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Spinifex and Sand, A Narrative of Five Years' Pioneering and Exploration in Western Australia [First Edition]
by Carnegie, The Hon. David W
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
New York: M.F. Mansfield. 1898. 1st US Edition, 8vo., pp xvi 454, Index, b&w fronts. port. of author, b&w ills & plates. Original tan cloth boards decorated in black, top edge gilt. Folding map (Sketch Map of Western Australia), however, lacks the second folding map in text and the two in the rear pocket. These three maps are supplied here in facsimile in a separate large envelope. Restoration to the spine, relaid over matching cloth small areas head and foot. Small chips and two small closed tears front free endpaper, small chips half-title, pages lightly tanned, edges brittle. Some pencilled underlining and annotations, pencilled notes rear free endpaper, pencilled ownership signature front endpaper. Good condition. Uncommon American edition. A good copy of Carnegie's expedition in the interior of Western Australia. Carnegie was 23 years old when he made his explorations. His 1896-97 expedition was to establish the nature of the country between the southern goldfields of Western Australia and the Kimberley in the north, and between the east-west routes taken by Warburton and Forrest in 1874. 1st US Edition. Pictorial Cloth Boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 103232
- Title
- Spinifex and Sand, A Narrative of Five Years' Pioneering and Exploration in Western Australia [First Edition]
- Author
- Carnegie, The Hon. David W
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial Cloth Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st US Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- M.F. Mansfield
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- Aborigines, Australia, Camels, Exploration, Geography, Gold, History, Western Australia
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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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