W.C. Gosse's Explorations, 1873

GOSSE, W.C.

Verlag: Libraries Board of South Australia, Adelaide, 1973

Beschreibung

Adelaide, Libraries Board of South Australia, 1973 (facsimile edition)/ 1874. Folio, [ii], 23 pages plus a plate and a large folding map (650 × 910 mm) in an endpocket. Synthetic cloth slightly marked; extremities very slightly bumped; an excellent copy. The account of the South Australian Government Surveyor's attempted crossing from the centre to the west coast; not least, he discovered and named Ayers Rock in July 1873. The first separate publication in book form; it was originally published as South Australian Parliamentary Paper Number 48 of 1874. Peade A71: only 603 copies; the publisher's prospectus is loosely inserted. [2 items]. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 137931

Bibliografische Details

Titel: W.C. Gosse's Explorations, 1873

Verlag: Libraries Board of South Australia, Adelaide

Erscheinungsdatum: 1973

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good