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Whirlwinds in the Plain, Ludwig Leichhardt, Friends, Foes & History
by Webster, E M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Melbourne : Melbourne University Press, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Octavo (standard book size). Some black and white plates and some map illustrations. A comprehensive work on Ludwig Leichhardt and the author has set out to uncover the real story behind this explorer. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 462 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust jacket is in good condition with some creases and wear on edges and some rubbing. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Book distributor’s sticker on title page. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Boards a little rubbed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Exploration; Australian Explorers & Exploration; ISBN: 0522841813. ISBN/EAN: 9780522841817. Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52242. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy Edges very slightly spotted or marked Boards a little rubbed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52242
- Title
- Whirlwinds in the Plain, Ludwig Leichhardt, Friends, Foes & History
- Author
- Webster, E M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1980
- Pages
- 462
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Australian Explorers & Exploration BZDB397 Australian explorers, Leichhardt Exploration; Australian Explorers & Exploration; Whirlwinds in the Plain Ludwig Leichhardt Friends Foes History
- Size
- Octavo (standard book size)
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
Biblio member since 2020
Yungaburra, Queensland
About Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
Books sourced from all over the world adorn our shelves. We carry a general range of books, some 18,000, including fiction and non-fiction in all genres. We stock collectibles, rare and antiquarian and many out-of-print books. Lonely Planet described Spencer & Murphy Booksellers as "the best bookshop in the North" and we are known as a treasure trove of books and often as Aladdin's Cave of Books.
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- Jacket
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