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Melbourne: The Australian National Publicity Association, 1950. 300 grammes; 136 pages, last blank, introduction by author and index. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography and black-and-white line drawings. Light blue coloured boards with black writing on the front panel and spine. Very heavy bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine. The top 0.25 " of the spine has become almost detached from the rest of the book and there are splits on either side of the head and the heel spine gutter. The book suffers from heavy wear and damage to all aspects of the covers. Heavy browning and offset tanning to the endpapers and previous bookseller's sticker to the lower lefthand corner of the free front endpaper. Browning to the internal pages. Illustrated dustwapper, showing a " typical Coral Reef scene " with purple and black writing on the front panel and white on the spine. Heavy rubbing, fading and marking to the dustwapper. The dustwrapper is missing pieces from edges and corners. There are numerous tears and chips as well. Clipping of the dustwapper, front fold over, lower right-hand corner. " A brilliant effort to make known to every visitor and to those who cannot travel, the unique geographical feature of the Australian continent." -- from the front fold over blurb. Digital image available upon request.. First Australian Edition. Blue Boards. Poor/Awful -- Price Clipped. 8vo - up to 9 ¾" tall - Octavo. Natural History.