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Into the Dead Heart: An Ornithological Trip through Central Australia
by WHITE, Captain S. A
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Adelaide: Friends of the State Library of South Australia, 1998. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. [viii], 154. Illustrated with black & white halftone photo reproductions and a two-color fold-out map. Introduction by Dr. Philip G. Jones. Red cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the spine, titles and decorations in blind on the cover. Edition limited to 600 copies. Enlarged xerographic facsimile of the 1914 edition published by W. K. Thomas & Co., Adelaide. A serialized scientific report of a 1300 mile expedition that marked the end of the Age of Exploration in Australia. A bright, fresh copy.
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- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6885
- Title
- Into the Dead Heart: An Ornithological Trip through Central Australia
- Author
- WHITE, Captain S. A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Friends of the State Library of South Australia
- Place of Publication
- Adelaide
- Date Published
- 1998
- Bookseller catalogs
- South Seas;
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About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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