$80.00
A unique record of the work of a brilliant zoologist and anthropologist. Included are a superb collection of original black and white photographs taken in the harsh conditions of northern Australia in the 1930s and 40s. Each species covered includes original notes by Thomson, locality map, comments by authors and where possible, an identification photo and measurements. The text includes notes from diaries and records that Thomson kept on his travels. Included is a glossary of Aboriginal language names and photographs of many of the Aboriginal people he encountered in Arnhem Land and Cape York.
First edition 1985, hardcase cover and dust jacket, large format, 222 pages, fully illustrated with black & white photographs, maps, glossary, index
Old brand-new stock, some browning of paper
