Convicts Unbound – The Story of the Calcutta Convicts and Their Settlement in Australia | Marjorie Tipping | 1988 | Signed, Numbered & Specially Bound Edition No. 53 [USED – HC]

The history of the convicts transported to Australia on the ship Calcutta in 1803 — one of the earliest convict transports to the Australian colonies, carrying 299 convicts who were originally destined for Botany Bay but landed instead at Sullivan's Cove, becoming among the first European settlers in Van Diemen's Land.

Written by Marjorie Tipping and published by Viking O'Neil in 1988, Convicts Unbound traces the individual stories of the Calcutta convicts and follows their lives after transportation — who served their time, who reoffended, who prospered, and what became of them and their descendants in the Australian colonies.

At 353 pages with an index, it is a detailed piece of research drawing on convict records, muster rolls and other primary sources.

This is a specially bound limited edition copy — number 53 — signed by the author Marjorie Tipping. The special binding distinguishes it from the standard trade edition.

If you are researching family connections to the Calcutta convicts or collecting significant works on Australian convict history, this edition is the one to have.

CONDITION

• Used, somewhat worn but generally good condition.
• Some slight damage to the cover.
• Age spots to the outer edge of the page block.
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BOOK DETAILS

• Hardcover book.
• 353 pages, indexed.
• Approximately 21cm x 29cm.
• Signed by the author.
• Numbered 53 of a limited edition.
• Published 1988 by Viking O'Neil. Out of print.

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