{"product_id":"2026100010995-secondhand-wanderings-in-wild-australia-in-two-volumes-vol-i","title":"Wanderings In Wild Australia: In Two Volumes, Vol. I","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Boards - fair with minor marks and specks. Binding: slightly shaky. 281 b\u0026amp;w illustrations, 8 coloured plates; 2 fold-out maps; 3 block diagrams. 8vo. 455pp. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the twentieth century, few men knew the vast, untamed wilderness of Australia as intimately as Sir Baldwin Spencer — and Wanderings in Wild Australia stands as the magnificent testament to a lifetime of fearless scientific inquiry across some of the planet's most remote and unforgiving terrain. Published posthumously in 1928, this first volume chronicles Spencer's extraordinary journeys into the Australian interior, from the sun-scorched plains of Central Australia to the rugged, crocodile-haunted landscapes of the Northern Territory, painting a vivid portrait of a continent still largely unknown to the wider world. As a pioneering biologist and anthropologist at the University of Melbourne, Spencer brings both the rigour of a trained scientist and the wonder of a true adventurer to his accounts of the land's flora, fauna, and — most significantly — the Aboriginal peoples whose ancient cultures he documented with unprecedented depth and respect.\n\nWanderings in Wild Australia occupies a singular place in the canon of Australian natural history and anthropological literature, presenting a first-hand record of a world that was already beginning to change irrevocably under colonial pressures. Spencer's prose is precise yet evocative, balancing meticulous observation with a genuine sense of awe that elevates the work far beyond a mere field journal. His earlier collaborations with F.J. Gillen had already established him as one of the foremost authorities on Aboriginal life and ceremony, and this two-volume work serves as the crowning synthesis of decades of fieldwork and reflection. For readers drawn to the great tradition of expedition literature, this volume asks a quietly compelling question: what is truly lost when a civilisation, or a wilderness, disappears from the map?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50572267258075,"sku":"2026100010995-SECONDHAND","price":300.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/fc41efac-419e-47b8-9d4c-110bce9c3517.png?v=1791166147","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010995-secondhand-wanderings-in-wild-australia-in-two-volumes-vol-i","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}