9780731811182 - australian navigators: picking up shells and catching butterflies in an age of revolution di tiley, robert (10 risultati)
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Da: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.Library House Internet Sales
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EUR 2,24
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Softcover. Condizione: Poor. No Jacket. Why, in the closing decades of the 1700s, one of the bloodiest periods in European history, did sailors from the warring nations of Britain and France come to this far-flung corner of the world in an attempt to chart coastlines in the Pacific, including Australia? Why engage in such a dang…erous and potentially unrewarding task when a much greater reward might be had fighting wars and sharing the rewards of glory, promotion and prize money? Mortality on these sea journeys was high. Very few of the French navigators survived their first major expedition to the Pacific, and very few of the British commanded more than one. Only one, William Bligh, ever achieved what could be regarded as comfortable retirement. A great deal has been written about many of these navigators - Bouganville, Cook, Bligh, Bass, Baudin and Flinders - often in weighty volumes. This book does not try to emulate such efforts. Instead it seeks to address the spirit of the era, to examine afresh the personal ambitions of these navigators, the quite often different goals of their political patrons and backers, and the reasons why they did or did not succeed. In portraying their frailty and their tenacity author Robert Tiley has produced a fascinating study of lives as relevant now as they were then. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Boards are very bowed. It appears as though this book was completely soaked at one point. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Heavily shelf worn. Badly faded due to exposure to sunlight. Large crease(s) in the cover. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.
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Da: Fox & Hedgehog, Moraga, CA, U.S.A.Fox & Hedgehog
Contatta il venditoreVenditore con 5 stelleCondizione: Usato - Molto buono
EUR 23,41
Spedizione gratuitaSpedito in U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. First printing (number line). A nice copy with tight binding and square, uncreased spine. No marks. Some cover and corner wear, including a light bump to crown of spine and a crease at the lower edge of the front panel. Pages toned around the edges. Label on back panel. Color and B&W illustratio…ns (illustratore).
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Da: Fine Print Books (ABA), Erskineville, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaFine Print Books (ABA)
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EUR 12,49
EUR 19,24 spedizioneSpedito da Australia a U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
paperback in good condition, front cover has one 1cm tear on edge; 244 pages, colour and b/w illusts.
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Da: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, Regno UnitoHay-on-Wye Booksellers
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EUR 13,23
EUR 29,19 spedizioneSpedito da Regno Unito a U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
Condizione: Good. Kangaroo Press 2002 edition. Light scratches/marks to cover & minor scuffs to edges. Foxing/stains to page edges. Text/images very good.
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Da: P. Cassidy (Books), Holbeach, LINCS, Regno UnitoP. Cassidy (Books)
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EUR 18,04
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Like New 2002 Kangaroo Press First Edition. Large format paperback 9½" x 7¼". It has xi + 243 pages. and is very well illustrated with b/w photographs, colour plates and maps. Excellent condition. Like New.
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Da: Boodle Books, Millmerran, QLD, AustraliaBoodle Books
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EUR 13,74
EUR 32,35 spedizioneSpedito da Australia a U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. IN THE MID 1700'S AUSTRALIA WAS A LARGELY FORGOTTEN CURIOSITY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD. THEN CAME THE AUSTRALIAN NAVIGATORS. WITHIN A 40 YEAR SPAN, ONE OF THE BLOODIEST IN EUROPEAN HISTORY, LEGENDARY EXPLORERS INCLUDING D'ENTRECASTEAUX, COOK, MARION, BLIGH, BASS, BAUDIN AND FLINDERS UNDERTOOK… THE PERILOUS JOURNEYS OF EXPLORATION TO THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT.DANGEROUS ? YES, OF THE ABOVE LISTED ONLY BLIGH SURVIVED LONG ENOUGH TO RETIRE.
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Da: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
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EUR 52,05
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First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xi, 243 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and… index. Subjects: Explorers - Australia. Australia - Discovery and exploration. 3 Kg.
Editore: Kangaroo Press. Sydney. ., 2002
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Da: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, AustraliaJean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books
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EUR 14,99
EUR 21,86 spedizioneSpedito da Australia a U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
1st Ed. XI, 244 PP with 29 head pieces, 8 charts and 17 maps, plus 8 pages with 15 b/w or colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Repaired tear on the free fly of the front endpaper, signs of old water damage on the lower margin of the verso of front cover and the first 6 and the last 18 pages (not affecting text). Very good… copy. 23.5 x 18. De Surville, Du Fresne, Saint Allouarn, Bougainville, Cook, Lapérouse, Bruny d'Entrecasteaux, Baudin, Matthew Flinders.
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Da: Book Merchant Bookstore, Bunbury, WA, AustraliaBook Merchant Bookstore
Contatta il venditoreVenditore con 5 stelleCondizione: Usato - Buono
EUR 19,99
EUR 37,60 spedizioneSpedito da Australia a U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
Soft cover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Top foredge is sunned. Interior and binding are still very good. Within 40 years, one of the bloodiest in European history, legendary explorers, including Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, James Cook, Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, William Bli…gh, George Bass, Nicolas Baudin, and Matthew Flinders, undertook the perilous journeys of exploration to the southern continent. In this intriguing book, Robert Tiley examines the roots of this era in war-torn Europe and the complex aims of the backers who supported and promoted these expeditions.
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Da: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrlandaMW Books Ltd.
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EUR 45,00
EUR 13,95 spedizioneSpedito da Irlanda a U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xi, 243 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and… index. Subjects: Explorers - Australia. Australia - Discovery and exploration. 1 Kg.
