Aboriginal life in old Australia : being an enhanced facsimile of Field sports, &c. &c. of the native inhabitants of New South Wales : with ten plates / [author, John Heaviside Clark ; edited by Julien Gaston Robert Renard]
- Bib ID:
- 1101195
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Clark, John Heaviside, approximately 1770-1863
- Description:
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- Ivanhoe, Vic. : Edition Renard, 2003
- [69] p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 39 cm ; 32 cm.
- ISBN:
- 1920738088
- Notes:
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- Includes an essay on the bibliography and publishing history of the work originally published in 1814 as : Field sports &c. &c. of the native inhabitants of New South Wales ; with ten plates. London : Edward Orme, 1813.
- "The edition comprises two hundred and twelve copies, printed using toner-based LED and laser technology on 148 gsm Soft White Mohawk Superfine and hand-bound in Australian Emu and Kangaroo leathers. Two hundred copies, numbered 1 to 200 are for sale, and twelve copies lettered A to M are for presentation, legal deposit and other purposes. Copies numbered 76 to 200 contain the original text and 10 coloured plates reproduced from the hand-coloured originals [Standard ed.]. Copies numbered 1 to 75 are printed on large paper, and contain, in addition, 10 tinted monochrome plates reproduced from an original example of the rare uncoloured issue [Deluxe ed.]. Copies numbered 1 to 15 are housed in a double slip-case and are accompanied by an additional suite of the 20 plates enlarged by 25% and in unbound form suitable for framing [Special ed.]."--Colophon.
- National Library of Australia's SRef 305.89915 C593 copy is no. 20/212 of Limited Facsimile Edition of the 125 numbered copies for sale..
- National Library of Australia's SRef 305.89915 C593 copy is no. M/200 of Limited Facsimile Edition of the 200 numbered copies for sale...
- Includes section headed Bibliographical and publishing notes.
- Designed and manufactured, with bibliographical and publishing notes, by Julien Renard, Melbourne, October 2003.
- Binding:
- Finely bound in half emu and kangaroo leathers, with printed cloth sides; coloured and glazed edges, head- and tail-bands and marker ribbon. The red spine comes from the leg of the emu and the green fore-edge is vegetable tanned kangaroo. The colour scheme is intended to represent Australia, with its red and ochre centre and the green coastal strip, while the kangaroo and emu are a reflection of our coat of arms.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Social life and customs
- Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Hunting
- Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Food
- Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Pictorial works
- Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- History
- Hunting, gathering and fishing
- New South Wales (NSW)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2003
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