Waterless Horizons. The First Full-length Study of the Extraordinary Life-story of Edward John Eyre, Explorer, Overlander and Pastoralist in Australia

Published by Robertson and Mullens, Melbourne, 1941

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Seller: Michael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaMichael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB

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Melbourne, Robertson and Mullens, December 1941 (first edition). Octavo, 255 pages with 7 maps (3 double-page) plus 25 pages of plates and pictorial endpapers. Cloth; relevant pencilling to a handful of pages; several pages unevenly tanned (from newspaper cuttings, no longer present); an excellent copy with the very good dustwrapper (sunned, rubbed and chipped, with some old paper and tape repairs, mainly to the verso). Loosely inserted is a lengthy newspaper article by the historian, the Rev. John Blacket, cut from the 'Advertiser and Register', Saturday, 29 August 1931: 'Valuable Historical Discoveries | Edward John Eyre's Letters to Edward Bate Scott | Explorer's Secret Troubles'.

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Bibliographic details

Title
Waterless Horizons. The First Full-length Study of the Extraordinary Life-story of Edward John Eyre, Explorer, Overlander and Pastoralist in Australia
Author
[EYRE, Eward John] UREN, Malcolm and Robert STEPHENS
Publisher
Robertson and Mullens, Melbourne
Publication year
1941
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition.
Item weight
0.5 kilograms
Dimensions
8vo
Seller catalogs
Australia, Exploration, South Australia

Michael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB

Adelaide, SA, Australia

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Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers, established in March 1976, deal in fine and rare books, photographs and manuscripts. Treloars conduct regular specialist book auctions, maintain a retail outlet in the heart of the city of Adelaide and are longstanding members of Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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