Australian Dictionary of Dates and Men of the Time: Containing the history of Australasia from 1542 to May, 1879
by J.H. Heaton
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About This Item
Sydney: George Robertson, 1879. Good. Sydney: George Robertson, 1879. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's blue pictorial cloth stamped in gilt; [4],317,[1],2,[12]pp.; text printed in double columns throughout, pictorial ads bound in rear. Boards quite worn and rather soiled, spine cloth toned, textblock foxed throughout; a Good example only, though uncommon in the original cloth.
"It has been sought to embody in a lasting form a digested summary of every branch of Australian history, brought down to the eve of publication" (from the author's Preface, p. [iii]).
"It has been sought to embody in a lasting form a digested summary of every branch of Australian history, brought down to the eve of publication" (from the author's Preface, p. [iii]).
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27365
- Title
- Australian Dictionary of Dates and Men of the Time: Containing the history of Australasia from 1542 to May, 1879
- Author
- J.H. Heaton
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1879
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