1803 Voyage To New South Wales by George Barrington Antiquarian Australian Book

1803 Voyage To New South Wales by George Barrington Antiquarian Australian Book

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Voyage To New South Wales by George Barrington - 1803 - Antique History Book

An Account Of A Voyage To New South Wales
By George Barrington - Superintendant Of The Convicts
To Which Is Prefixed A Detail Of His Life, Trials, Speeches Enriched With Beautiful Colourd Prints
Printed For M. Jones No. 1 Paternoster Row, London 1803

"George Barrington (1755 - 1804) was an Irish-born pickpocket, popular London socialite, Australian pioneer (following his transportation to Botany Bay), and author. His escapades, arrests, and trials were widely chronicled in the London press of his day. For over a century following his death, and still perhaps today, he was most celebrated for the couplet "True patriots all; for be it understood, We left our country for our country's good" The attribution of the line to Barrington is considered apocryphal since the 1911 discovery by Sydney book collector Alfred Lee of the 1802 book in which the line first appeared."

Heavy wear to covers and spine. Rear board detached as shown. First few pages may have been re-glued to retain front board. Pages are decent with some light foxing and general aged patina present. Book includes the frontispiece, illustrated title page, 3 coloured plates and the folding map as shown. We believe the book to be lacking 5 coloured plates. There are no inscriptions or evidence of prior ownership. There are no loose pages. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos or specific details of interest on request.


Size 21.5cm x 14cm x 3cm

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Condition: Acceptable
Binding: Leather
Special Attributes: ["1st Edition", "Illustrated", "Folding Map"]
Region: Australia, Oceania
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: Heavy wear to covers and spine. Rear board detached as shown. First few pages may have been re-glued to retain front board. Pages are decent with some light foxing and general aged patina present. Book includes the frontispiece, illustrated title page, 3 coloured plates and the folding map as shown. We believe the book to be lacking 5 coloured plates. There are no inscriptions or evidence of prior ownership. There are no loose pages. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos or specific details of interest on request.
Language: English
Author: George Barrington
Publisher: Printed For M. Jones No. 1 Paternoster Row, London
Year Printed: 1803
Sub-subject: Australian History