Reg hamilton (52 risultati)

Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

paperback in very good condition; 311 pages, colour and b/w illusts.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Card covers. Minor bump to rear top corner. Illustrated with colour and black & white plates. Gift inscription to preliminary pages. 311 pages. In 1856 the remote colony of South Australia had the secret ballot, votes for all adult men, and religious freedom, and in 1857 self-government by an elected parliament. The basic framework of a modern democracy was suddenly established. How did South Australia become so modern, so early? How were British institutions radically transformed by British colonists, and why did the Colonial Office allow it? Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.…

Condizione: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. The Australian Horn of Plenty: How Britain's Australian Colonies Began Democracy. Book.

Softcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine condition. Card covers. Excellent condition. Illustrated with colour and black & white plates. 311 pages. In 1856 the remote colony of South Australia had the secret ballot, votes for all adult men, and religious freedom, and in 1857 self-government by an elected parliament. The basic framework of a modern democracy was suddenly established. How did South Australia become so modern, so early? How were British institutions radically transformed by British colonists, and why did the Colonial Office allow it? Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.…

Condizione: New.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: New.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: New.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Pictorial Wraps. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. SIGNED in full by author Reg Hamilton in blue ink on half-title page. Illustrated in b&w and colour (with 8 colour plates). Includes notes, bibliography, plus index. From rear cover (in part): "In 1856 the remote colony of South Australia had the secret ballot, votes for all adult men, and religious freedom, and in 1857 self-government by an elected parliament. The basic framework of a modern democracy was suddenly established. How did South Australia become so modern, so early? How were British institutions radically transformed by British colonists, and why did the Colonial Office allow it?". Printed in Australia. Bare trace of handling wear, otherwise a FINE very nice clean tight solid softcover copy. viii + 311pp. Uncommon title, scarce signed copy. SB-15. Signed by Author(s).…

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Clean tight bright copy. This is a heavy book and we will request extra postage if ordered from outside the UK. 326335.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Ex library copy with all external stickers removed. Protective plastic covering. Partial date due slip on inside page. Red stamp mark on half title page.Book is clean and binding intact.Until 1832 the small towns of England were ruled by a curious set of institutions. These included the local Church of England and its vestry and the unelected and self-appointing local government. They also had vigorous campaigns for election to the House of Commons, and public voting, characterised by virulent free speech and the occasional riot.How would these institutions transfer to Britain's colonies?In 1856 the remote colony of South Australia had a secret ballot, votes for all adult men, and religious freedom, and in 1857 self-government by an elected parliament. The basic framework of modern democracy was suddenly established.How did South Australia become so modern so early? How did British colonists radically transform British institutions, and why did the Colonial Office allow it?Reg Hamilton answers these questions with an amusing history of the curious institutions of unreconstructed Dover before modern democracy, in the period 1780-1835, and of the spirited and occasionally shameful conduct of colonists far from home but determined to make their fortune in the distant colony of South Australia. (back cover).…

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 144 pages. 8.50x5.43x8.50 inches. In Stock.

Hard Boards. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. HARDBACK. Undated: circa 1955. 125 pages. Colour frontispiece. Book spine is bright & is intact. TANNED PAGES. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Flat pages. Jacket has edge wear & several tears with minor loss. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref SH30.…

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.