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Book Description 29.0 x 22.0cms, 260pp, b/w illusts, very good hardback & dustwrapper This book has photographic reproductions of 77 documents that 'gave rise to the birth of Australia'. They begin with Cooks descriptions of the coastline and include James Mario Matra's and Joseph Banks's testimonies; vatrious Whitehall lobbies and Arthur Phillip's preparation and reposts back from Botany Bay. Seller Inventory # 166950
Book Description 29.0 x 22.0cms, 260pp, b/w illusts, very good hardback & dustwrapper This book has photographic reproductions of 77 documents that 'gave rise to the birth of Australia'. They begin with Cooks descriptions of the coastline and include James Mario Matra's and Joseph Banks's testimonies; vatrious Whitehall lobbies and Arthur Phillip's preparation and reposts back from Botany Bay. Seller Inventory # 175632
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Facsimiles (illustrator). First Edition. Introduction by author, the documents and how to use them, sources of the documents, acknowledgements and permissions and index. Dark wine coloured end pages. The text is illustrated with reproductions of documents, historical illustrations and reproductions of newspapers. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with silver coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with wine and black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Colour photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. Published in time for the Bicentennial, these documents held by the Public Records Office allegedly tell the real story behind the British settlement of the Great Southern Land. Minor rubbing of the book corners and back strip corners. Age toning and some brown coloured streaks to the text block edges. Age toning of the pages. Some foxing to the first few and last few pages of the book. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with a small tear to the top edge of the back strip. Some creasing to the top back strip edge is also present sunning of the back strip Size: Quarto -- up to 12 " Tall. XII, 260 pages, last page blank, Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Facsimiles. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Australia; ISBN: 0333400461. ISBN/EAN: 9780333400463. Inventory No: 0288388. Seller Inventory # 0288388
Book Description Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with slight toning. Good DJ with light tonig. Seller Inventory # 9999-9995212523
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Tells the story of 77 crucial English documents relating to the settlement of the Great South Land.xii,259pp, inc. index. Documents are in chronological order. Size: Large 4to. Seller Inventory # 24311
Book Description Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Near Fine In A Very Good + Jacket With Rubbed Ends And A Small Chip To The Lower Front Edge. Pp 259, Index. Illustrated Throughout. Seller Inventory # 004450
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Signed by the author. Hardback, with dustwrapper. Head and tail of spine very lightly bumped and rubbed. Binding is neat and tidy. Page edges are lightly discoloured. Free endpapers and pastedowns are also lightly discoloured and foxed, yet this book is in good condition. Dust wrapper bears some mild discolouration, front and back. Spine lightly sunned and covers rubbed. Back cover lightly scratched and stained. Head and tail of spine thumbed. Edges and corners are showing some wear and tear, this dust wrapper is in good condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously; they usually present better than they sound. This book weighs over 1kg and will attract extra postage to destinations outside of Australia. Please contact bookseller for postage quote. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # AUS0001166