229 x 157 mm. First Guild edition hardback, 1987, with unclipped jacket. 1835: The Founding of Melbourne and the Conquest of Australia was The Age's Book of the Year, while Born Bad: Original Sin and the Making of the Western World was hailed by The Washington Post as 'an exhilarating work of popular scholarship'. Add to Wishlist. THE FATAL SHORE Robert Hughes’ book The Fatal Shore (1987) includes several prisoner ID photographs by Thomas Nevin which Hughes’ publishers sourced from the Archives Office of Tasmania without attribution to Nevin, per this page of photographs: Page of photographs from The Fatal Shore, p. 450. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less. NEW The Fatal Shore By Robert Hughes Paperback Free Shipping Home About 303740931300 The Fatal Shore. Author: Robert Hughes. Descubrí la mejor forma de comprar online. The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. 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Gallipoli : The Fatal Shore by Viking Books and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. There is some general wear to the corners and the spine and some light scratches to the dustjacket. The first time I started was in our bicentennial year of 1988, when I cracked open my parents’ hardback that had been sitting on the bookshelves at home. The Fatal Shore. But in my defence I have tried to read The Fatal Shore several times before but never gotten close to even halfway through this 600-plus page book. The Fatal Shore - Robert Hughes - 1998 - Hardback with Slip Case- Folio Society . The book won the Duff Cooper prize in 1987 and the W.H. Seller Inventory # GOR002381193. Used – Very Good. Folio Society (2008) Book of Historical Mysteries. hardback: Pages: 688: Awards: Duff Cooper Prize 1987 WH Smith Literary Award 1988: ISBN: 0-394-50668-5 First Knopf edition: The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding by Robert Hughes is a history of the early years of British colonisation of Australia, and especially the history and social effects of Britain's convict transportation system. Folio Society: The Leopard - Lampedusa (2000) As new with slipcase. FOR SALE! xvi, 688, [41] pages of plates : 24 cm. In overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - dust a touc Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. Brand New Book. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Encontrá Robert Hughes The Fatal Shore - Libros, Revistas y Comics en MercadoLibre.com.ar! 3.93 out of 5 stars. Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25. Booktopia Bookshop search results for 'Robert Hughes'. Add to basket. The Fatal Shore and Barcelona, Robert Hughes is a recognized authority on the 20th century art scene. Discover Book Depository's huge selection of Australasian & Pacific History Books online. Author: Urgunge Onon Title: Chinggis Khan Subtitle: The Golden History of the Mongols ISBN: Publisher: The Folio Society Publication Date: 1993 Edition: First Edition Condition: near mint Genre: History Format: Hardback See all 3 new (other) listings. Notes. It also addresses the historical, political and sociological reasons that led to British settlement. All of our paper waste is recycled and turned into corrugated cardboard. About this Item: Hardback. Informed by film theory and a broad historical approach, Fatal Desire … Goodreads is the world's largest site for readers with over 50 million reviews. One of those convict images – last on lower right – is of Thomas Harrison. Foyles Amazon Waterstones Hive Blackwells; The starting point of this journey through Goya's life in 18th-century Spain is Hughes' own first encounter with the artist's work when he was a student in Australia. Buy The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes from Waterstones today! Free delivery worldwide on over 20 million titles. In 1787, the twenty-eighth year of the reign of King George III, the British Government sent a fleet to colonize Australia. NEW THE FATAL Shore By Robert Hughes Paperback Free Shipping - $22.50. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Fatal Shore by Hughes Robert (Hardback, 2004) at the best online prices at eBay! The Fatal Shore is the prize-winning, scholarly, brilliantly entertaining narrative that has given its true history to Australia. THE FATAL SHORE: A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia, 1787-1868 The fatal Shore by Robert Hughes gives a different view from other books written about Australian Colonization. See details - The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes. Author: Folio Title: The Story of the Renaissance Subtitle: ISBN: Publisher: The Folio Society Publication Date: 2001 Edition: first edition thus; second printing 2001; in 5 volumes Condition: fine Genre: History Format: Hardback The Fatal Shore quantity. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. Entrá y conocé nuestras increíbles ofertas y promociones. Review: An extraordinary volume--even a masterpiece--about the early history of Australia that reads like the finest of novels. Type: Hardback Sixth Printing. Book Condition: New. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Gallipoli: The Fatal Shore by Harvey Broadbent (Hardback, 2005) at the best online prices at eBay! The Fatal Shore (1986), a monograph by art critic and historian Robert Hughes, details the history of Australia, beginning with its origins as a Victorian penal colony. The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding by Robert Hughes is a history of the early years of British colonisation of Australia, and especially the history and social effects of Britain's convict transportation system. Categories: Australasian History, History Tags: Australia, Australian History. His first book, Van Diemen's Land, was described by Richard Flanagan as 'the most significant colonial history since The Fatal Shore'. Description Description. Rating details. More information about this seller | Contact this seller 23. 8,18 EUR + 17,54 EUR livraison . It is the … The epic of Australia's founding (Hardback-edition) Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 5 31% (181) 4 38% (216) 3 25% (144) 2 5% (27) 1 1% (8) Book ratings by Goodreads. Condition: Very Good. with photos & 6 maps. The items we may sell online for these products are books, paperback, hardback, audio cds or cassettes, large print, mp3 and whatever format is available for us to sell online. Add to Wishlist. A history of the birth of Australia, out of England's infamous convict transportation system, which transported a whole unwanted class of people from the first ship in 1788 to the last in 1868, during which time Australia was a vast penal colony. It was first published in 1986. An extraordinary vivid yet authentic account of the birthpangs of a nation. In that time I’ve actually bought three different copies of the book. GQ56LLYOHPX9 » eBook » Fatal Desire: Women, Sexuality, and the English Stage, 1660-1720 (Hardback) Find Doc FATAL DESIRE: WOMEN, SEXUALITY, AND THE ENGLISH STAGE, 1660-1720 (HARDBACK) Cornell University Press, United States, 2006. Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-03-06 15:01:26 Boxid IA1788510 Camera The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Robert Hughes. Buy Gallipoli by Harvey Broadbent from Waterstones today! THE FATAL SHORE by Robert Hughes Folio Society Hardcover with Slipcase - $65.75. Add to cart. Qty : Buy It Now . show more. THE FATAL SHORE by Robert Hughes Folio Society Hardcover with Slipcase. 33,32 EUR + livraison . The Fatal Shore: A History Of The Transportation Of Convicts To Australia 1787-1868. Book Binding:Paperback. Reviews for The Fatal Shore. Each month we recycle over 2.3 million books, saving over 12,500 tonnes of books a year from going straight into landfill sites. Condition: Hardback. Author:Hughes, Robert. Hardback; Buy from. 32,73 EUR + livraison . Index ; as new: € 6,50: Van der Elst: Tramways: The 'Feltham' Car of the Metropolitan Electric and … Hardback. The spine remains undamaged. Imperial Mud (Hardback) The Fight for the Fens James Boyce. Language: English . Dust cover is intact; pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. Watch. Fifth Printing 1987: Cloth, dust-jacket, XVI, 688 pp, illus. 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