THE GREAT ARTESIAN BASIN de Cook, Alex and McKenzie, Don - 1997

Infracombe, Queensland, Australia : M'Choinneach Publishers, 1997. (vi.) + 54pp. Illustrated throughout: b/white halftone plates, line-drawn maps and figures, plus a tipped-in like map (with legend) affixed to inner rear wrap. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-illustrated card wrapper minimally bumped and edgeworn, with (sticker removal?) abrading on lower rear wrap. A former owner's name/date on contents page, plus several forthright annotations on one leaf (2 pages), else textblock unmarked. "This small volume is intended to interest the traveller with an account of the main features of the Great Artesian Basin and its history . . . " Contents include: Prelims., Preface. "Song of the Artesian Water" - A.B. Paterson (words only). Introduction. Landforms and Vegetation. Economic Activity. The Geology of The Basin. Fossils. Postscript. Book weight approx. 285g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 4to - (approx. 27cm x 20.5cm).