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John Graham Convict 1824 An Historical Narrative Written and Illustrated
by Robert Gibbings
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J M Dent and Sons, 1956. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". Robert Gibbings. A retelling of a true story regarding a convict sent to Australia. Retold and illustrated throughout by Robert Gibbings. In original dustwrapper, which is price-clipped. First thus, the first of this edition. The work was originally published in 1937. Robert Gibbings was an Irish artist and author who was noted for his wood engravings and sculpting. The work narrates the tale of a man from Dunalk, Co. Louth who was sentenced to seven years transportation for stealing six pounds of hemp. In original full cloth binding and held in original price-clipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent. minor bumping to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is generally smart. Spotted to the front and rear wraps. Wrap is sunned, particularly to the extremities. Bumping to the head and tail of spine. Spotting internally to wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. Spotting to the foredge and just the odd spot to pages. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD9-G-22
- Title
- John Graham Convict 1824 An Historical Narrative Written and Illustrated
- Author
- Robert Gibbings
- Illustrator
- Robert Gibbings
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J M Dent and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- australia robert gibbings dunalk louth robert gibbings
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Rooke Books
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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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- Dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- Tail
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
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