Crows Nest ( Sydney): Allen & Unwin 2003 1st. paperback edition soft cover, large 8vo,xx1 + 538pp including index, bibliography and endnotes, 8pp colour plates, bw illustrations, maps,creases to spine, some soiling to edges and corners of text block, gold ink of title strip on front cover has largely worn away, last 80 or so pages have been kinked at bottom edge, as if book has been stored badly at some point, obviously a well- read copy, but still all in reasonable condition, no internal markings. An important biography of one of Australia's early explorers and map makers.