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Sydney: Shakespeare Head Press, 1973. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white photos, maps, light foxing edges, minor edgewear jacket (faint toning reverse side, few tiny edge tears, minor fading with colour loss small patch front flap from sticker removal & spine little faded, fore-edge rear cover rubbed, bottom edge front flap creased). 284 pp. David Davies relates the story of how the Tasmanian Aborigines became extinct less than 100 years after white men first made contact. About the tortuous history of their extermination. Examines the physique, morals and social structure of the Aborigines. The book is illustrated with rare etchings and unique, hitherto unpublished photos of the last few survivors. First edition.
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- Title The Last of the Tasmanians
- Author Davies, David
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st Edition
- Publisher Shakespeare Head Press, Sydney
- Date 1973
- ISBN 9780855581503
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The Last of the Tasmanians.
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