The Convict Ships 1787-1868
by Bateson, Charles
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd., 1969. Book. Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xi, 421 pages. Footnotes. Index. Black and white plates. "Extensive appendices furnish a complete list of all the ships which carried prisoners to Australia, with the names of their masters and surgeons, their departure and arrival dates and the number of prisoners each carried. This work is accepted by historians and scholars as the standard work on its subject. Through the reading of over six hundred journals of surgeons employed in the convict ships to Australia, the author has been able to add much additional detail to this little-known field of maritime history. This greatly enlarged edition provides much new material." - dust jacket. Moderate wear to unmarked book. Moderate soiling to top and fore-edges. Binding tight. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival grade Brodart. A sound copy of this fascinating history..
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- Title
- The Convict Ships 1787-1868
- Author
- Bateson, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- The Convict Ships 1787-1868 Australia History Journals Surgeons Prisoners Ships Records History Masters Departure Arrival Dates Record
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- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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