Savage Life and Scenes in Australia and New Zealand by George French Angas
$39.00
George French Angas's classic nineteenth-century account of travel in Australia and New Zealand, based on journeys made in the 1840s and first published in London in 1847. Angas records landscapes, travel, encounters, customs and everyday life, with particular importance for early colonial and Māori history.
This Reed facsimile edition reproduces the original two-volume work in a single volume.
Bibliographic details:
Author: George French Angas
Publisher: A.H. & A.W. Reed / Johnson Reprint
Publication year: 1969
Edition: Facsimile reprint of the 1847 edition; two volumes in one
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Pagination: Vol. I xii + 339 pages; Vol. II viii + 280 pages, plus index/appendix material
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0-589-00314-3
ISBN-13: 9780589003142
Condition: Dust jacket is age-toned with rubbing, light soiling and edge wear, with small creases and chips around the spine ends and corners. Cloth boards and binding are intact. Interior pages show light age toning.
Book details
- Authors
- George French Angas
- Publisher
- A.H. & A.W. Reed / Johnson Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- Edition
- Facsimile reprint of the 1847 edition; two volumes in one
- ISBN-13
- 9780589003142
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, NON-FICTION BOOKS, NZ BOOKS, NZ NON FICTION, TRAVEL, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: NZ NON FICTION
Category: A.H. & A.W. Reed, A000, Australian History, BOOKS, Exploration, Facsimile Edition, George French Angas, Māori History, New Zealand History, NON FICTION, NZ BOOKS, NZ NON FICTION, Travel, VINTAGE BOOKS
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