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The Voyage of Investigator, 1801-- 1803; Commander Matthew Flinders, R. N
by Austin, K. A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Rigby, Adelaide, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 224pp., acknowledgements, list of illustrations, line charts, select bibliography and index. Coloured frontispiece of Matthew Flinders. Coloured endpapers and throughout the text there is black and white photography, line drawings and maps. Green boards with gilt titles on the backstrip. Corners are bumped and there is general rubbing fading of the covers. The head and the heel of the spine are soft and bumped. Photographic dustwrapper showing a statue of Matthew Flinders, silver background with black titles on front panel and on backstrip. Dustwrapper is faded and rubbed and the corners are likewise rubbed. Matthew Flinders was one of Australia's greatest explorers. He was the first man to circumnavigate Australia and thereby prove that Australia was a continent and not two separate islands. This is the story of Matthew Flinders "... of the explorations and the adventures of 'The Great Denominator,' his imprisonment by the French, the disappointments, his triumph, and his death.". -- from the front fold over panel blurb. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; History -- Australia; Maritime; Exploration; Inventory No: 0100282. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0100282
- Title
- The Voyage of Investigator, 1801-- 1803; Commander Matthew Flinders, R. N
- Author
- Austin, K. A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Rigby
- Place of Publication
- Adelaide
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Maritime, Exploration, Australia, History, Discovery Biography & Autobiography; History -- Australia; Maritime; Exploration; Unbranded Austin, K. A The Voyage of Investigator, 1801-- 1803; Commander Matthew Flinders, R. N.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime; Exploration;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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