slee june (7 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: front and back showing only light scuffing & signs of handling otherwise undamaged, minimal wear at edges and corners, spine is intact and solid. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, clean throughout. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing more than 1 kg with packaging, postage cost for international orders (i.e. not Australian) may be more than what is shown here. Please email me if you would like an exact quote. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. John Ward, writing whilst incarcerated on Norfolk Island, tells a story of thwarted love that, he claims, led him to a life of crime, including theft, sexual assault and more. In telling the candid story of his downfall, he exposes his ruthlessness and lack of empathy.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine.

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good+. First Edition. "Signed copy" sticker on front cover.; This copy inscribed and signed by the author. [8], 207, [1] pages (including free endpapers). Folding card covers. Page dimensions: 250 x 219mm. Numerous colour illustrations. "John Ward, writing whilst incarcerated on Norfolk Island, tells a story of thwarted love that-he claims-led him to a life of crime: including theft, sexual assault and more. In telling the candid story of his downfall he exposes his own ruthlessness and lack of empathy. This book is an insight into the criminal mind, ably examined by author June Slee. It is a glimpse into 19th-century aristocratic life-dress, food, pastimes and prejudices-from a servant's perspective (Ward was a groom to an officer gentleman). And it is a unique record, perhaps the only extant diary ever written during the Australian penal era whilst its convict writer was imprisoned. Plus, Ward records a particular moment in our history: not only life aboard prison hulks which he describes in detail but also the timing of his arrival in Sydney when convicts were no longer being accepted; he was sent straight to Norfolk Island where we get a fascinating insight into the rule of Captain Alexander Maconochie. Moconochie believed in a system of improvement for convicts based on a marks system for good behaviour rather than humiliating punishment. In this way, Ward gained access to writing materials for his diary." ; Signed by Author.

Paperback, 22x25cm, 207pp. Very good condition. Light wear. Creased at back cover. ISBN: 9780642278456.

4to (25x22cm), paperback, prelims + 207pp. Very good condition. Mild wear only. B&w and colour illustrations. Pictures available on request. 'John Ward, groom to an officer and a gentleman, is sentenced to ten years transportation to Australia for theft.' He arrives on Norfolk Island in 1840, and begins writing his diary in 1841.

1st edition softback with french flaps As New quarto 207pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., bibliog., index, John Ward was sentenced to 10 years transportation for theft. In telling the story of his downfall, he exposes his ruthlessness, lack of empathy and capacity to blame others for his predicament. Only extant convict diary from this period.