Clarke, Marcus.

For the Term of His Natural Life.

London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1884. New Edition. Hardcover. A very important novelisation of the harsh conditions of the life of a convict, Rufus Dawes, transported to Australia for a crime he did not commit. Based on research undertaken by the author at Port Arthur, Tasmania, and first published in 'The Australian Journal'. New edition. 8vo, viii + 472pp, green gilt stamped & decorated cloth, very good with slight rubbing on extremes. Newspaper account from "Millbank Penitentiary or Prison" pasted into endpapers and flyleaves of front endpapers. Very good condition. Item #4828

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