Folio Archives 105: Michael Howe, The Last and Worst of the Bushrangers 1977
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Michael Howe : The Last and Worst of the Bushrangers of Van Diemen's Land. Narrative of the Chief Atrocities Committed by this Great Murderer and his Associates During a Period of Six Years from Authentic Sources of Information
Off the South coast of Australia lies an island that is the same size as Ireland, but has a population today of only 500,000. It was originally called Van Diemen’s Land, but in 1856 the name was changed to Tasmania. This is where the action in this book took place, and it is where I was born and raised.
This Folio Society edition was published outside the general programme, and is a facsimile of the original edition of 1818, which was the first book ever published in Tasmania. The island was first settled by Europeans in 1803. Only three surviving copies of the book are known, and this facsimile is taken from the one in the Bodleian Library.
In its 36 pages it describes in considerable detail the activities of the escaped convict Michael Howe, who was transported for life from England in 1812 for the crime of highway robbery.
There is a brief introduction by Ian Atkins, but no illustrations other than the wraparound cover engraving of convicts guarded by soldiers, which is given no attribution. The book was issued with no slipcase or dust jacket, is 21x13.9cm., and is bound in light brown cloth.
My copy suffers from some rubbing to the cover illustration, and mild spine fading.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.
Off the South coast of Australia lies an island that is the same size as Ireland, but has a population today of only 500,000. It was originally called Van Diemen’s Land, but in 1856 the name was changed to Tasmania. This is where the action in this book took place, and it is where I was born and raised.
This Folio Society edition was published outside the general programme, and is a facsimile of the original edition of 1818, which was the first book ever published in Tasmania. The island was first settled by Europeans in 1803. Only three surviving copies of the book are known, and this facsimile is taken from the one in the Bodleian Library.
In its 36 pages it describes in considerable detail the activities of the escaped convict Michael Howe, who was transported for life from England in 1812 for the crime of highway robbery.
There is a brief introduction by Ian Atkins, but no illustrations other than the wraparound cover engraving of convicts guarded by soldiers, which is given no attribution. The book was issued with no slipcase or dust jacket, is 21x13.9cm., and is bound in light brown cloth.
My copy suffers from some rubbing to the cover illustration, and mild spine fading.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.
