EARLY DAYS OF CAIRNS; TROPIC COASTS AND TABLELANDS; MORE ABOUT CAIRNS: THE SECOND DECADE; MORE ABOUT CAIRNS: 2. ECHOES OF THE PAST; MORE ABOUT CAIRNS: 3. RECOLLECTIONS OF A VARIED LIFE, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOSEPH GREETHAM EASTWOOD.
de COLLINSON, J. W. [James Warren]:
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Brisbane: W. R. Smith & Paterson Pty. Ltd., 1939; 1941; 1942; 1945; 1946. First editions, three of the titles limited editions (each one of 500 copies printed, numbered and signed by the author). Six volumes. Octavo. Publisher's original brown pebble-grained cloth with titles in gilt to the upper boards and spines. Illustrated with occasional black and white photographs and maps. A near fine set, the bindings square and firm with minor bumping to the extremities and a little fading to the spine of the final volume. The contents with the occasional spot of light foxing to the edges of the textblock are otherwise in very good order and clean throughout. An uncommon set of Collinson's works concerning the history of Cairns, Queensland, Australia and its surrounding area.
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- Sky Duthie Rare Books (GB)
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- EARLY DAYS OF CAIRNS; TROPIC COASTS AND TABLELANDS; MORE ABOUT CAIRNS: THE SECOND DECADE; MORE ABOUT CAIRNS: 2. ECHOES OF THE PAST; MORE ABOUT CAIRNS: 3. RECOLLECTIONS OF A VARIED LIFE, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOSEPH GREETHAM EASTWOOD.
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- COLLINSON, J. W. [James Warren]:
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- Brisbane: W. R. Smith & Paterson Pty. Ltd.
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- 1939; 1941; 1942; 1945; 1946
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- Natural History|History & Military|Signed Books|Travel & Exploration
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Sky Duthie Rare Books
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Sobre Sky Duthie Rare Books
We carry a wide-ranging stock of fine and rare books, unique manuscripts, original artwork, photographs and ephemera. Placing a strong emphasis on the unusual and the visually stimulating, our areas of focus include travel and exploration; natural history; science and medicine; art and design; history; politics, philosophy and economics; literature and poetry; and children's and illustrated books.
Following a period in academia focusing on the history of ideas and after several years working for a prominent rare bookseller, the business was established in 2022 by Dr Sky Duthie.
Following a period in academia focusing on the history of ideas and after several years working for a prominent rare bookseller, the business was established in 2022 by Dr Sky Duthie.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
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