Man and the Murray by Peter S. Davis collectors history set in the rolling wastes

set in the rolling wastes of the southern oceans

The author describes the different techniques and styles that have evolved from the antiquity to modern times

using compass bearings no more accurate than NNW or sixteen points of the compass

sketches and autobiography

The story of Maurice and his family is told with simplicity and charm

Man and the Murray by Peter S. Davis collectors history set in the rolling wastesMan and the Murray by Peter S. Davis New South Wales University Press Limited, 1978 [First Edition], ISBN 0909465762, colour photographic plates, colour and black and white photographs, two page photographic title page, hardcover, dustjacket Very Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, no inscriptions, dustjacket shows minor edge and shelf wear with a small tear to bottom spine (see photographs) By world standards the Murray is a puny river. It