A.H. & A.W. Reed, Sydney, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Quarto. 112 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. Includes exploration and contact with natives by James Kelly; treatment of native women by whalers; unsuccessful efforts by George Augustus Robinson to prevent the extermination of Tasmanian Aboriginals by convincing them to live in Aboriginal settlements (Swan Island, Gun Carriage Island, Flinders Island, Oyster Bay); brief discussion of Lucy Beedon, The Queen of the Isles. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Local History; Australia; indigenous Cultures. ISBN: 0589071165. ISBN/EAN: 9780589071165. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9874. . 9780589071165

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Bookseller: Great Southern Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9874
Title: Dire Strait: A History of Bass Strait
Author: Bateson, Charles
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0589071165
ISBN 13: 9780589071165
Publisher: A.H. & A.W. Reed
Place of Publication: Sydney
Date Published: 1973
Keywords: BZDB137 bass strait, history, tasmania, victoria, aboriginals, History; Local History; Australia; indigenous Cultures. Unbranded ISBN: 0589071165 EAN: 9780589071165 Bateson, Charles Dire Strait: A History of Bass Strait

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