Description: Description Title: Rambles in Australia Author: Edwin & Marion Sharpe Grew Description: Forest green boards with gilt lettering on spine; the front has light green lettering and a paste-on pictorial showing of a rural cottage scene. Corners pushed; light edgewearl. Previous owner's name and lightly erased pencil price on ffep; the title page and a few other pages (those adjacent to the illustrated plates) are foxed; pages are generally clean. 32 plates with photographic illustrations and a map. xii, 292 pp. 7.5 x 5.25 inches. Published as part of Mills & Boon's Rambles Series. 1916 travelogue of a journey across Australia which was made by the authors made between July and September. In a lively fashion it conveys a diverse impression of the country itself, its landscapes, its social environment and cultural atmosphere. It also touches on some historical and political aspects. Contents: Part I: Western Australis (The Land of the Unlatched Door; First Impressions; Perth: A Paradise for the Working Man; In the Bush; Agriculture and Gold). Part II: South Australia (A Bird's-Eye View; Adelaide; Compulsory Training and Social Life in Adelaide). Part III: Victoria (Collins Street-Melbourne; Social Life in Melbourne; Ballarat; The Black Spur). Part IV: New South Wales: (Sydney Harbour; Sydney and Its Neighborhood; The Blue Mountains and a Bush Picnic). Part V: Queensland (Banana-Land; The Beginning of the Tropics; A Day in the Queensland Bush; In and About Brisbane). Part VI: The Northern Territory (The Great Barrier Reef; The Northern Territory). Binding: Hardcover Condition: Very Good Jacket Condition: None Publisher: Mills & Boon Place: London Year: 1916 Language: English ISBN: n/a Keywords: travel, travelogue, Melbourne, Victoria, Sydney, Adelaide, Australian society, geography, culture, customs, Australian, Queensland, New South Wales, ShippingWe will make every effort to ship all items out within one business day of your cleared payment. Unless specified, all books are sent via USPS media mail (within the US). We also offer other shipping options to meet your needs. Thanks for shopping!
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Year Printed: 1916
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Topic: Travel
Binding: Hardcover
Title: Rambles in Australia
Author: Edwin Sharpe Grew
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Mills & Boon
Place of Publication: London
