AN AUTHENTIC JOURNAL OF THE EXPEDITION UNDER COMMODORE PHILLIPS TO BOTANY BAY. With an Account of the Settlement Made at Port Jackson and a Description of the Inhabitants, &c. With a copy of a Letter from Captain Tench of the Marines:
by AN OFFICER
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Rippleside, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Melbourne: Marsh Walsh Publishing, 1975. Very Good. And a List of the Civil and Military Establishment. To Which is Added an Historical Narrative of the Discovery of New Holland, or, New South Wales. A very neat bright copy of the numbered limited edition of 350 copies. Facsimile of edition published in London 1789. Octavo bound in full calf, raised bands, gilt embossed ship device to front and rear panels, leather title label to spine (with spare in pocket at rear board) 54 pages including folding chart. An important book; the earliest authentic eyewitness account of the first settlement of Australia. Attractive copy, perfect gift.
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- Sad Paradise Books
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- Title
- AN AUTHENTIC JOURNAL OF THE EXPEDITION UNDER COMMODORE PHILLIPS TO BOTANY BAY. With an Account of the Settlement Made at Port Jackson and a Description of the Inhabitants, &c. With a copy of a Letter from Captain Tench of the Marines:
- Author
- AN OFFICER
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Marsh Walsh Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1975
- Bookseller catalogs
- Australia;
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Rippleside, Victoria
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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