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THE CELEBRATED GEORGE BARRINGTON: A Spurious Author, the Book Trade, and Botany Bay
by GARVEY, Nathan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 1875567542
- ISBN 13
- 9781875567546
- Seller
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East Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Potts Point, Horden House Rare Books Pty Ltd. First edition - hard cover in dust jacket George Barrington (c. 1758-1804), gentleman pickpocket, convict, celebratory, and sometime constable in the penal settlement of New South Wales. His fame rested on the vast number of popular narratives published under his name, works which he had nothing to do with. Plagiarism and invention, the Barrington Books were the most widely circulated accounts of the early years of the Colony. 237 x 158mm., pp. 8, 327, b/w plates, refer, select &biblio., index. H/cover in d.j. Contents, no inscriptions. As NEW. ISBN: 9781875567546
Synopsis
Bibliographical references: p. [223]- 317 and index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- EUREKA AUSTRALIANA BOOKS (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- d02d54aa66ea9d116766b8e6
- Title
- THE CELEBRATED GEORGE BARRINGTON: A Spurious Author, the Book Trade, and Botany Bay
- Author
- GARVEY, Nathan
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition - hard cover in dust jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1875567542
- ISBN 13
- 9781875567546
- Publisher
- Potts Point, Horden House Rare Books Pty Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Potts Point,
- Date Published
- 2008
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
EUREKA AUSTRALIANA BOOKS
Biblio member since 2003
East Victoria Park, Western Australia
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