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Australia’s Pioneers, Heroes & Fools, The Trials, Tribulations and Tricks of the Trade of Australia’s Colonial Explorers
by Macinnis, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney : Pier 9, 2008. First reprint. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Good Condition/Very Good. Octavo (standard book size). The book leads the reader along intriguing highways and byways of Australian exploration and it deals with the heroes, the tragic, the bizarre and the humourous. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text contains marks and notes scattered throughout, in pencil. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Sticker has been placed over previous owner’s name on front free endpaper. Deckled edges (rough cut). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Exploration; Australian Explorers & Exploration; ISBN/EAN: 9781741960488. Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51085. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text contains marks and notes scattered throughout, in pencil No foxing in this copy Deckled edges (rough cut)
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- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51085
- Title
- Australia’s Pioneers, Heroes & Fools, The Trials, Tribulations and Tricks of the Trade of Australia’s Colonial Explorers
- Author
- Macinnis, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Printed Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Pier 9
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 2008
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Australian Explorers & Exploration BZDB397 explorers, colonial Australia, pioneers, heroes, Australian history Exploration; Australian Explorers & Exploration; Australias Pioneers Heroes Fools The Trials Tribulations and Tricks of the Trade of Australia
- Size
- Octavo (standard book size)
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
Biblio member since 2020
Yungaburra, Queensland
About Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
Books sourced from all over the world adorn our shelves. We carry a general range of books, some 18,000, including fiction and non-fiction in all genres. We stock collectibles, rare and antiquarian and many out-of-print books. Lonely Planet described Spencer & Murphy Booksellers as "the best bookshop in the North" and we are known as a treasure trove of books and often as Aladdin's Cave of Books.
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- Octavo
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- Jacket
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