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General And Garrison Orders Of Port Phillip
by COLLINS, David
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- Fine
- Condition
- Fine/Slipcase Fine
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
NP: Queensbury Hill Press, 1984. Limited Edition. Leather bound. Fine/Slipcase Fine. 8vo. Pp. 103 (8). Frontispiece portrait of Collins tipped in, and with a portrait of Daniel Woodriff, captain of the HMS "Calcutta," also tipped in. Bound in full calf with hand-tooled gilt decoration to spine and borders of pastedowns, front and rear cover stamped with gilt design. With four pp. of the publisher's titles. This is number 10 of an edition limited to 155. With the plain card-stock slipcase. A volume from the publisher's "Victoriana Collection" series. This is a facsimile edition of that originally issued as "Port Phillip. First Survey and Settlement Of." Few need an introduction to the notable stature of David Collins, Secretary to Governor Phillip and Lieutenant-Governor of Port Phillip, first Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land and founder of Hobart. Prior to his antipodean efforts, Collins distinguished himself in the Revolutionary War, notably at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Bookseller inventory SADS-DYM-DW.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 727
- Title
- General And Garrison Orders Of Port Phillip
- Author
- COLLINS, David
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Slipcase Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Queensbury Hill Press
- Place of Publication
- NP
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Australiana Oceania Knatchbull South Seas Joseph Banks New Holland Van Diemen's Land William Bligh
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Gilt
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- Fine
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- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Facsimile
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