Macquarie Island
by J. S. Cumpston
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$160.98$144.88
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About This Item
Australia: Antarctic Division, Department of External Affairs, 1968. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 10.5" by 7.5". None. An excellent first edition detailing the rich history, nature and geography of Macquarie Island, complete with illustrations and an unclipped dust wrapper. Located between New Zealand and Antarctica, Macquarie Island is politically a part of Tasmania. It is inhabited by penguins, seals, whales and all manner of sea birds.Written by John Cumpston, a geographer, historian and publisher.The dust wrapper is illustrated by Paul Mikhailov, and depicts Garden Cove. Mikhailov was an artist travelling upon the Russian ship Vostok in 1820.With seventy illustrations bound to the rear of the work. Collated, complete.Loosely inserted are three works relating to the natural history of Macquarie Island dating from the 1970s.Complete with a slip stating that this work is 'With the compliments of the Secretary, Department of External Affairs'.A first edition, complete with the excellent unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally generally smart, with some slight wear to the spine and a little bumping to extremities. Dust wrapper is chipped to the head of the spine, with a small closed tear to the front board, but is otherwise in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 795R24
- Title
- Macquarie Island
- Author
- J. S. Cumpston
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Antarctic Division, Department of External Affairs
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 10.5" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- Macquarie Island J. S. Cumpston Antarctica Polar Exploration J. S. Cumpston
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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