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Sydney: Angus & Robertson Ltd, 1939. XIV, 238PP., foreword by author, author's note, bibliography. Green boards with black writing on front panel and on spine. The corners are rubbed and there is evidence of shelf wear to the bottom edges of book. There is colour loss of the front and the back panels in spots over both covers. The head and the heel of the spine are soft and bumped. Internally there is foxing throughout the whole book, more pronounced at the beginning of book. The front hinge has started to wear. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing 'The Dig Tree'. The dustwrapper is rubbed and faded particularly on spine. There are pieces missing on top edge of the dustwrapper, the top corner of the front panel and the first 1" of the spine. The corners are chipped. Burke and Wills, names that a deeply embedded in Australian psyche. Their names conjure up desolation, struggle, deprivation, exploration and tragedy, in this book the author has put the tragic tale of the Burke and Wills into a readble form.. Reprint. Green Cloth. Average for Age/Average for Age. 12mo - up to 7 ¾" tall - Duodecimo. Australiana.