Australia: Its Scenery, natural History, and Resources. With a Glance at Its Gold Fields
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Carlton & Porter, 1854. Hardcover. Very good. Sections on geography, agriculture and 45pp on gold fields. Early gold report 1st published in UK, see F 6295. LACKS p. 194-206. Nd, c1854. 12mo, 207pp, woodcut frontis. Light browning throughout. Orig. brown cloth marked & faded, gilt title on spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5747
- Title
- Australia: Its Scenery, natural History, and Resources. With a Glance at Its Gold Fields
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Carlton & Porter
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1854
- Bookseller catalogs
- VICTORIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; AGRICULTURE;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
Biblio member since 2009
Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
Booksellers for over 40 years, members of prominent trade associations (ABAA, ILAB, ANZAAB, IMCOS, ANZMS, PBFA). We are located at Garrison NY, a stone's throw from the Metro North Hudson line train, just over 1 hr. from NYC on the banks of the Hudson River. Books, maps, prints & ephemera bought & sold.
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- ND
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...