'A Bright & Savage Land'

Collins, Sydney, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Size: 10"-12" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Natural History & Resources; Australian History; ISBN: 000217555X. ISBN/EAN: 9780002175555. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 49026. . 9780002175555

Collins, Sydney, 1986. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Near Fine. AUSTRALIANA FAUNA & FLORA ABORIGINAL""Australia's contribution to the great scientific advances of the 19th century was unique. From the beginning, this 'bright and savage land' presented to naturalists sights that excited their curiosity and challenged their understanding - all things 'were queer and opposite'. 'When a botanist enters New Holland',wrote… Read more about this item

Sydney, Collins, 1986, First Edition. . original cloth, spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), fine and clean. . 4to [28.5 x 21 cm]; 192 pp, colorfrontis, numerous illustrations & plates, many in color, from orig sources, bibliog, index. . The author describes the work and characters of the pioneering scientists in Australia, based on their letters, diaries… Read more about this item

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 05/02/1987 00:00:01. hardcover. Good. 3.0457 in x 28.1726 in x 20.8122 in. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover.

Ringwood, Victoria, Australia: Penguin Australia, 1993 240 pages and 16 pages photos and illustrations. The science of a new continent - Australia - where all things were 'queer and opposite'. Reading crease along the hinge of front cover otherwise fine.. First Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine-.

Sydney: Collins, 1986. Very well illustrated, quarto, pp 192, a very good clean copy in dustwrapper.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

Collins, 1986. hardcover. Very Good. 11x8x1. Light shelf wear to dust jacket. Hardcover, 192 pages, no highlighting or underlining.

Sydney: Collins. 1986. 1st ed., 4to., pp 192 incl. index, biblio., b/w and col. Ills., or. cl. bds., light creasing to d.j. o/w near fine condition in d.j. Includes William Dampier, Charles Darwin, Joseph Banks, Captain Cook, Sydney Parkinson, Freycinet expedition and many of the Australian explorers and naturalists such as Thomas Baines, Von Mueller, Leicchardt, A.C.… Read more about this item

Sydney: Published by Collins, 1986. 4to. pp.192, index, illustrations in black & white and colour.Original yellow hardcover in pictorial dust wrapper. Very good.

Sydney, Australia: Collins. 1986. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine+ in Near Fine+ dj .

Collins, 1986. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1050grams, ISBN:000217555X

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1986. Good. MOYAL, ANN. 'a bright & savage land': Scientists in colonial Australia. Sydney: Collins, 1986. 4to, pp.192, illus. in color and halftone from old prints, paintings, photographs. Index, bibliography. Dj, NEW. [Natural history, exploring, plant hunting in Australia]