Penal Servitude (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo. xiv, 283 (1) pp. Household and Railway Books series, 1880. Light external wear with foxing to bottom and fore- text block age-toned end papers, and some lightly foxed page margins. No other markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 4.75" x 6.75". Brown boards with gilt lettering to spine, and Brown top text block. Size: Octavo. Book.…

First Edition. Near fine copy rebound in protective stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Original cover missing but spine still present with slight loss. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 640 pages; Description: 640 p. : tabs. ; 26 cm. Subjects: Punishment -- Great Britain -- Penal transportation -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Prisoners -- Penal colonies -- Australia -- History. Series: Reports of commissioners ; 6457. 3 Kg. …

First Edition. Near fine copy rebound in protective stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Original cover missing but spine still present with slight loss. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 640 pages; Description: 640 p. : tabs. ; 26 cm. Subjects: Punishment -- Great Britain -- Penal transportation -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Prisoners -- Penal colonies -- Australia -- History. Series: Reports of commissioners ; 6457. 3 Kg. …

First edition. Provenance: The Birmingham Law Society (bookplate). Poor copy in leather-backed, gilt-blocked cloth. Leather from spine cracked and nicked; front board completely detached. Boards and spines roughly rubbed as with age. Some browning and finger marks to the pages. Physical description;iv, 2 volumes in one ; 638 ; 25 cm. Subjects; Dignities. Birmingham Law Society Trials (Perjury) Great Britain. Proce?s (Parjure) Grande-Bretagne. Trials (Perjury). Trials (Perjury) England. Punishment, Great Britain. Criminal law Great Britain. 1 Kg.…

First edition. Provenance: The Birmingham Law Society (bookplate). Poor copy in leather-backed, gilt-blocked cloth. Leather from spine cracked and nicked; front board completely detached. Boards and spines roughly rubbed as with age. Some browning and finger marks to the pages. Physical description;iv, 2 volumes in one ; 638 ; 25 cm. Subjects; Dignities. Birmingham Law Society Trials (Perjury) Great Britain. Proce?s (Parjure) Grande-Bretagne. Trials (Perjury). Trials (Perjury) England. Punishment, Great Britain. Criminal law Great Britain. 1 Kg.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 296. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1863 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume 1 Language: English Pages: 296 Volume 1.…

2pp., 12mo. In fair condition, on aged paper, with traces of mount adhering at head of reverse of leaf. Regarding Smith's 'note with reference to the selection of a gentleman to fill the office of Chaplain at the Portland Convict Depôt', he writes that he must 'defer the consideration of this question, as it must necessarily be yet some considerable period before the works at the Island are sufficiently advanced for the reception of Convicts'. Earlier in 1847 Grey had proposed the abolition of penal transportation, and ten years later his Secondary Punishment Bill would deal with the issue again.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 676. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1863 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume 2 Language: English Pages: 676 Volume 2.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1879 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 785 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 785.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1863 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 951 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 951.…