Explorers by William Joy (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. hardback in very good+ condition with very good - dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. 217pp, index, , endpaper maps, b&w ills. Deals mainly with those explorers who crossed the continent of Australia. Blaxland, Lawson, Hume Hovell, Burke & Wills etc. Extremely nice copy Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good Dj. Reprint. 2 small stamps , another back of title page, taped back and front between the cover and first page, a good firm clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. pp.(xiv)+217. 21cm. 30 black and white photographic illustrations. Location maps in the text. End paper maps. Index. Ink name on front end paper. Hard cover in worn and repaired dust jacket. A good clean copy Explorers of Australia by Land and Sea. [506g]. (Reprint).…

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st of This Edition. 159 pages. A clean, straight book.

Condition: Very Good. Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket protected by mylar. Some minor shelfwear to jacket. Clean text, tight binding! A great copy! 1971 reprint.

Condition: Good. 1964. No Edition Remarks. 159 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Some page corners folded. Minor pencil inscriptions to half-title page. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces heavily tanned, particularly spine. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Spine noticeably sunned.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. V Good in New Archival Sleeve. First Printing of this Edition. A firm straight unmarked book, 217 pages. Dust jacket bright, complete.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. used but very good condition in wrapper with very little wear. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 2nd Edition. 2nd edition. 22cm. VG h/c with slightly chipped DJ with small tears. 216 pages, 30 b/w photos, endpaper maps. A fascinating book dealing with the exploration of the vast hinterland of Australia, beginning in the early 1800s and extending to the 1870s. As well as the famous names there are others less well-known, but who played a part in opening up the nation.…

Hardback. William Joy, Shakespeare Head Press, Sydney. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe untamed Australian interior serves as the backdrop for a harrowing saga of ambition, endurance, and the relentless quest for discovery. William Joy chronicles the lives of the intrepid men who dared to venture beyond the Great Dividing Range, trading the safety of colonial settlements for the scorched earth and unpredictable terrain of the Outback. From the pioneering efforts of Wentworth and Blaxland to the tragic expeditions of Burke and Wills, the narrative centers on the human struggle against a landscape that remains as indifferent as it is vast. Beyond the logistical accounts of rations and mileage, Joy explores the profound psychological toll of the wilderness and the complex interactions between European explorers and the Indigenous populations they encountered. His writing style is characterized by a journalistic clarity that balances historical rigor with the dramatic tension of an adventure novel. This work stands as a significant contribution to Australian historiography, capturing the spirit of an era where the map was still a canvas of "unknown territory" and every horizon held the promise of either glory or grave. Hardback.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Very good in sl. tattered d.j. 24pp plates, endpaper maps. Interesting and graphic one-volume history of Australian exploration. *** 159pp. *** Index. > DJ Fair | > Language: English | > Size: 8vo | > Media/Binding: Hardcover |.