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- VerlagPicador Australia
- Erscheinungsdatum2004
- ISBN 10 0330364588
- ISBN 13 9780330364584
- EinbandTapa blanda
- Anzahl der Seiten312
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Bright Planet
Verlag:
Pan Macmillan Australia Pty, Limited, Sydney, 2004
ISBN 10: 0330364588
ISBN 13: 9780330364584
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Softcover
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Anbieter: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australien
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Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. apart from slight darkening of the page edges which is normal, there is no damage to describe. This, the author's 2nd novel of the rich and witty portrait of the imperial impulse, of optimism in the face of disaster and a marvellous depiction of how to die in Australia. Set in 1841 and is deemed by the elite of the London club an expedition should set off for Australia so that "the country be opened up, mapped and the rich lands found To know the unknown"  but primarily to prevent the French from getting there first. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 312 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0330364588. ISBN/EAN: 9780330364584. Inventory No: 0257729. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0257729
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Bright Planet
Verlag:
Pan Macmillan, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2004
ISBN 10: 0330364588
ISBN 13: 9780330364584
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Medium Trade Paperback
Anbieter: Manyhills Books, Traralgon, VIC, Australien
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Medium Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Macmillan, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2004. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned. Pages are wavy at start of book from exposure to water. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In 1841, it is deemed by the elite of a London club that an expedition should set off for Australia, so that 'the country be opened up, mapped and the rich lands found to know the unknown' - but primarily to prevent the French from getting there first. A year later the Bright Planet arrives in Bareheep, and then the trouble really begins for Elijah Blood, the ship's captain, who is literally sick with love Quiet Giles, the company's botanist, worrying about his wife far away and the temptations of the flesh nearby and Edwin Robins, who absconds from the ship's party (with much of the passengers' jewellery) to create mayhem of his own. As the ship travels up river into the heart of the continent, mortality meets the hapless crew, repeatedly. *** Quantity Available: 2. Category: Fiction; Historical; ISBN: 0330364588. ISBN/EAN: 9780330364584. Inventory No: 09110282. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 09110282
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Bright Planet
Anbieter: Barclay Books, York, WA, Australien
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Paperback. MAY04. A witty high seas adventure about ambition, exploration and death in Australia.In 1841, it is deemed by the elite of a London club that an expedition should set off for Australia, so that 2004. First edition. A near fine copy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 11803056
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