Robert Gibbings John Graham Convict 1824 Faber 1937 1st Edition Woodcuts
Item History & Price
This sale is for a Faber and Faber first edition of John Graham convict 1824 by Robert Gibbings.The book was published in October 1937 and printed by R. MacLehose press Glasgow.
This vivid historical narrative deals with transportation and early convict life in Australia. A considerable part of this exciting story is told in the actual words of the two chief actors, taken from authentic documents in the Mitchell Library , Sydney.
The book contains 44 artful woodcuts by the a...uthor and an additional print on the Dust jacket.The jacket though badly torn and dusty retain's it's price of 6s and contains a list of other faber Library titles on the rear of the cover.The hardback book beneath shows some spine lean and is a little creased to the head and the base of the spine (see photo) though its gilt spine titles are intact.The back board also shows some light creasing to the surface of the cloth.
Internally the book looks pretty good with tight bindings and no loose, missing or damage pages.The top edges of the pages are dyed red and the base edge / text block pages are uncut.The end papers and pages within look great, as do the remarkably vivid plates by Gibbings.The illustrative content is varied depicting characters, landscapes, buildings, Ships , Maps and Wildlife.A rare early title by Robert Gibbings, even more so with a dust jacket.
This vivid historical narrative deals with transportation and early convict life in Australia. A considerable part of this exciting story is told in the actual words of the two chief actors, taken from authentic documents in the Mitchell Library , Sydney.
The book contains 44 artful woodcuts by the a...uthor and an additional print on the Dust jacket.The jacket though badly torn and dusty retain's it's price of 6s and contains a list of other faber Library titles on the rear of the cover.The hardback book beneath shows some spine lean and is a little creased to the head and the base of the spine (see photo) though its gilt spine titles are intact.The back board also shows some light creasing to the surface of the cloth.
Internally the book looks pretty good with tight bindings and no loose, missing or damage pages.The top edges of the pages are dyed red and the base edge / text block pages are uncut.The end papers and pages within look great, as do the remarkably vivid plates by Gibbings.The illustrative content is varied depicting characters, landscapes, buildings, Ships , Maps and Wildlife.A rare early title by Robert Gibbings, even more so with a dust jacket.
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