In Search of Henry Lawson; In Search of Frank Hurley; In Search of Edward John Eyre – Box set

In the book In Search of Henry Lawson the author, Manning Clark, explores the life of Australia’s most well-known novelist and poet from the 19th-century. With In Search of Frank Hurley, Leonard Bickel looks at the Australian photographer Frank Hurley and in the third volume In Search of Edward John Eyre, Geoffrey Dutton looks at the controversy of the Australian explorer John Eyre. An explorer of unparalleled endurance and bravery within Australia he fell foul of English administration when he declared martial law in the West Indies where he was serving as Governor. Th volumes are illustrated with numerous contemporary black-and-white illustrations and cartoons and photographs throughout the text.

Publisher: The Macmillan Company of Australia

Date Published: 1982

Book Condition: A very good 3 volume boxed- set in good to very good dust jackets. The Hurley volume has tears to the top of dust cover at the spine and some edge wear, while the Edward John Eyre volume has a small nick to the dust cover at the bottom edge of spine and minor edge wear to boards and the odd mark through the text, with the Manning Clark volume showing minor edge wear to dust cover and boards. All three volumes are in near fine condition internally and in a good slip case showing small surface tears and wear to edges

ISBN: 0333230140, 0333299388, 0333338413