John Graham, Convict. 1824. An Historical Narrative Written and Illustrated by Robert Gibbings
by GIBBINGS, Robert
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London. J.M. Dent & Sons. 1956. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 8vo, 21cm, 2nd edition, xi,129p., frontis plate, title-page vignette, 40 wood cut engravings, map, facsimile page, appendix, light olive green cloth, gilt spine title & decoration, jacket slightly chipped on upper edge, near fine clean copy in very good jacket. (). ~ Kirkus #4,[B]. Gives an absorbing account of Irish convict life in the Australian settlements early in the 19th century, his escape and refuge with the aborigines, his rescued of a Scottish lady, Eliza Anee Fraser,
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- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38840
- Title
- John Graham, Convict. 1824. An Historical Narrative Written and Illustrated by Robert Gibbings
- Author
- GIBBINGS, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London. J.M. Dent & Sons. 1956
- Keywords
- AUSTRALIA BOTANY BAY PENAL COLONY ABORIGINES NEW SOUTH WALES CONVICTS ENGRAVINGS GIBBINGS IRISH TRAVEL WRITER AUTHOR WOOD ENGRAVER
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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