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np., (1975).. First Edition; 8vo; pp. 56; text illustrated endpapers, 20 coloured illustrations, index, technical; stiff stapled illustrated wrapper, a fine copy.

Austaprint, Hampstead Gardens, South Australia 1975 Library Rebound as hardcover Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with stamps, stickers and barcode. Book in GOOD condition In 1802, Captain Mathew Flinders in the sloop 'Investigator', surveyed the coast of Kangaroo Island, landed, and killed 31 kangaroos to replenish the ship's stores of fresh meet - in gratitude, he named this southern land 'Kangaroo Island'. This rebound booklet, with its 20 colour plates and thorough text, spans the subsequent history of whaling, seal hunters, and early settlers on this 440,300 hectares island.