The Tin Scratchers

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1959. 1st edition. Nice copy. octavo. hardback with dust jacket 260pp., frontis., b/w plates, ep maps, Nice copy with light tape-marks to end papers & nice unclipped dust jacket with minimal chips

Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1959. 260pp, frontis, b&w plates. Wrapper protected. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1959 first edition, small pen name to fep, map end papers, slight bump to lower edge of rear board, xii 260pp clipped dust jacket with some edge chipping especially to corners, sunned spine, 'tin-scratching' in the Cape York Peninsula made "Cyclone Jack" (Idriess) wealth enough to give up work and travel Australia writing about his experiences.… Read more about this item

Sydney, Angus & Robertson 1959.. xii+260pp. 8vo. Original boards in crisp dustwrapper, a touch faded on backstrip. B/w plates. Endpaper maps. A very good copy.. First edition.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1959. 1st edition. Nice copy. octavo. hardback with dust jacket 260pp., frontis., b/w plates, ep maps, Very nice copy with in like unclipped dust jacket. Lovely copy

Angus and Robertson, 1959. Hardcover. Good. 1959. First Edition. 260 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Clean pages with mild tanning and moderate foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and light marking to boards. Mild sunning to spine,… Read more about this item

Angus and Robertson. Very Good. 1959. Hardcover. First edition, xii + 260pp illustrated with plates, maps on endpapers, bound in tan cloth no d/w. Scarce book about tin mining in Queensland; Large octavo .

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1959 first edition, small pen name to fep, map end papers, light age toning to some page edges particularly the plates, xii 260pp clipped dust jacket some edge chipping especially to corners, sunned spine, 'tin-scratching' in the Cape York Peninsula made "Cyclone Jack" (Idriess) wealth enough to give up work and travel Australia writing about his… Read more about this item

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 220x140x20mm. Contains, Illustrations. 220x140x20mm+466g . . 500g Postage Incorrect see below for 1kg . . Angus and Robertson. Sydney. 1959. First Edition. 1st Printing. . Pp260. Tan cloth hard boards. Gilt lettering to spine. In original dust jacket. Unclipped. Slight faded area to top of front board. Head… Read more about this item

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1959. xii, 260pp, bw ills, endpaper maps. Or brown cloth in jacket. Tape stains to endpapers, page edges evenly toned. True first with silver compass to front board (a second printing the same year lacks the compass). Very nice jacket-NOT price clipped. A glimpse into the mineral rich tip of Cape York Peninsula where Idriess went… Read more about this item

Angus and Robertson 1959. First edition, octavo hardcover (VG) LACKS D/W; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost