fully described and illustrated in colour throughout, with bibliography of principal references and an index to both parts.
The second part continues the story of Pacific discovery and exploration from La Pérouse to Wilkes, the immediate post-Cook period to the middle of the nineteenth century.
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- Bookseller
- Hordern House Rare Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 404074
- Title
- Rare Pacific Voyage Books: Part II The Parsons Collection
- Author
- Hordern House
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 6
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About the Seller
Hordern House Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Surry Hills, New South Wales
About Hordern House Rare Books
Hordern House, founded by Anne McCormick and Derek McDonnell in 1985 and named for our original building in Sydney's Potts Point, is an internationally renowned dealership, specialising in rare books, manuscripts and paintings.Nowadays we conduct our business in the heart of Surry Hills, five minutes from the centre of Sydney. We occupy an entire floor of a converted warehouse where we have created a customised environment for our work and the display of rare books, manuscripts & paintings.Always reflected in our extensive stock of rare and select material is our specialization in voyages and travels (with a special interest in the Pacific & Australia), natural history and colour-plate material, paintings and voyage art, historical maps and manuscripts.
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