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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
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The Celebrated George Barrington: A Spurious Author, the Book Trade, and Botany Bay Hardcover - 2008
by Nathan Garvey
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- Title The Celebrated George Barrington: A Spurious Author, the Book Trade, and Botany Bay
- Author Nathan Garvey
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First edition -
- Pages 327
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Hordern House, Potts Point,
- Date 2008
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781875567546 / 1875567542
- Library of Congress subjects Popular culture, Australia - History - 1788-1851
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009396567
- Dewey Decimal Code 070.509
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THE CELEBRATED GEORGE BARRINGTON: A Spurious Author, the Book Trade, and Botany Bay
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