Blackburn's Isle Tapa dura - 1975

Lavenham: Terence Dalton, 1975. 0900963409. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered white cloth (top edge a little grubby - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (price sticker on upper cover; spine ends and corners chipped - otherwise VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 176, illus with b&w plates and drawings in text (no inscriptions).

Lavenham Suffolk, UK: Terence Dalton Ltd. Very Good/Very Good. 1975. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo 0900963409 Dust jacket complete except price clipped. White cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership inscription. Illustrations / Photographs.176 pages clean and tight. BLACKBURN'S ISLE. A story of the convict settlement at Botany Bay David Blackburn, a quiet unassuming man of Norfolk descent, was Master of H.M.S. Armed Tender Supply when it joined the fleet to sail from Portsmouth to Botany Bay in 1787. Transportation abroad as punishment for various crimes was Government policy at the time and this book based on David Blackburn's recently discovered letters home describe vividly the comparative ease of the long journey and the first convict settlement in Botany Bay. Ships later continued on to survey Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands and Blackburn was honoured that a small isle off the latter received his name, although this fell into disuse and… Leer más

Lavenham: Terence Dalton, 1975. First edition (hardback). 8vo (22cm by 14cm), 176pp. 28 b&w plates. Original white cloth, dustwrapper. The book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is near-VG (light foxing of the inner panels). ISBN 0900963409

Lavenham Dalton 1975. 1975. Hardcover. 8vo hardcover 176pp index, b/w illus. very good / very good d/w. .

Lavenham, Suffolk.: Terence Dalton, 1975. 176pp, index, bibliography, appendices, bw ills. Or white cloth in jacket. Light foxing to prelims and edges. Based on the letters of David Blackburn, Master of HMS Armed Tender Supply of the First Fleet.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Lavenham, UK: Terence Dalton Limited. 1975. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Black & white illustrations. Bookplate to Front Pastedown. 176 pages. David Blackburn was Master of HMS Supply when it joined the first fleet to sail from Portsmouth to Botany Bay. This book is based on David Blackburn's letters home which describe vividly the comparative ease of the long journey and the first settlement in Botany Bay. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Dalton, 1975-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good in price-clipped d.j. Cloth 8vo. The story of the convict settlement in Botany Bay through the letters of David Blackburn, Master of H.M.S. Armed Tender Supply in 1787. 176pp. Index, biblio. B/w illus. 1st ed. > Language: English | > Size: 8vo | > Media/Binding: Hardcover |