Joseph Banks: A Life
by O'Brian, Patrick
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Folio Society. 2016. Original quarter-cloth with illustrated upper board, colour plates, notes, bibliography, index, pp xxvi, 409. Near fine condition in like slipcase. Patrick O'Brian's comprehensive biography of Joseph Banks (1743-1820) the naturalist and botanist, who sailed with Cook on the Endeavour to the South Pacific. "That Patrick O'Brian would write a good book about the early life of Josph Banks was to be expected. Banks combined the enthusiasm and practical competence of one of O'Brian's fictional heroes, Jack Aubrey, with the passion for natural history of another, Stephen Maturin." (Peter Campbell, Introduction, p. xv) 1st thus. Boards in slip-case.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102968
- Title
- Joseph Banks: A Life
- Author
- O'Brian, Patrick
- Illustrator
- Introd. Peter Campbell
- Format/Binding
- Boards in slip-case
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2016
- Keywords
- Biography, Botany, Captain Cook, Exploration, Natural History, Science
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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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