Oceana: The Tempestuous Voyage of J. A. Froude, 1884 and 1885 [Travellers Tales of Early Australia & New Zealand].
by Froude, J. A.; Blainey, Geoffrey (editor)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0454007329
- ISBN 13
- 9780454007329
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney, North Ryde: Methuen Haynes, 1985. Abridged ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, frontispiece, minor edgewear jacket (base spine lightly rubbed, faint foxing reverse side, tiny scuff top corner rear cover). 210 pp. (This copy: Oceana: The Tempestuous Voyage of J. A. Froude, 1884 and 1885, edited by Geoffrey Blainey, Methuen Haynes, 1985.) This book records the travels of James Anthony Froude, the famous English biographer and historian, who visited Australia and New Zealand in 1884 and 1885. The book is republished for the first time in nearly a century. Edited and abridged by Geoffrey Blainey, this new edition includes a foreword on Froude and his life, and notes that illuminate his travels. From the 'Travellers Tales of Early Australia & New Zealandâ series.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27980
- Title
- Oceana: The Tempestuous Voyage of J. A. Froude, 1884 and 1885 [Travellers Tales of Early Australia & New Zealand].
- Author
- Froude, J. A.; Blainey, Geoffrey (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Abridged ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0454007329
- ISBN 13
- 9780454007329
- Publisher
- Methuen Haynes
- Place of Publication
- Sydney, North Ryde
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- australian history, travel, maritime, pacific, new zealand
- Bookseller catalogs
- TRAVEL & EXPLORATION;
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Annandale, New South Wales
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