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Melbourne: Hill House Publishers, 1990 Melbourne : Hill House Publishers, [1990] 112 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps, ports. ; 39 cm. + "British Museum Natural History ' -Cover. Includes bibliographies.. Text volume (Folio, 112pp) . H.B. Carter and A.C.F. David. drawing of Waratah by F.A. Bauer; Banks' copper plate engraving of the Great Pacific Ocean; a chart of the Southern Hemisphere by J. Cook; transcription of letter from J. Banks to F. Bauer, 1791; portraits of J. Banks and J. Cook.

London: William Tegg, 1831 of the year, months, and seasons and a perpetual key to the Al,manac including. Three volumes. 436 engravings, commentary and readings appropriate for each day of the year¿there are listings of Saints' Days, for example, complete with selected descriptions of the "lives of the saints" and Hone's typically critical commentary on the lore of the "Romish church"; there is a "floral calendar" describing the flowers dedicated to particular days and also including some discussion of gardening practices appropriate to each season; there are frequent "Chronology" sections describing noteworthy occurrences that happened on such-and-such a date in history; etc. In addition, the form¿perhaps formlessness¿of the book allows Hone to insert all sorts of other diverse materials, including descriptions of popular customs, London street life, domestic practices, and biographical sketches, as well as various accounts and… Read More

Maryborough Qld: Aiston & co, 1805 Maryborough, Qld. : Alston & Co., 1895. 180 p. ; 19 cm. Notes Ferguson no. 6765."comprises the substance of a course of University Extension Lectures delivered at Maryborough, Queensland during the Winter of 1894, intended for private circulation, includes a lecture on Aboriginals.

London: George Routledge & Sons George Routledge,firts English ed? London, nd. Hbk, various page numbers, text yellowed, edges foxed, well rebound w new eps maroon cover w quarter bound black spine w original spine label glued on, good copy, very scarce. All of our books are in the shop, and are 'real' books. We try to post the same day as the order. Descriptions are conservative. Postage rates may be lower than ABE estimate, please use Ask Bookseller a Question to confirm availability and postage cost, use [Ask Bookseller a Question] option below to confirm availability and get accurate postage quote for this item (the amount quoted is for an 'average' hard-cover book of up to 1kg in weight)