Bicknell (Arthur C.) Travel and Adventure in Northern Queensland
£150
London, Longmans, Green, 1895.
First edition. 8vo. Original green gilt-pictorial cloth.
A tale of camp life and adventure in a hitherto little known part of Australia.
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Some toning and minor marking internally, ink name to half-title; cloth slightly rubbed at edges, minor marking to upper cover, but overall very good.
Illustrations by J.B. Clarke after the author.
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