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The account of Robyn Davidson's epic journey across 1,700 miles of Australian desert and bush with four camels and a dog.
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A cult classic with an ever-growing audience, Tracks is the brilliantly written and frequently hilarious account of a young woman's odyssey through the deserts of Australia, with no one but her dog and four camels as companions. Davidson emerges as a heroine who combines extraordinary courage with exquisite sensitivity. 16 pages of photos.
About the Author
Robyn Davidson was born in Queensland, Australia, and is the author of Tracks, the extraordinary account of her 1,700-mile journey across Australia with four camels, which won the 1980 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award and became a film in 2013. She has written extensively for National Geographic and other magazines, and is also the author of Desert Places, the novel Ancestors, and the essay collection Travelling Light. Ms. Davidson lives in London, India, and Australia.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good- jacket edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Gift inscription ffep. Mild wear to; Unclipped jacket, map on endpapers. Bibliography. " The account of Robyn Davidson's epic journey across 1,700 miles of Australian desert and bush with four camels and a dog." 500gms weight; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 258 pages. Seller Inventory # 39856
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.12. Seller Inventory # 1869706939
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Front endpaper torn from binding. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.12. Seller Inventory # 1048709059
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition and first printing. In fine dark brown cloth boards, gilt titles to spine. The boards are very firm, flat and clean; spine ends and edges strong. The yellow maps featured on the end papers are unmarked. The text block is tightly bound, straight and the cut edges are slightly foxed and the Prelims are lightly tanned. Illustrated with black and white photo by the author. Near fine condition and overall condition. No dedications etc. In very good pictorial and glossy dust jacket with camels in a desert and white and yellow titles. The jacket is unmarked and well-fitting; top edge worn. Price clipped. Seller Inventory # 71290
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Jonothan Cape, London, 1980
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Seller: Elizabeth's Bookshops, Fremantle, WA, Australia
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Hardcover in Dustjacket. Condition: Very Good +. AUSTRALIANAFirst Edition. The internationally acclaimed account of Robyn Davidsonâs epic journey across seventeen thousand miles of Australian desert and bush with four camels and a dog.âA strong, salty fresh book by an original and individual young woman . . . This will rank among the best of the books of exploration and travel and, like them, is a record of self-discovery and self-provingâ Doris LessingâAs eccentric, undisciplined, flashily brilliant and pig-headed as its author . . . Ms Davidson is a born writer, her book deeply movingâ Daily TelegraphâAn absorbing record of human endeavour and courage, a vivid picture of an extraordinary country by a perspective and sensitive observer, and the story of an inner journey, of âshedding burdensâ â Sydney Morning HeraldâIt gets to the heart of landscape and solitude and becomes a venture to the interior of more than one dimension as its author approaches the hinterland of her own thorny psycheâ Observer256 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cm. #0821/120922/270325 Two maps on lining papers. Bibliography: p. 255-256. Davidson, Robyn, 1950- -- Travel -- Australia. | Deserts -- Australia. | Australia -- Description and travel. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Seller Inventory # 56402
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