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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1954. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First printing (Scribner A on the copyright page). 181 pp. Illustrated. A fine, unmarked copy in a sound binding. The dust jacket has a 1/2" chip at the spine tail. The spine is a bit sunned. The price, $3.50, is present on the front flap..
Rum Jungle by Alan Moorehead - 1954: Australia's Fabulous Wilderness Country
by Alan Moorehead
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Rum Jungle: Australia's Fabulous Wilderness Country
by Alan Moorehead
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First edition, 1st Printing with the Scribner's 'A'.
Frank Wilimczyk handsome title page drawing and decorative cover design plus drawing Nineteen (19) photographs by various photographers, illustrate Australia's Fabulous Wilderness Country.
Chapters:
1. A Nameless Hopeless, Distress
2. Stuart and the Ghan (Ghan an Indian camel driver employed in the outback)
3. The Alice
4. In the Dreaming
5. The Bitumen
6. The Jungle
7. Demoiselles and Bullseyes
8. On Beachcombing
9. Bear into Albatross
The "Rum Jungle" in the Northern Territory of Australia. Site of a uranium deposit, found in 1949, which has been mined.
Frank Wilimczyk handsome title page drawing and decorative cover design plus drawing Nineteen (19) photographs by various photographers, illustrate Australia's Fabulous Wilderness Country.
Chapters:
1. A Nameless Hopeless, Distress
2. Stuart and the Ghan (Ghan an Indian camel driver employed in the outback)
3. The Alice
4. In the Dreaming
5. The Bitumen
6. The Jungle
7. Demoiselles and Bullseyes
8. On Beachcombing
9. Bear into Albatross
The "Rum Jungle" in the Northern Territory of Australia. Site of a uranium deposit, found in 1949, which has been mined.
The area derives its name from an incident when a thief stole 750 ounces of gold from miners after getting them drunk with rum.
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- Illustrator Frank Wilimczyk (Illustrator)
- Format/Binding Dark Blue Hardcover; rubbed along outer edges. Good strong binding p.o.'s bookplate; otherwise, unmarked No jac
- Book Condition Used - GOOD
- Quantity Available 1
- Edition First edition, 1st Printing
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1954
- Pages 181
- Keywords Australia Mining Uranium mines Aborigines
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Rum Jungle
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SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edn: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1995* Publisher: Carnell Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Colour-illustrated soft card covers, with claret titles to spine and face. No bumps or rubs. Minimal shelf wear to covers. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems lightly-used if at all. VG++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. FINE* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 106 pp. text. vi pp. appendices & thank yous at rear.* Product Description:- This book is intended as a record of folkore and traditional solutions and is composed of tips, suggestions and remembrances. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering medical advice and does not intend this as a substitute for medical care by qualified professionals. No claims are intended as to the safety, or endorsing the effectiveness, of any of thr remedies…
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Rum Jungle.
by Moorehead, Alan
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Hamish Hamilton. London. 1953 (3rd Impression). 8vo, IX, 154pp. Chipped d/w, now protected by clear mylar covering; text foxed throughout, fair cond. The author's travels through the Northern Territory and South Australia; of particular interest is his account of the newly discovered uranium deposits.
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Rum Jungle
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Hamish Hamilton, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1954. Fourth Impression. 154 pages. Dust jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Faint tanning to spine and board edges. Notable warping to boards. Notable crushing to head of spine. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Mild foxing to rear panel. Mild tanning to spine. Light rubbing and marking all over.
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Rum Jungle.
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London, Hamish Hamilton, 1953.. 8vo. 154pp. Original boards in dustwrapper. Black and white illustrations; a near fine copy. . First edition. His Australian outback travels. Scarce in nice condition.
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H. Hamilton, 1953-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Hamish Hamilton 1953 second impression. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to dust jacket.
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Rum Jungle
by Moorehead, Alan
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1954 F-/F-. 8vo. original red boards gilt (a trifle rubbed & marked) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, a trifle rubbed & nicked); pp. 154, with frontispiece portrait and illustrations. A near fine copy.. Fourth Impression. Hard Cover. F-/F-.
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Rum Jungle
by Alan Moorehead
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The classic work by Alan Moorehead in very fine first edition, red boards with yellow dustjacket.
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Rum Jungle
by Moorehead, Alan
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London.: The Non-Fiction Book Club.. Hardcover. Sobrecubierta deslucida. Firma del anterior propietario. Good. 23 cm. 154 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta. Idioma inglés . Sobrecubierta deslucida. Firma del anterior propietario. Literatura.(82) [[82]]
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The Rum Jungle
by Alan Moorehead
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HardCover . 🔴 Condition - Good🔴Australian buyers can combine up to 5Kg of Books for the same postage charge.🟢 This Book weighs 410 Grams.
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