Byerley frederick ed (4 Ergebnisse)

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Second Facsimile Edition. xii, 88pp, folding map, appendix, bw plate. Or green cloth in jacket. Foxing to top edge and endpapers, prev owner bookplate on front pastedown. Facsimile edition of the 1867 original detailing the exploration of North Queensland by the Jardine expedition in the 1860's. Compiled from the original journals and edited by Frederick Byerley. Size: 8vo.…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Facsimile Edition. 8vo. Pp. xii; 88. Large folding map bound in at rear. Blue cloth with gilt rules and lettering on front cover and spine. As New condition, with no detracting qualities whatsoever. A handsome production, being a facsimile reprint of the 1867 edition published by J. W. Buxton. See FERGUSON, 7747.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket as Issued. Reprint. Near Fine With A Penciled Notation On The Half Title Page Pp 178 Fold Out Chart At The Rear.

From Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland.First edition. Photographic frontispiece, lithograph plate & a folding map. 8vo. Modern full calf, gilt, a little foxed. xii, 88pp. Brisbane, The Ingleton copy. The official account of one of the great Australian overland expeditions. In 1863, John Jardine was appointed Government Representative of a new settlement at Somerset at the tip of Cape York. His sons, Frank and Alexander, were entrusted with the task of transporting the necessary cattle for the settlement from Rockhampton. Setting out in 1864, their 1200 mile journey became the most important of all the Cape York expeditions. It took 10 months, much of which was spent being harassed by aggressive Aborigines, who pursued them over hundreds of miles. This culminated in a pitched battle on the Mitchell River. Despite the loss of 200 head of cattle, their achievement is undeniable. Wantrup, 185; Ferguson, 7747; Ingleton, 483.…