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LION AND KANGAROO: The Initiation of Australia, 1901-1919
by Souter, Gavin
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good/Very good
- ISBN 10
- 0002114453
- ISBN 13
- 9780002114455
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Sydney and London: Collins, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Signed and dated by Souter on the title page. Panoramic history of Australia from the birth of the commonwealth to its climactic ordeal by fire in the First World War. 14 colour illustrations, 35 black-and-white drawings, and 6 textual drawings. Tall octavo. Original rust cloth binding, with gilt titles. The boards are slightly bowed, with a bit of wear to the corners and tips. Some sun fading along the spine of the dust jacket; otherwise very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70371
- Title
- LION AND KANGAROO: The Initiation of Australia, 1901-1919
- Author
- Souter, Gavin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002114453
- ISBN 13
- 9780002114455
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- Sydney and London
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- South Pacific, Australia, First World War, World War I, British Commonwealth
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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