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JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES
by WHITE, John:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Arno Press & The New York Times., 1971. Facsimile edition. Quarto. Publisher's original red-brown cloth. Patterned endpapers. Illustrated with numerous black and white plates depicting the fauna of New South Wales. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping to the corners. The contents with light foxing to the endpapers and to the edges of the textblock are otherwise in very good order. A facsimile edition of the original 1790 edition of White's account - the first work concerning the natural history of Australia to published after the arrival of the First Fleet.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sky Duthie Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1107
- Title
- JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES
- Author
- WHITE, John:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Arno Press & The New York Times.
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Travel & Exploration|Natural History|History & Military
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About the Seller
Sky Duthie Rare Books
Biblio member since 2022
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
About Sky Duthie Rare Books
We carry a wide-ranging stock of fine and rare books, unique manuscripts, original artwork, photographs and ephemera. Placing a strong emphasis on the unusual and the visually stimulating, our areas of focus include travel and exploration; natural history; science and medicine; art and design; history; politics, philosophy and economics; literature and poetry; and children's and illustrated books.
Following a period in academia focusing on the history of ideas and after several years working for a prominent rare bookseller, the business was established in 2022 by Dr Sky Duthie.
Following a period in academia focusing on the history of ideas and after several years working for a prominent rare bookseller, the business was established in 2022 by Dr Sky Duthie.
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- Cloth
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- Facsimile
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