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The Voyage of the Investigator (Seal Books)
by Austin, K. A
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Seal Books/Rigby, Adelaide, 1968. First Australian Paperback Edition. Softcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. acknowledgements, list of illustrations, list of line charts, select bibliography and index. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white contemporary illustrations, photographs and maps throughout the text. Colour illustrated cover with black and white titles to the front panel and black titles to the backstrip. Creasing to the book corners and rubbing to the book panels and book edges. The rear panel shows handling marks. Light age toning of the text block edges and internal text. Previous owners details to the lower right-hand corner of the half title page. The retelling of one of the most important mapping expedition in Australia's history -- that of Matthew Flinders and his boat The Investigator. Part of the Seal Books series. Size: Standard Paperback. XIV, 15-224 pages, last page blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; History -- Australia; Maritime; Australia; Inventory No: 0110299. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0110299
- Title
- The Voyage of the Investigator (Seal Books)
- Author
- Austin, K. A
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Australian Paperback Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Seal Books/Rigby
- Place of Publication
- Adelaide
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- BZDB2 History -- Australia -- Exploration -- Mapping -- Matthew Flinders -- The Investigator -- Voyage, Seal Books History; History -- Australia; Maritime; Australia; Photographic Unbranded Austin, K. A. The Voyage of the Investigator (Seal Books)
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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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