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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xv, 296pp, index, bibliography, appendices, notes, maps, bw & col ills, endpaper maps. Blue cloth in jacket. Light dge wear to jacket, brief gift note opposite half-title page. AC Gregory was an Australian explorer of note. His exploration of north Queensland and his expedition in search of Leichhardt were of particular importance. Size: Small 4to.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publication of 296 pages. The dust jacket are slightly edge worn, shelf rubbed, marked and scuffed in places. The spine is slightly worn. There is slight tanning on the first and last pages and around the block of the book. The boards underneath remain in good condition. The pages are bright and attractive, and the text remains clear. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Pp. xv, 296. Biography of the explorer Augustus Gregory.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Pp. xv, 296. Biography of the explorer Augustus Gregory.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Whether in Western Australia in the 1840s or across the 'big top' in his North Australian Expedition 1855-56 or his search for Ludwig Leichhardt through the western districts of Queensland, Augustus Gregory ranks as one of Australia's foremost pathfinders. His successes in discovering new pasture lands, indicating the presence of mineral deposits or assessing weather patterns and penetrating inhospitable desert country are impressive. Signed by the Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. pp.xvi+296. 24.5cm. Portrait. Illustrations in the text, including maps. End paper maps. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Very good copy. (Sir Augustus Gregory, explorer, surveyor).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has some light creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are also very good. Sir Augustus Gregory, with the more familiar figures of Eyre, Sturt, Leichhardt and Stuart, ranks as one of Australia's foremost pathfinders. Whether in Western Australia in the 1840s, or across the big top in his North Australian expedition 1855-56, or his 1858 search for Dr Ludwig Leichhardt through the drought-stricken western districts of Queensland along Cooper Creek to Adelaide, Gregory's prodigious successes in discovering new pasture lands, indicating the presence of mineral deposits, or assessing weather patterns and penetrating inhospitable desert country are impressive.

Boards. 1st Edition. Royal 8vo, pp. xv, 296, Index, b/w frontis port., b/w plates & maps, ep maps, orig bds., nr fine, in d.j slightly creased top edge, v.g. Biography of Sir Augustus Gregory, one of Australia's foremost pathfinders - he searched for Dr Ludwig Leichhardt through the drought-stricken western districts of Queensland along Coopers Creek to Adelaide in 1858.

HARDCOVER. 1979, First edition. A near fine copy only marked by age tanning of the page edges. The d/w is also near fine and is now in a protective cover. Scans available if required.