{"product_id":"1923-transactions-of-royal-society-of-south-australia-antique-history-book","title":"1923 Transactions Of Royal Society Of South Australia Antique History Book","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   1923 Transactions Of Royal Society Of South Australia Antique History Book\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003c\/span\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n        Transactions And Proceedings Of The Royal Society Of South Australia\n       \u003c\/font\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n        Volume XLVII\n       \u003c\/font\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n        Edited by Professor Walter Howchin\n       \u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n        Printed by Gillingham, Swann \u0026amp; Co Limited: Adelaide 1923\n       \u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n        \u003cstrong\u003e\n         Complete With Multiple Illustrations, Plates, Charts etc\n        \u003c\/strong\u003e\n       \u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cbr\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n        \"Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia, Volume XLVII (1923), edited by the noted geologist Professor Walter Howchin, stands as a substantial scholarly record of scientific inquiry in early twentieth-century Australia. Issued in Adelaide by the Society and printed by Gillingham, Swann \u0026amp; Co., this volume gathers a diverse range of papers spanning geology, natural history, palaeontology, and related disciplines, reflecting the intellectual vitality of South Australia's scientific community during this period. Howchin's editorial guidance ensures both academic rigour and coherence across contributions, many of which focus on distinctly Australian landscapes, formations, and biological specimens.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n         \u003cbr\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n         The work is particularly distinguished by its extensive illustrative content, including numerous plates, figures, and photographic studies that enhance both its scientific value and visual appeal. Detailed geological sections—such as the folding chart depicting coastal stratigraphy from Brighton to Sellick's Hill—demonstrate the precision and ambition of contemporary fieldwork, while photographic plates of locations like Blanche Point capture the rugged character of South Australia's coastline. Colour plates, including botanical and fungal studies, further enrich the volume, offering insight into the region's natural diversity and the methods of documentation employed at the time.\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n         \u003cbr\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n         As a physical object, the volume presents as a substantial and handsome early twentieth-century scientific publication, with original wrappers and a clean typographic layout typical of society proceedings of the era. Such works were often produced in relatively limited numbers for institutional and scholarly circulation, contributing to their present-day collectability. This volume will appeal to collectors of Australian scientific literature, historians of geology and natural history, and those with an interest in the Royal Society's role in documenting the continent's environment.\"\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n       \u003c\/font\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n        \u003cbr\u003e\n       \u003c\/font\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n        Light wear and fading to covers as shown. No inscriptions. Pages very clean and well presented. Binding is solid with no loose pages and all illustrations present. A nice copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.\n       \u003c\/font\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" rwr=\"1\" size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     Size 24cm x 18.5cm x 2.5cm - 442 Pages + Plates\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003c\/font\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Antique Books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46320097001611,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/0770\/0875\/files\/4b505868-40d4-4ae4-8400-f85fb4d06bef.jpg?v=1774753212","url":"https:\/\/antiquebooksaustralia.com.au\/products\/1923-transactions-of-royal-society-of-south-australia-antique-history-book","provider":"Antique Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}