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Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia, from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a Distance of upwards of 3000 Miles, during the Years 1844-1845
by LEICHHARDT, Ludwig
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Dust Jacket Included
- Seller
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
North Adelaide: Corkwood Press, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. North Adelaide, Corkwood Press, 1996 (facsimile edition)/ 1849. Octavo, [ii], vi, xx, 544 pages plus 19 plates and a folding map (560 × 715mm) tipped in on the rear pastedown. Papered boards; extremities slightly bumped; spine lightly mottled; an excellent copy with the dustwrapper lightly sunned and creased on the spine. With the ink ownership details (National Museum, 20 January 1997) and ownership label of pioneering desert field archaeologist Professor Mike Smith AM. One of the Les Hiddins series of facsimiles; the six-page introduction by Hiddins and three of the plates are new to this edition. The map was originally issued separately; in this instance it is 'abridged for this facsimile'.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 134797
- Title
- Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia, from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a Distance of upwards of 3000 Miles, during the Years 1844-1845
- Author
- LEICHHARDT, Ludwig
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Corkwood Press
- Place of Publication
- North Adelaide
- Date Published
- 1996
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About the Seller
Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
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Adelaide, South Australia
About Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
The business was established in Adelaide in March 1976 and is a longstanding member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and the Australian Antique Dealers Association (AADA). A large out-of-print and antiquarian stock is maintained at our retail outlet in the centre of Adelaide; mail-order catalogues of our specializations are issued and a representative selection of our stock is online.
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