edited by colin dyer (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition. Henri Gilbert's Diary, Perth to Brisbane, 1897-1899. Translated & edited by Colin Dyer. Illustrated in b&w. With map at front. Includes notes, conversions, bibliography, plus index. A very nice clean tight copy. xii + 195pp.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has some light creasing at edges and spine. Previous owner has signed inside page, now covered with blank ex libris bookplate sticker. Interior and binding are also very good. In the late 19th Century, French journalist Henri Gilbert set out to walk around the world. When Gilbert came to Australia he crossed the continent from Perth to Brisbane. It took Gilbert five and half months to cross the Nullarbor Plain. He kept a diary of his crossing in his meticulously tidy hand.