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Smugglers and Sailors: The Customs History of Australia 1788-1901
by Day, David
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0644247517
- ISBN 13
- 9780644247511
- Seller
-
Ashmore, Queensland, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1992. HEAVY. Foreword by Geoffrey Bolton. 528 pages, illustrated with colour plates, b/w photos, facsimiles, drawings, paintings, notes, bibliography, index, pictorial end-papers. Or blue cloth boards, gilt spine titles, in dust-jacket. Moderate edge wear to jacket and light rubbing. In recounting the history of the Customs officers, the author traces the evolution of colonial Australia, from its beginnings as a convict settlement to the valuable dominion of mother Britain that it became.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.
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- Bookseller
- Lawrence Jones
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037968
- Title
- Smugglers and Sailors: The Customs History of Australia 1788-1901
- Author
- Day, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0644247517
- ISBN 13
- 9780644247511
- Publisher
- Australian Government Publishing Service
- Place of Publication
- Canberra
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Australian Customs Service History Customs Administration 1788-1900 Colonial Custom Houses Social Commercial Life Colonies Captain John Piper Import Duties Henry Parkes Father of Federation
- Bookseller catalogs
- Australiana & NZ; Maritime/ Sailing/ Shipping; HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand;
- Size
- 4to
Terms of Sale
Lawrence Jones
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About the Seller
Lawrence Jones
Biblio member since 2006
Ashmore, Queensland
About Lawrence Jones
I carry a general stock of approx 70000 titles of which only a small percentage is online. Viewing at my Ashmore bookrooms is welcome by appointment. While not specializing I have a good selection of art, natural history, military and surfing in stock. I also have many other non-fiction subjects, as well as approx 10000 paperback fiction titles on hand.
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