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Published by Lansdowne Press, Auckland, 1980
ISBN 10: 0868660469ISBN 13: 9780868660462
Seller: The Secret Bookshop, Tararua, New Zealand
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Some foxing to the closed page edges and prelims. The jacket has the usual dulling down. For postage outside NZ this volume weighs 1.1 kg and can be checked for its postage cost to your location at NZ Post rate-finder We do not make a profit from postage.
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Published by Ure Smith Sydney 1974., 1974
ISBN 10: 0725402202ISBN 13: 9780725402204
Seller: Dial-A-Book, NARRABEEN, NSW, Australia
Book
4to. softcover. 530pp. + 26 plates. A facsimile of Volumes I and II of the Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, 1888. Over 700 illustrations adorning these pages were engraved on steel and wood by the best engravers procurable in America and Australia. Publishers golden paper covered boards with white titles on cover and spine. very good, faded spine.
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Published by lansdowne press 1980 auckland, 1980
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
imperial octavo yellow boards with white lettering to spine, 187pp, illus, previous owner's catalogue number in pen to front, VG+ in VG+ d/w (light fading).
Published by Summit, 1978
ISBN 10: 0727103253ISBN 13: 9780727103253
Seller: Bookies books, Boyanup, WA, Australia
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 4th Edition. Book condition is near fine. Soft cover. 4th edition. No dust jacket. Book block clean all side. Book boards clean front and back. Spine intact. Over-all an excellent and neat copy of the book. Extra charges for over-sea shipping and the book weight is over 500gram. See photos for synopsis and more information.
Published by Summit Books
Seller: Boodle Books, Millmerran, QLD, Australia
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Good.
Published by Picturesque Atlas, 1892
Seller: Arader Galleries of Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. large book solid and tight illustrated.
Published by The Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company, Limited, Sydney, Melbourne, London and Springfield, Mass., USA, 1886
Seller: C R Moore, Telford Shropshire, SAL, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 3 vols, large folio (17.5 by 14 inches). Pp 800, illustrated with over 800 engravings on wood. With a total of 20 colour maps, all but 2 double page, and 7 Railway, Postal and Telegraph maps. The Railway, Postal and Telegraph maps were single-sheet lists of towns, not actual maps, and were not bound in but left loose, and are frequently lacking. In this case 4 of the RPT maps are lacking, and vol II also lacks the Map of Victoria, showing average annual rainfall. Half dark maroon morocco, grey cloth boards titled to front covers in gilt, all edges gilt. Bindings are scuffed but firm. Scattered spotting and minor marks. Originally published in parts, the covers of one part are loosely inserted. A monumental work on the history, topography and wild life of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands. Extremely heavy: about 19 kg packed, and shipping abroad will be expensive, especially to Australia or New Zealand.
Published by The Picturesque Atlas Publishing Co., 1886
Seller: Arader Galleries of Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. large Folio very tight with over 800 engravings on Wood 3/4 leather Vol 2 has been professionally rebound in 3/4 leather pages all vg.
Published by Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company 1888, 1888
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
HEAVY 3 VOL SET, folio, black leather boards, gilt lettering & rule to spines, aeg, gilt tooling to board inside edges, gilt rule & blind stamp decoration to boards, frontispieces with tissue guards, 800pp total + prelims to each vol, illus/maps, VG- (heavy scuffing & surface loss to spines & boards with moderate staining/soiling also, lacks loose railway/telegraph postal maps as is usually the case, Papua map in vol 3 loose but present, varying degrees of scuffing & chipping to board edges- internal, varying degrees of foxing sporadically throughout, loose map of PNG has heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges along with considerable soiling & foxing also) a beautful set despite damage, please feel free to request photos.
Published by Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company 1888, 1888
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
BEAUTIFUL 3 VOLUME SET IN ORIGINAL BINDING, folio, half bound leather boards, gitl lettering & decorative tooling to spines & front boards, aeg, frontispieces with tissue guards, illus prelims to vol 1, viii-xii + 800pp total, illus, VG- (age appropriate scuffing to spines & boards/corners with some surface loss, light fading & soiling to boards, 11cm crack to front hinge of vol 2, moderate tanning & foxing to pages sporadically throughout, Railway, Postal and Telegraph Map. of vol 3 missing). Weighing over 16kgs, this is a beautiful set despite the VG- rating. The South Island of NZ is still referred to in this atlas as the Middle Island!.
Published by The Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company, Limited, Sydney, Melbourne, London and Springfield (Mass), 1886
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 530 pages (complete). A very heavy, very handsome, wonderful atlas of Australia. More often found in State and university libraries this is a RARE copy for SALE. This atlas was the first to be so intentful and determined to survey the continent as comprehensively and culturally explicitly as possible. A strong, venerable and dignified volume with over 800 wonderful wood cut engravings. In general good condition. Quarter bound in leather. The board cover is scuffed, stained from storage and worn. The gilt printing is bright and bold. The leather corners are worn but intact. The spine is worn and cracked but is smart and stately. The six gilt decorative blocks are clear. The binding is as muscular as a sheep-hand. The covers are strong, very firm and healthy. The papertrims have gilt edging that is a little worn but otherwise fresh. The ash front and end papers are whole with some storage markings. There is mild foxing throughout the atlas. The frontis protective sheet is whole but has some foxing. The pages of text are clear and confident. The illustrations are complete and utterly wonderful and finely detailed. The maps are clean, very clear, sharp and absorbing. The coloured maps are bright, fresh and sure. The pages are very firm against the spine. The contents of this volume are: Towns of Victoria; Historical Sketch of Queensland; Topography of Queensland; Historical Sketch of Southern Australia; Descriptive Sketch of Southern Australia; Historical Sketch of Western Australia; Descriptive Sketch of Western Australia; Historical Sketch of Tasmania; Descriptive Sketch of Tasmania. Major maps are: Victoria ; Queensland; South Australia, and Northern Territory of South Australia; Western Australia; General Map of Australia; Tasmania. The unbound railways and telegraph maps are absent. An ambitious and engaging book. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.