The Sirius Letters: The Complete Letters of Newton Fowell Midshipman & Lieutenant aboard the Sirius Flagship of the First Fleet on Its Voyage to New South Wales Tapa dura - 1988

Australia: The Fairfax Library, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. With colour plates, no inscription.

Sydney: The Fairfax Library. 1988. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Colour and black & white plates. Foreword by Paul Brunton. Previous owner's details and cataloguing information to reverse of front free endpaper. 176 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Sydney: The Fairfax Library, 1988. Hardcover. As New/As New. 176 pages, indexed, illustrated. "I bought this book to research The First Fleet, the eleven ships that sailed from England--loaded with prisoners, marines, sailors, and a few wives---to sail for nearly nine months to Australia to establish a penal colony. These are the letters, a diary in many ways, of one of the sailors. He gives descriptions not available in the historical records, such as the luxury foods that were craved (clotted cream) and the frustration of never having shoes that lasted in the new, hot, and sandy environment. This is one of the most valuable research books I have found for use with 'Fairies Down Under,' and I'm glad I was able to get a copy. It's no longer in print, but I wouldn't sell my copy for a thousand dollars!" (web review)

Sydney; Fairfax Library; 1988. hardcover and dustwrapper in very good condition. 176 pages, colour illusts

Fairfax Library, 1988. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 0x0x0. 1988; Sydney; red cloth covered boards with gold titles; light edge wear with some minor fading; dust jacket is faded at the edges; Interior is clean and unmarked; illustrated; 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; 176 pages

Sydney, NSW: Fairfax Library, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Lightest shelf wear to the book and jacket; gift note glued to the first blank page. First printing, no others noted. HMS Sirius was the flagship of the historic eleven ship First Fleet which carried the first convict--settlers to Australia in 1787. Fowell who departed England as a midshipman in 1786 was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant and, after HMS Sirius was shipwrecked in March 1790, he was sent to Batavia in 1790 on HMS Supply to obtain supplies for the colony. He died at sea on 25 August 1790 after contracting a fever.[ Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

Sydney: The Fairfax Library, 1988. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper lighty age-spotted on the verso. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. Previous owners' name and date to the first blank, name to the head of the title page. The contents complete, clean and tight otherwise. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (red boards with gilt titling to the spine & upper board) Physically 11¼” x 8” (1.2 kg); 176pp; Index; Bibliography; Includes: Colour photographs (within the text); Colour plates; Frontispiece; Photographic lining papers; ISBN: 1-8629-0000-0 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #195715|| Condition:

Sydney: The Fairfax Library, 1988. 1st Edition . Leather binding. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed and Numbered edition of three hundred this copy being 87 signed by The editor Nance Ervine and Paul Brunton of the Mitchell library. Tan Leather covers with Gilt blind stamped illustration on cover

Sydney: The Fairfax Library, 1988. 1st Edition . Leather binding. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed and Numbered edition of three hundred this copy being 87 signed by The editor Nance Ervine and Paul Brunton of the Mitchell library. Tan Leather covers with Gilt blind stamped illustration on cover