Author: KEAST, ALLEN
Title: Australia and the Pacific Islands: A Natural History (the Continents We Live on Series)
Description: New York: Random House, 1966. Hardcover. A pictorial tour of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands (including Tahiti,and Hawaii), with 249 photos, 106 of which are in color and including several maps. The emphasis here is on wildlife; also with information about plant life, topography and climate of these areas. With color endpaper maps. Text by Allen Keast and with a foreword by Alan Moorehead. An entry in publisher's "The Continents We Live On" series. --- In full red cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped outline of Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia to front cover; gilt spine titling. Color images of a group of kangaroos and of a Pacific atoll to front panel of dust jacket. --- With a little soiling to cloth, else a tightly-bound, unmarked copy. Unclipped dust jacket with chipping and tears along edges (some tape-repaired). Wrapped in removable archival mylar protector. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; 298 pages. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Travel / Exploration / Adventure >>Natural History
Title: Australia and the Pacific Islands: A Natural History (the Continents We Live on Series)
Description: New York: Random House, 1966. Hardcover. A pictorial tour of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands (including Tahiti,and Hawaii), with 249 photos, 106 of which are in color and including several maps. The emphasis here is on wildlife; also with information about plant life, topography and climate of these areas. With color endpaper maps. Text by Allen Keast and with a foreword by Alan Moorehead. An entry in publisher's "The Continents We Live On" series. --- In full red cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped outline of Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia to front cover; gilt spine titling. Color images of a group of kangaroos and of a Pacific atoll to front panel of dust jacket. --- With a little soiling to cloth, else a tightly-bound, unmarked copy. Unclipped dust jacket with chipping and tears along edges (some tape-repaired). Wrapped in removable archival mylar protector. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; 298 pages. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Travel / Exploration / Adventure >>Natural History
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 84942
- Book number: 84942