Language: English
Published by Kangaroo Press, Australia, 2002
ISBN 10: 0731811186 ISBN 13: 9780731811182
Seller: Leigh Gallery Books, LEIGH ON SEA, ESSEX, United Kingdom
First Edition
Card. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 244pp. b/w illustrations.
Language: English
Published by Kangaroo Press, East Roseville, NSW, 2003
ISBN 10: 0731811186 ISBN 13: 9780731811182
Seller: Fox & Hedgehog, Moraga, CA, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Color and B&W illustrations (illustrator). First printing (number line). A nice copy with tight binding and square, uncreased spine. No marks. Some cover and corner wear, including a light bump to crown of spine and a crease at the lower edge of the front panel. Pages toned around the edges. Label on back panel.
Language: English
Published by Sydney; Kangaroo Press; 2002, 2003
ISBN 10: 0731811186 ISBN 13: 9780731811182
Seller: Fine Print Books (ABA), Erskineville, Sydney, NSW, Australia
paperback in good condition, front cover has one 1cm tear on edge; 244 pages, colour and b/w illusts.
Language: English
Published by Simon & Schuster (Trade Division), 2003
ISBN 10: 0731811186 ISBN 13: 9780731811182
Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Kangaroo Press 2002 edition. Light scratches/marks to cover & minor scuffs to edges. Foxing/stains to page edges. Text/images very good.
Language: English
Published by Australia: Kangaroo Press, 2002: 0731811186, 2003
ISBN 10: 0731811186 ISBN 13: 9780731811182
Seller: P. Cassidy (Books), Holbeach, LINCS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Like New 2002 Kangaroo Press First Edition. Large format paperback 9½" x 7ĵ". It has xi + 243 pages. and is very well illustrated with b/w photographs, colour plates and maps. Excellent condition. Like New.
Language: English
Published by Simon & Schuster (Trade Division), 2003
ISBN 10: 0731811186 ISBN 13: 9780731811182
Seller: Boodle Books, Millmerran, QLD, Australia
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. IN THE MID 1700'S AUSTRALIA WAS A LARGELY FORGOTTEN CURIOSITY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD. THEN CAME THE AUSTRALIAN NAVIGATORS. WITHIN A 40 YEAR SPAN, ONE OF THE BLOODIEST IN EUROPEAN HISTORY, LEGENDARY EXPLORERS INCLUDING D'ENTRECASTEAUX, COOK, MARION, BLIGH, BASS, BAUDIN AND FLINDERS UNDERTOOK THE PERILOUS JOURNEYS OF EXPLORATION TO THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT.DANGEROUS ? YES, OF THE ABOVE LISTED ONLY BLIGH SURVIVED LONG ENOUGH TO RETIRE.
Language: English
Published by East Roseville, N.S.W. ; London : Kangaroo, 2002
ISBN 10: 0731811186 ISBN 13: 9780731811182
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xi, 243 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Explorers - Australia. Australia - Discovery and exploration. 3 Kg.
Published by Kangaroo Press. Sydney. ., 2002
ISBN 10: 0731811186 ISBN 13: 9780731811182
Seller: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australia
First Edition
1st Ed. XI, 244 PP with 29 head pieces, 8 charts and 17 maps, plus 8 pages with 15 b/w or colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Repaired tear on the free fly of the front endpaper, signs of old water damage on the lower margin of the verso of front cover and the first 6 and the last 18 pages (not affecting text). Very good copy. 23.5 x 18. De Surville, Du Fresne, Saint Allouarn, Bougainville, Cook, Lapérouse, Bruny d'Entrecasteaux, Baudin, Matthew Flinders.
Language: English
Published by Kangaroo Press, East Roseville NSW, 2002
ISBN 10: 0731811186 ISBN 13: 9780731811182
Seller: Book Merchant Bookstore, Bunbury, WA, Australia
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Top foredge is sunned. Interior and binding are still very good. Within 40 years, one of the bloodiest in European history, legendary explorers, including Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, James Cook, Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, William Bligh, George Bass, Nicolas Baudin, and Matthew Flinders, undertook the perilous journeys of exploration to the southern continent. In this intriguing book, Robert Tiley examines the roots of this era in war-torn Europe and the complex aims of the backers who supported and promoted these expeditions.
Language: English
Published by East Roseville, N.S.W. ; London : Kangaroo, 2002
ISBN 10: 0731811186 ISBN 13: 9780731811182
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xi, 243 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Explorers - Australia. Australia - Discovery and exploration. 1 Kg.