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Sir Joseph Banks The Father of Australia
J.H Maiden
1909
William Applegate Gullick; Trench & Co. : Sydney; London
9" by 6"
xiv, 244pp
SUMMARY
A fascinating insight into one of the most important figures of the colonisation of Australia.
Illustrated,Leather Binding
Overall Condition: Near Fine
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Illustrated, with 64 illustrations, including five folding plates.
Written by Joseph Maiden, a botanist who made a major contribution to the knowledge of Australian flora. He was the Government botanist of New South Wales and Director of the Botanic Gardens, Sydney.
Prior owner was C J B Proudman of Brislington, Bristol. Loosely inserted is a receipt from the purchase of this book from Bibliophile, Sydney, dated 17/03/1994.
This is a comprehensive biography of Sir Joseph Banks, a British naturalist, botanist and patron of natural scientists. He took part in James Cook's first great voyage (1768-1771) and some of the plates to this volume are Cook's charts. Banks advocated British settlement in New South Wales and the colonisation of Australia. He also established Botany Bay, as a place for the reception of convicts. The genus Banksia is named after him due to his introduction of it to the western world. He also introduced eucalyptus and acacia.
CONDITION
In a quarter morocco binding with original pictorial cloth boards. Gilt stamped design to front board. Has been rebacked with morocco, retaining original boards. Externally, lovely with just a few handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Institutional stamp to title page, page xvii and to folding facsimile plates 'St Peters institute'. Pages are bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Near Fine
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