Convicts and the colonies : a study of penal transportation from Great Britain and Ireland to Australia and other parts of the British Empire
Shaw, A.G.L.
Published by London : Faber and Faber, 1966
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Previous owner's signature. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 400p. ; 22cm. Subjects: Penal colonies -- Great Britain. Exiles -- Australia. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 288640
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Title: Convicts and the colonies : a study of penal...
Publisher: London : Faber and Faber
Publication Date: 1966
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
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CONVICTS AND THE COLONIES, A Study of Penal Transportation from Great Britain and Ireland to Australia and Other Parts of the British Empire
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Reprint of the 1977 edition. 399 PP with 13 tables. Soft covers, spine and part of covers are sunned. Contents are near fine. 21.5 x 14. Seller Inventory # 77463
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Convicts & the Colonies. A Study of Penal Transportation from Great Britain & Ireland to Australia and other Parts of the British Empire
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Convicts & The Colonies: A Study Of Penal Transportation From Great Britain & Ireland To Australia & Other Parts Of The British Empire
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Condition: Good. No Jacket. 22.0 x 15.0cms 400pp This book sees transportation as one of Britain''s strategies for punishing & reforming criminals as well as deterring potential criminals. It discusses the American and South African plans . Seller Inventory # 30140028
CONVICTS AND COLONIES. A Study of Penal Transportation from Great Britain and Ireland to Australia and Other Parts of the British Empire.
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Melbourne, MUP, 1977, 1977
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Convicts And The Colonies : A Study of Penal Transportation from Great Britain & Ireland to Australia and Other Parts of the British Empire
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Melbourne University Press, 1977
ISBN 10: 0522841147
ISBN 13: 9780522841145
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Covers & Spine: front and back showing minor scuffing & signs of handling otherwise undamaged, only minor wear along edges and at corners, spine is sun-faded but remains intact and solid. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, clean throughout. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks. Seller Inventory # 008156
Convicts & the Colonies. A Study of Penal Transportation from Great Britain & Ireland to Australia & Other Parts of the British Empire.
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Faber & Faber, London, 1966
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 399pp, index, bibliography, appendix. Or black cloth in jacket. Jacket price clipped with some minor foxing. Prev owner name on front free endpaper, endpapers and page edges with minor foxing. Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 041172
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Convicts & the Colonies: A Study of Penal Transportation from Great Britain & Ireland to Australia & other parts of the British Empire
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Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1966
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. "Shaw discusses the changing British views on punishment, the attempts made by administrators in Australia to meet these views and the reasons for their final failure; but, in addition to considering British policy, he is concerned with the convicts as colonists. .Whether or not the system was a success depends on what one's criterion for success should be." --- Shaw: Professor of History, Monash University, Victoria, formerly Senior Lecturer in History, University of Sydney. --- Original black cloth boards, lettered gilt on spine (22.2 cm height). Previous owner inscription front free endpaper. Printed dustwrapper, price-clipped, some rubbing and fraying to ends and corners. Now protected. Pp. 399 including List of Tables (9), Preface, References and Abbreviations, Introduction, Appendix: The Numbers Transported, Select Bibliography, Index. Seller Inventory # 15952
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Convicts & the Colonies. A Study of Penal Transportation from Great Britain & Ireland to Australia and other Parts of the British Empire
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The Irish Historical Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 1902057023
ISBN 13: 9781902057026
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Convicts & the colonies: a study of penal transportation from Great Britain & Ireland to Australia and other Parts of the British Empire
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Convicts & the Colonies. A Study of Penal Transportation from Great Britain & Ireland to Australia and other Parts of the British Empire
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The Historical Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 1902057023
ISBN 13: 9781902057026
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