About this title: The first fully documented story of the strange drama - familiar to every Australian child - that took place in the remote interior of Australia 150 years ago. More than any other incident in Australia's history the story of Burke, the dashing but inexperienced expedition leader and Wills, his heroic second-in-command, evokes the memory of the ...
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Nelson Doubleday
Date Published: 1965
Description: Good. NEL 2104 four square, tight spine with heavy creasing and some water spots, price tag on the front cover, pages are yellow. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Inventory No: 001213. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row
Date Published: 1963
Description: Good. Ex-library, but little used, with an intact dustwrapper. Free, automatic1st class upgrade for books under 14 ounces. Free Priority upgrade to all domestic orders over $20.00. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row, New York
Date Published: 1963
Description: Very good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Good for ex-lib. Text is clear, binding is tight, pages are clean. Book and DJ have some shelf wear. Usual ex-lib markings. x, 222 p. : ill., ports., maps; 22 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Maps, Portraits. read more
Edition: First edition. stated first edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row, New York
Date Published: 1963
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Ex-library w/ expected markings, dj in mylar, nonsmoking home, tight, some staining, corner creases, no rips, tears. x, 222 p. : ill., ports., maps; 22 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Maps, Portraits. read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Date Published: 1963
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket. Text clean and intact. Pages intact with some edge wear and spots. Penciled price and note to endpages. Cover with some bumping. 222 pages. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper and Brothers, N Y
Date Published: 1963
Description: Good in Good jacket. Very Good-in Very Good-jacket 8vo. 222pp. Has light wear. DJ has light soiling. DJ lightly rubbed and chipped. Internally Clean. Lang: English. Vols: 1, Wt: 2lbs. read more
Description: Very Good. Hardcover w / dustjacket. Very good condition; edges, corners, and covers of book show minor wear. No underlining; no highlighting; no internal markings. Nearly fine book in vg dj. Dj has small closed tears. 1st. 1963. Hardcover w / dustjacket. read more
"An interesting account of the first exploration group to cross the interior of Australia from south to north. Also a tragic story since three of the four explorers died through a combination of poor planning, poor communication, and missed rescue opportunities."
"Very interesting read on the hapless excursion of Burke and Wills to make it to the northernmost end of Australia overland from the south. Great descriptions of flora and fauna, and pretty good storytelling too. Good read."
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