A Maritime History of Australia [with autograph letter signed by John Bach]
by Bach, John
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney: Book Club Associates. 1976. 1st ed., octavo, pp.xiv, 481, incl. Index, b&w ills., map, pictorial endpapers, original cloth boards, cnrs & edges rubbed and worn, otherwise good condition in very good d.j. Includes a reply autograph letter dated 20 April 1993, signed 'John Bach' to one of his colleagues thanking him for his recent letter regarding Bach's OAM (awarded 1993) and reminiscing the time spent together at the Abrolhos Islands in Western Australia "... in the company of a great number of monitor lizards" Concise maritime history of the island continent. Covers development of sea-borne trade, internal and overseas shipping, seaports, and intrastate shipping. 1st edition. Cloth Boards.
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Details
- Seller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 96347
- Title
- A Maritime History of Australia [with autograph letter signed by John Bach]
- Author
- Bach, John
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Book Club Associates
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Australia, Colonialism, History, Maritime, Pioneering, Ports, Shipping, Ships
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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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