Botany Bay : the story of the convicts transported from Ireland to Australia, 1791-1853
1987, First Edition. Cork : Mercier Press. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #474845
ISBN: 0853428085
Physical description; 172 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-172). Subjects; Penal colonies – Ireland. Penal colonies – Australia. Irish – Australia – History – 19th century. Penal transportation – Ireland – History. Convict ships – History. Australia – Social conditions. Ireland – Emigration and immigration – History. 18th-19th centuries. Transportation. Irish diaspora. Colonial history. Illustrated. Reference.
Price: €21.00