Sydney, Hordern House, [1987], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine, clean, unmarked, as new condition. . 8vo [25.5 x 18 cm]; x, 468 pp, mounted colored frontis plate, numerous illustrations from early sources including many title-pages reprinted, endpaper maps, index, special index of artists and engravers. . The standard reference book, includes an extensive bibliographic checklist detailing the 260 major printed sources discussed in the text together with a glossary of terms used in book collecting. Excellent chapters from the Founding Fathers to later explorations with an impressive chapter on the Wild Scenery of Australia: Fine Early Plate Books. The checklist includes a collation of each book with plate and map counts, plus good descriptive material. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

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Bookseller: Horizon Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: J13101
Title: Australian Rare Books 1788-1900
Author: WANTRUP, Jonathan;
Format/Binding: Original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine, clean, unmarked, as new condition.
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Sydney, Hordern House, [1987], First edition.
Size: 8vo [25.5 x 18 cm]; x, 468 pp, m
Bookseller catalogs: Travel - Pacific & Australia;

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Horizon Books

All books are as described with any major defects noted. If you have any questions about condition or need a picture of any book, please email us directly. Prices in US funds, shipping/insurance extra, we ship world-wide & securely wrap and pack all books. There is no handling charge and shipping is at cost. We ship by post office, UPS, FedEx, etc. Payment by US check on US bank, US international money order, VISA & MasterCard [please give your card billing address if paying by cc], or wire transfer to our bank (a US$20. bank charge). Cheques from Canadian banks accepted at the current rate of exchange. GST charged to Canadian addresses. All customer information is fully secure & confidential. We specialize in rare & out-of-print Travel & Exploraton, Gardening, Natural History books. All books are guaranteed and returnable within 7 days of receipt with prior notice, and returned in same condition as sent.

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We buy and sell rare and out-of-print books related to Travel & Exploration, Gardening and Natural History. We are always interested in purchasing libraries, collections and individual books of merit in our specialties. We have been selling books on the Internet since 1993. We also sell antique prints - please email us for our current web page with images of each print and map. BROWSE OUR BOOKS FROM THE LISTS DIRECTLY BELOW, or search by author, title, keyword.

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