Kangaroo Land
by Polehampton, Rev. Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Lond.: Richard Bentley. 1862. First edition, pp. xii, 269, b&w frontis plate (kangaroos), b&w vignette title page (""New Chum" marking out his claim on the "diggings""). Ex-library, with markings. Library cloth binding. Good condition. Author's visit to Australia in the gold digging era: mainly the western district of Victoria. 1st edition. Boards.
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Details
- Seller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 97413
- Title
- Kangaroo Land
- Author
- Polehampton, Rev. Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- Lond.
- Date Published
- 1862
- Keywords
- Aborigines, Australia, Autobiography, Botany, Gold, Goldfields, History, Melbourne, Religion, Victoria
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Muir Books
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Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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- Title Page
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- Plate
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- First Edition
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Cloth
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