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London: Faber & Faber. Good in Good dust jacket. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Book is cocked. DJ has chipping to the front upper edge and top spine end. DJ rear has a small stain near the lower outer corner. DJ is price clipped. Spine is browned. ; Wood engraving .

NY: A.S. Barnes & Co., 1957. Boards moderately worn. Dj worn, chiped and stained in a protective Brodart. A clean and bright copy. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. International Priority Air Mail shipping available for this item. . Hardcover with Slipcase. Good+/Fair.

New York: A. S. Barnes & Company, 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. First US edition. 8vo. Near fine in good only dustwrapper. Spine ends bumped. Dustwrapper spine darkened. Tape on spine head. Small chipping on dustwrapper spine ends.

A S Barnes, New York 1957. 21.0 x 14.0cms, 132pp, b/w illusts. very good hardback (no dustwrapper) Gibling presents this' historical narrative' as the history of John Graham, Irish born, and Eliza Anne Fraser, Orkney Islands, who met at Morton Bay / Brisbane. He writes: no event of any importance has been mentioned without authentic evidence, and if there is any error in the story it is that of understatement'.

London: J.M. Dent, 1956. New Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Robert Gibbings. New edition first printing octavo hardback 144 pp illustrated with 40 wood engravings by the author Near Fine condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket No inscriptions.

New York: A. S. Barnes & Company, 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. A lightly sunned spine else fine in a very good dustwrapper with some soiling and a browned spine.

J.M.Dent & Sons 1956 1st thus.. 8.75 x 5.5 inches. In grey cloth covers with gilt to spine and gilt bird to front. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; Spine and front slightly darkened. Handling marks to back. Not price clipped). Slight browning to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. 129 pp. With b/w frontispiece and b/w wood-engravings by the author. The fascinating story of John Graham, transported to Botany Bay in 1824. He escaped and lived with the Aboriginies for six years before returning and later helping in the rescue of survivors of a shipwreck who were held by the Aboriginies. Some of the account is taken from John Graham’s own writing and some from official papers.

London. J.M. Dent & Sons. 1956. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 8vo, 21cm, 2nd edition, xi,129p., frontis plate, title-page vignette, 40 wood cut engravings, map, facsimile page, appendix, light olive green cloth, gilt spine title & decoration, jacket slightly chipped on upper edge, near fine clean copy in very good jacket. (). ~ Kirkus #4,[B]. Gives an absorbing account of Irish convict life in the Australian settlements early in the 19th century, his escape and refuge with the aborigines, his rescued of a Scottish lady, Eliza Anee Fraser,

New York: A.S. Barnes & Co., 1957. 1st US. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 129 pages, 40 b&w wood engravings by Gibbings. In a lightly soiled and edgeworn dust jacket. Record # 405185

London: J.M. Dent , 1956. hardbound. Very Good throughout in heavily rubbed boards in G-VG dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. 8vo. b&w illustrations JM Dent re-issue of the story of convict John Graham, written and illustrated by Robert Gibbings with 40 b&w wood-engravings; being a tale of convict transportation from Ireland to Australia, shipwreck, and further experiences therefrom, including the rescue of Mrs Fraser (whose plight is depicted in the frontispiece illustration), which was effected by Graham for which he received a free pardon; this copy from the library of Australian artist Pamela Crawford, signed/dated by Crawford to front endpaper, and with stamp stating 'Gift of the Estate of Mrs Pamela Crawford'; Crawford (nee Sneeman) was part of the radical arts scene in Brisbane in the 1940's, a member of the Barjai Group and also connected to the Miya Studio; in 1988 she donated a large collection of books and artworks to the University of Queensland; light toning to endpapers, light scattered foxing,… Read More

J. M. Dent, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. J. M. Dent 1956. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. Includes a dust jacket, price unclipped, in near mint condition.

London : White Lion Publishers, 1975. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Very Good +. Penal colonies. Prisoners: Graham, John, b.1800?. Queensland. Moreton Bay. Biographies Penal colonies -- History.Originally published: London : Faber, 1937.xi, 129 p. : ill., facsims, 1map ; 20cm. #0921 (Prev. ownership name.) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Hardcover in Dustjacket Very Good +

Faber & Faber, 1937. Book. Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, grey cloth lettered gilt on red to spine, lacking dust wrapper, age-toned, rubbed with some loss at head and foot of a scuffed and darkened spine, trace of a bookplate to front pastedown together with the small signature of a previous owner, thus good only but the binding remains tight and the text is free of inscriptions, etc., illustrated, 145pp.

New York : A.S.Barnes & Company , 1957. First U.S.Edition . Hardcover. Very Good ++/Very Good ++. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good ++ In A Like Jacket Pp 129 Frontis . Line Drawings

Faber and Faber, 1937T. hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. A clean, tight copy. Minor wear and tanning. Black and white prints throughout. Clothbound with no dust jacket.

London : J. M. Dent & Sons, 1956. Second Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 129 pages; Physical description; xi,129p. : ill., facsims., map ; 20cm. Originally published: London : Faber, 1937. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Graham, John b.1800? - Studies. Fraser, Eliza Anne - Studies. Graham, John. Penal colonies - History. Prisoners - Ireland - Biography.

London, J. M. Dent & Sons, (1937).. First Edition; 8vo; pp. 145; illustrated frontispiece, b/w illustrations, appendix; original cloth, spine bumped, spine cocked, flecking to page edges, priceclipped, a good copy. Scarce with dustjacket.

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.… Read More