The Hobart Town Almanack, for the year 1830.

  • Éd. originale
  • Livre broché
  • Occasion
Afficher toutes les informations
Image de l’article 1 de 7

Vendeur : Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, London, Royaume-UniMaggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 15 mai 2015

Membre d’une association professionnelle : ABAPBFAILAB

Livre broché

Etat: Occasion

EUR 3 035,77

EUR 31,83 expédition 
Expédition depuis Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis

Quantité disponible : 1 disponible

Ajouter au panier
Retours gratuits sous 30 jours

A propos de cet article

First edition. Frontispiece, engraved title-page, 9 copperplate engravings (one coloured). 24mo. Original green calico, sunned and slightly rubbed, printed label to spine. [viii], 16, 272pp. Hobart-town, Van Diemen's Land, printed by James Ross, A lovely copy of this rare work in the publisher's cloth.   The plates are engraved by the convict artist, Thomas Bock. They are after originals by Frankland, Dalrymple and Lemprière. Hackforth-Jones writes of Bock: "As a result of his work for James Ross, the proprietor of the Hobart Town Almanack, Bock's skill as an engraver was further recognised. Most of the illustrations for the 1829, 1839, and 1835 almanacks were engraved by him and some also drawn by him. These plates . are competently engraved with finely-incised detail." The plates include a views of the residence of Joseph Hone, a view of Hobart, Macquarie Street, Ross Bridge, the punt at Perth, the Fall of the Derwent, and Macquarie Harbour.   James Ross arrived in Tasmania in 1822, with a recommendation from Governor Lachlan Macquarie and just over £1300 in capital. He worked as a tutor, eventually for the likes of Lieutenant-Governor George Arthur's children, though his initial hopes to establish a school were abandoned. In 1825 he was appointed, with George Howe, government printer. Their partnership dissolved within two years and in January 1827 "Ross was appointed to sole charge of the government printing office in February and in March Howe began publishing the Tasmanian in Hobart. Under the new arrangement the Hobart Town Gazette was an official weekly paper containing government announcements but no comment or discussion. In October Ross began to publish weekly also the Hobart Town Courier, an independent newspaper, but one which consistently supported the government. In 1828, instead of his salary, Ross was given a contract to print the Gazette for £5 a week with a monopoly of government printing. In 1829 he began producing the annual Hobart Town Almanack, and in February 1833 the short-lived Hobart Town Chronicle. In 1835 he edited and published four issues of the Van Diemen's Land Monthly Magazine, in which appeared verse, literary articles, and articles on natural history" (ADB).   John Franklin wrote an amusing letter in support of Ross receiving a second land grant upon his retirement: noting one the one hand that "If I were called upon to name the person who had in the greatest degree contributed to the welfare of Van Diemen's Land in the last twelve years I should certainly name Ross. His knowledge is most various and extensive and he has the gift of conveying it in the most simple, pleasing and popular manner." However, Franklin couldn't help but add that Ross had "frequently quite embarrassed the Government by his support. Politics were evidently not his forte, and often on perusing his Paper might I have exclaimed 'Save me from my friends'".   Ferguson, 1366; Hackforth-Jones, J, The Convict Artists, London, 1977, p.20. …

N° de réf. du vendeur 231030

Détails bibliographiques

Titre
The Hobart Town Almanack, for the year 1830.
Auteur
ROSS (James).
Année de publication
1830
Reliure
Couverture souple
Édition
Edition originale

Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA

London, Royaume-Uni

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 15 mai 2015

Membre d’une association professionnelle :

Frais d'expédition de Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis

Article2 à 5 jours ouvrés1 à 2 jours ouvrés
Premier articleEUR 31,83EUR 35,37
Les délais de livraison sont fixés par les vendeurs et varient en fonction du transporteur et du lieu. Les commandes transitant par les douanes peuvent être retardées et les acheteurs sont responsables de tous les droits ou frais associés. Les vendeurs peuvent vous contacter au sujet de frais supplémentaires afin de couvrir toute augmentation des coûts d'expédition de vos articles.

Modes de paiement

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Description de la boutique

Established in 1853, Maggs Brothers is one of the world's oldest antiquarian booksellers still operating today. We sell books worldwide through the internet as well as from our regularly published catalogues, and we are delighted to welcome customers to our two premises in Bloomsbury and Mayfair.

Spécialité

Travel Books, illustrated books, Illuminated manuscripts and miniatures, Bookbindings, Continental books including incunabula, Fine printing, Autographs and Manuscripts, English-language literature of all periods, books of the Far East including Japanese photobooks

Membre d’une association professionnelle

  • Antiquarian Booksellers' Association
  • Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association
  • International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
Les membres de ces associations s'engagent à respecter des critères de qualité particulièrement contraignants. Ils se portent garants de l'authenticité de tous les articles proposés à la vente. Ils fournissent des descriptions détaillées et professionnelles, signalent tous défauts et/ou traitements de restauration importants, établissent des prix clairs et précis et font preuve d'équité et d'honnêteté lors de l'achat d'un article.

Profil professionnel du vendeur

Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA

Maggs Bros. Ltd., 48 Bedford Square
London, Royaume-Uni WC1B 3DR