Carlton, Miegunyah/Melbourne University Publishing, 2006. first edition - h/c in d.j. In 1800 Francois Peron, an ambitious young medical student not long released from the French revoluntionary army, gained a place as an assistant zoologist on Nicolas Baudin's expedition to Australian waters. As his colleagues either deserted or died, he would rise rapidly within the expedition's ranks and even write its official account. In doing so, Peron would seek to destroy Baudin's postpumous reputation. 242 x 160mm., pp. xxii, 349, col. & b/w plates, notes, biblio., index. Contents & d.j. FINE/FINE