The Baudin Expedition and the Tasmanian Aborigines, 1802
Hobart, Blubber Head Press, 1983.
Quarto, [x], 245 pages with a map and 4 illustrations plus 28 maps and plates (17 in colour).
Gilt-decorated cloth a little bumped along the bottom edge; an excellent copy with the near-fine dustwrapper.
Number 115 of 1000 copies signed by the author. 'The emphasis of this book is on the Baudin Expedition and the observations on the Aborigines made by its scientists and naval officers - Baudin himself, Péron the anthropologist/naturalist, the Freycinet brothers (Louis and Henri), Hamelin, Heyrisson, Leschenault and St. Cricq' (from the dustwrapper blurb). Many of the illustrations are after Nicolas-Martin Petit and Charles-Alexandre Lesueur. Loosely inserted is the original prospectus (lightly creased and marked). [2 items].
Item #146977
Price (AUD):
$350.00