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Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. A FASCUINATING HISTORICAL OF THE WAY NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGLISH ARISTOCRATS LIVED,FROM A SERVANTS PERSPECTIVE. MOREOVER WITHIN IS TOLD THE TALE OF A WELL CONNECTED MANSERVANT WHO, BLAMING THWARTED LOVE FOR ALL HIS TROUBLES, WHICH INCLUDED THEFT AND SEXUAL ASSAULTS, WHO ENDED UP ON NORFOLK ISLAND FOR HIS CRIMES.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: front and back showing only light scuffing & signs of handling otherwise undamaged, minimal wear at edges and corners, spine is intact and solid. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, clean throughout. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing more than 1 kg with packaging, postage cost for international orders (i.e. not Australian) may be more than what is shown here. Please email me if you would like an exact quote. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Size: 9"-10" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Australian History; ISBN: 0642278458. ISBN/EAN: 9780642278456. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 43940.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. John Ward, writing whilst incarcerated on Norfolk Island, tells a story of thwarted love that, he claims, led him to a life of crime, including theft, sexual assault and more. In telling the candid story of his downfall, he exposes his ruthlessness and lack of empathy.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine.

4to (25x22cm), paperback, prelims + 207pp. Very good condition. Mild wear only. B&w and colour illustrations. Pictures available on request. 'John Ward, groom to an officer and a gentleman, is sentenced to ten years transportation to Australia for theft.' He arrives on Norfolk Island in 1840, and begins writing his diary in 1841.

Paperback, 22x25cm, 207pp. Very good condition. Light wear. Creased at back cover. ISBN: 9780642278456.

1st edition softback with french flaps As New quarto 207pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., bibliog., index, John Ward was sentenced to 10 years transportation for theft. In telling the story of his downfall, he exposes his ruthlessness, lack of empathy and capacity to blame others for his predicament. Only extant convict diary from this period.