Vintage Book 1914 The Oxford Survey of the British Empire V Australasia Maps

Description: Volume 5 from an extensive survey of the British Empire and its constituents covering their geographical and allied aspects together with their economic, administrative and social conditions at the time of writing. This volume covers Australasia: The Oxford Survey of the British Empire Volume 5: Australasia Including Australia, New Zealand, the Western Pacific & the British Sector in Antarctica. With 46 Photographs, 3 Coloured Maps and 70 Figures in the text. Edited by A. J. Herbertson and O. J. R. Howarth Published Oxford At the Clarendon Press in 1914. . Contents: Australia: Introductory Survey and Government; Physical features and their Effect on Settlement; Climate and Weather; Animals and Plants; Economic Conditions and Industries; Mining and Economic Geology; Communications; The People of Australia; Tasmania; Papua. New Zealand: Physical Geography; Economic Considerations; Population and Government; The Western Pacific; The Defense of British Australian Territories; Antarctica and the British Sector. Hardback book, 584 pages, 15 cm by 23 cm. Good condition Volume 5 only. No dust jacket. Some marks and wear to cover. Former library book with usual associated labels on the end papers and withdrawn ink stamp on the back of the title page & a couple of other smaller ink stamps. Binding intact . . Page edges slightly browned but most pages look clean. Small tears to a couple of pages. If you like this item you might be interested in our other books on local history and topography: IanTheHippo: Regional Interest and Topography

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