The great shame: A story of the Irish in the Old World and the New Tapa dura - 1998

London: BCA, 1998. 0091837367. 9.5" x 6". Hardback with dust wrapper. xii + 732 pages. Some black + white photographs and illustrations. 2 small tears at the top of wrapper spine, otherwise a very nice clean copy. near fine/ VG. .

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

Random House, 1998 Book & D.J. in a good condition. D.J. & Outer extremities of leaves show wear from reading and storage.

Australia: Random House. Good. Hardcover. 1998. 731 pages. heavy book check postage withus .

Random House, Sydney, 1998. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. XX, 732 pp., includes acknowledgements, notes, list of abbreviations, bibliography, and index. 24 pages of black and white photographs, map of Ireland in the nineteenth century map of Perth and its environs, and early settlements of New South Wales with detail of Van Diemen's land. Illustrated paperback binding. In the nineteenth century, the Irish population was halved. The Great Shame, a remarkable work of non-fiction, traces the three causes of this depletion: the famine; the emigrations; and the transportations to Australia. Based on unique research among little-used sources, this masterly book covers 80 years of Irish history, told through the intimate lens of political prisoners -- some of them ancestors of the Keneally family -- who served time as convicts in Australia. the previous owner has used whiteout over their name on the very first page, but I suppose as compensation, has protected the… Leer más

Random House, Sydney, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 1.3 kg.; XX, 732 pp., includes acknowledgements, notes, list of abbreviations, bibliography, and index. 24 pages of black and white photographs, map of Ireland in the nineteenth century & map of Perth and its environs, and early settlements of New South Wales with detail of Van Diemen's land. In the nineteenth century, the Irish population was halved. The Great Shame, a remarkable work of non-fiction, traces the three causes of this depletion: the famine; the emigrations; and the transportations to Australia. Based on unique research among little-used sources, this masterly book covers 80 years of Irish history, told through the intimate lens of political prisoners -- some of them ancestors of the Keneally family -- who served time as convicts in Australia. Ownership detail at the bottom right-hand corner of the front free end page. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Leer más

Random House, Sydney, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 1.3 kg.; XX, 732 pp., includes acknowledgements, notes, list of abbreviations, bibliography, and index. 24 pages of black and white photographs, map of Ireland in the nineteenth century & map of Perth and its environs, and early settlements of New South Wales with detail of Van Diemen's land. In the nineteenth century, the Irish population was halved. The Great Shame, a remarkable work of non-fiction, traces the three causes of this depletion: the famine; the emigrations; and the transportations to Australia. Based on unique research among little-used sources, this masterly book covers 80 years of Irish history, told through the intimate lens of political prisoners -- some of them ancestors of the Keneally family -- who served time as convicts in Australia. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No damage to describe. Clean tidy copy, with matching… Leer más

Random House, Sydney, 1998. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 1.3 kg.; XX, 732 pp., includes acknowledgements, notes, list of abbreviations, bibliography, and index. 24 pages of black and white photographs, map of Ireland in the nineteenth century & map of Perth and its environs, and early settlements of New South Wales with detail of Van Diemen's land. In the nineteenth century, the Irish population was halved. The Great Shame, a remarkable work of non-fiction, traces the three causes of this depletion: the famine; the emigrations; and the transportations to Australia. Based on unique research among little-used sources, this masterly book covers 80 years of Irish history, told through the intimate lens of political prisoners -- some of them ancestors of the Keneally family -- who served time as convicts in Australia. Second impression of the First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No damage to describe. Clean tidy copy, with… Leer más

Random House, 1998. Hardcover. Good.