192p large hardback with illustrated dustjacket, excellent condition, as new
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Seller: Shiny Owl Books, Gloucester, NSW, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Size: Large (27 to 34cm). Text body is clean & unmarked. Binding tight, spine fine. ISBN: 0731908317. ISBN/EAN: 9780731908318. **Heavy Book. A Postage surcharge may be requested. Contact us BEFORE ordering for a quote. Click Ask Bookseller a Question** *** WE ONLY POST TO AUSTRALIA NZ CANADA USA JAPAN SINGAPORE & UK VIA THIS SERVICE***. Seller Inventory # 53215
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Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 192 pp, illustrated throughout in full colour, appendices, bibliography, index. Pictorial laminated boards in jacket. Some fading to edges of jacket, prev owner bookplate inside front cover. The book is in two parts: Old maps and their origins; and Key Maps--Australia, the Pacific and Antarctica with an epilogue: Post-Federation Maps (1901-1950). 'The maps are not only significant for the information they carry, but many of them are also fine works of art, reflecting the aesthetic values of the time. The book breaks new ground in cartographic presentation in that the maps are set in context, with valuable background information on such topics as the problems of navigation, the map makers and European map trade'. Size: 4to. Seller Inventory # 055494
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Seller: Archive, Sth Hobart, TAS, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Fine In A Near Fine Jacket Pp 192 Index Frontis Map Illustrated Throughout. Seller Inventory # 015539
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Seller: Spencer & Murphy Booksellers, Yungaburra, QLD, Australia
Hardcover (Printed Boards). Condition: Good. Numerous colour and black and white illustrations. Over hundreds of years historic maps have revealed the changing face of Australia as the puzzle of discovery?. Seller Inventory # 52325
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Seller: Book Merchant Bookstore, Bunbury, WA, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine condition. This book is a richly illustrated guide for historians, collectors, and those interested in Australian history. It presents maps that were significant in elucidating the mystery of 'Terra Australis', and sets them in historical context. It also discusses the features, origins, rarity, value and care of old maps. Includes references, a bibliography and an index. Seller Inventory # 01077
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Seller: Plurabelle Books Ltd, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 192p large hardback with illustrated dustjacket, excellent condition, as new Language: English. Seller Inventory # 177998
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: As New. Looks unread but has previous onwer's name and date stamped to the flyleaf. Jacket shows touch of shelf wear. oversized and overweight. B52 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal. Seller Inventory # 131336