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The Fatal Shore, A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia 1787-1868
de Robert Hughes
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: The Folio Society, 1999 . Cloth. Fine. 10" by 7". Various. A lovely edition of this historical study into Australian convict transportation with illustrations and maps, in the original slipcase. First edition of The Fatal Shore, A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia 1787-1868 by Robert Hughes in the original publisher's cloth binding and slip case. With thirty four colour illustrations on plates between pages 164 and 165, and 388 and 389. Collated, complete. Includes four maps before the introduction, and double page spread maps to the pastedowns and endpapers. This is the second printing of the new edition. In the original publisher's cloth binding and slipcase. The slipcase is in fine condition, with only some very slight bumping to the extremities. The binding is in fine condition. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Fine
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 838W10
- Título
- The Fatal Shore, A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia 1787-1868
- Autor
- Robert Hughes
- Ilustrador
- Various
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- The Folio Society
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1999
- Tamaño
- 10" by 7"
- Palabras clave
- The Fatal Shore Australian history Colonial history Illustrated Australian history Slipcase
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Folio
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- Cloth
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- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Publisher's cloth
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- New
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