Jorgenson - A Shred of Autobiography or the progress of a convict HCDJ

Jorgen Jorgenson (1780–1841) was a Danish-born adventurer who briefly ruled Iceland as a self-appointed administrator in 1809, earning him the nickname 'the Convict King'. Transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1826, he worked there as an explorer, constable — including in parties sent against Tasmanian Aboriginal people — and newspaper editor, before receiving a full pardon in 1835. This Sullivan's Cove edition of his own autobiography, A Shred of Autobiography, was published in 1981 as a numbered limited edition of 375, complete for the first time with a coloured portrait.

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BOOK DETAILS

• Hardcover book with dustjacket.
• Published 1981 by Sullivan's Cove
• Numbered 300 of a limited edition of 375.
• 96-pages, indexed
• Approximate size 32cm x 20cm

CONDITION

Used but generally good condition. Some wear and tear to the edges of the dustjacket. Scuff marks on dustjacket. Wear to the bottom edge of the cover.

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