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AUSTRALIA, OUR COLONIES, AND OTHER ISLANDS OF THE SEA (Carpenter's Geographical Reader Series, Number 5)
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American Book Co, New York, NY, 1904
ISBN 10: 1104072912
ISBN 13: 9781104072919
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Hardcover
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Seller: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Text/VG; bright, clean & sound w/short closed tear to leading edge of title page. Illustrated embossed gray cloth boards/NF. DJ/None. PO name to front cover verso. Trace discoloration to pgs 170/179 from bookmark (acidic chemical reaction), and, loss to lower corner of pg 140, taking with it the last three words of the last three lines of text. Number 5 of a series of 6 books in the series comprising "vivid descriptions of the author's personal observations" rather than "dry compilations" of facts. Color maps with now archival b/w photos. Written for youthful readers to convey a living knowledge of Australia, New Zealand and other associated islands, and with passage of time, now a historical resource. Seller Inventory # 008932