Vendeur : Sainsbury's Books Pty. Ltd., Camberwell, VIC, Australie
8vo, 384pp. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket. Previous owner's signature. A study of French explorations and attempts to found a penal colony and strategic base in South Western Australia 1503-1826. N° de réf. du vendeur 128333
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Vendeur : M. & A. Simper Bookbinders & Booksellers, WARRNAMBOOL, VIC, Australie
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition. With many black & white illustrations and maps, 8 full page colour plates, appendices, bibliography, index, previous owners bookplate on front endpaper otherwise a fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; 245 x 165mm; xvi, 384 pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 26562
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Vendeur : Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australie
1st edition with a foreword by Jean-François Deniau, French Minister for Overseas Trade. XVI, 384 PP with 72 b/w illustrations (coastal views, drawings, sketches, paintings, facsimile of documents.), plus 8 colour plates. Hard cover, dj. Light foxing on top outside edge, otherwise a fine copy. 24.2 x 16.2. N° de réf. du vendeur 72741
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Vendeur : Rons Bookshop (Canberra, Australia), Canberra, ACT, Australie
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Professor Marchant spent over 25 years thoroughly investigating an untold story which he believes is worth telling. This book will revolutionize the teaching of the history of the exploration and foundation of Australia. Based on previously unused naval and other archival records in France, it tells for the first time the fascinating story of French explorations and plans to colonize western Australia in the pre-British period from 1503 until 182**The book has light tanning.**. N° de réf. du vendeur 002299
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Vendeur : M. C. Wilson, Perth, WA, Australie
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 1982 fine hardback in a fine dust wrapper. Protected by clear removable archival covering. No inscription. 384 pages with index. 30 Appendices. Maps. Illustrations. N° de réf. du vendeur 0018191
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Vendeur : Amazing Book Company, Liphook, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : Mint. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First Edition. This copy is in mint, unmarked condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dustwrapper has a hint of sunning to the spine so best described as fine condition International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Groundbreaking! France was a leading centre of the Enlightenment which exalted empirically gathered knowledge of nature in all its manifestations and the use of reason to better understand and improve the universe. As the hallmarks of civilised society, these ideals shaped exploration, replacing at least in part both commercial and political motivations. The publication by the Philosophe Charles de Brosses of a two-volume book, Histoire des navigations aux Terres Australes, in 1756 - summarising all thus far discovered about the southern seas, including the explorations by Abel Tasman and William Dampier - fuelled scienti c and expansionist endeavour and was probably decisive in Louis XV's decision to support an exploratory expedition.1 Rivalry between England and France cannot be dismissed as a contributing motivation, spurred on by news of Captain James Cook's 'discovery' of the east coast of Australia in 1770. Beginning with Louis XV, French rulers pursued a policy of exploration of 'Terre Australe' that focused as much on scienti c study of the land and its inhabitants as on charting its coastline. Louis XVI (1754-1793), who ascended to the throne at his grandfather's death in 1775, was a keen geographer, an avid reader of the accounts of Captain Cook's voyages and a determined rival of Britain's maritime supremacy. In 1785, he commissioned Jean-François de Galaup, Comte de La Pérouse (1741-1788), to circumnavigate the Paci c - an undertaking for which public enthusiasm ran high. While Australia had always been intended as the nal stop of La Pérouse's itinerary, Louis XVI was made anxious by news of the departure from England of Arthur Phillip with the rst prisoners destined to colonise Botany Bay. La Pérouse was then asked by dispatch to proceed there in all haste. He sailed into Botany Bay on 26 January 1788, only days after Phillip and the First Fleet had arrived there to establish the first European colony in Australia. Ref HH 2. N° de réf. du vendeur 024472
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Vendeur : Excalibur Books, Penzance, Royaume-Uni
Cloth. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Scholarly and Detailed account divided into 3 parts: anciem regime, Revolutionary France and Restoration France. Illustrated with 8 Full Page Colour Plates + other B&W Illustrations, Charts etc. 384 Pages, 950g, 9 1/2" Tall. Blue cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine. Very small closed tear at bottom corner of jacket (1/4" long). Not clipped. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N° de réf. du vendeur 009879
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Vendeur : Barclay Books, York, WA, Australie
HARDCOVER. 1982, FIRST edition. This copy is in near fine condition with only very minor spotting and finger soiling on the edges. The d/w is also near fine with only very light top edge rubbing. This copy has been insribed and SIGNED by the author on the title page. Scans available if required. N° de réf. du vendeur 3897342
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Vendeur : Bookies books, Boyanup, WA, Australie
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. A signed copy of France Australe by Leslie Marchant is considered rare and highly desirable among collectors of Australian maritime history. Book condition is fine. Dust jacket fine. Book boards clean & unmarked front & back of the book. Book block is clean all sides of the book. Spine intact. Text body is clean and unmarked throughout the book. The author-inscribed and signed copy. Over-all an excellent and neat copy of the book and a signed copy. Extra charges for over-sea shipping as the book weight is over 500grams. Actual weight of the book is 0.932kg. Key Details & Content: The Core Premise: Marchant spent over 25 years researching previously unused French naval and archival records. He documents France's extensive maritime exploration of Western Australia and their strategic, pre-British plans to establish a penal colony and a military outpost in the region. Historical Timeline: The book covers more than three centuries of seafaring history, beginning with early challenges to Spanish and Portuguese dominance under King Louis XII (the "ancient regime"), moving through the French Revolution and Napoleonic era, and ending with the Bourbon Restoration in 1826.Indigenous Context: The text details early European interactions with Indigenous Australians, utilizing contemporary journals and incorporating historical sketches and paintings of Aboriginal camps and daily life. Editions: Following its initial 1982 release, a second edition was published in 1998 by Scott Four Colour Print. Inscribed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1786621738406
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Vendeur : Anybook.com, Lincoln, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1000grams, ISBN:0864451040. N° de réf. du vendeur 9648537
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