2013, ISBN: 9781742758909

William Heinemann, Sydney, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 826 pages. Text body is clean, and free… Mehr…

William Heinemann, Sydney, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 826 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Love him or loathe him, Ned Kelly has been at the heart of Australian culture and identity since he and his gang were tracked down in bushland by the Victorian police and came out fighting, dressed in bulletproof iron armour made from farmers' ploughs.Historians still disagree over virtually every aspect of the eldest Kelly boy's brushes with the law. Did he or did he not shoot Constable Fitzpatrick at their family home? Was he a lawless thug or a noble Robin Hood, a remorseless killer or a crusader against oppression and discrimination? Was he even a political revolutionary, an Australian republican channelling the spirit of Eureka? FitzSimons brings the history of Ned Kelly and his gang exuberantly to life, weighing in on all of the myths, legends and controversies generated by this compelling and divisive Irish-Australian rebel.  Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; 19th century; True Crime. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781742758909. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 7670. . 9781742758909 This book weighs over one kilogram, and may involve extra shipping charges if posted to some countries.., William Heinemann, 2013, 3<

ISBN: 9781742758909

[ED: Hardcover/gebunden], [PU: Random House], Love him or loathe him, Ned Kelly has been at the heart of Australian culture and identity since he and his gang were tracked down in bushlan… Mehr…

[ED: Hardcover/gebunden], [PU: Random House], Love him or loathe him, Ned Kelly has been at the heart of Australian culture and identity since he and his gang were tracked down in bushland by the Victorian police and came out fighting, dressed in bulletproof iron armour made from farmers ploughs. Historians still disagree over virtually every aspect of the eldest Kelly boy s brushes with the law. Did he or did he not shoot Constable Fitzpatrick at their family home? Was he a lawless thug or a noble Robin Hood, a remorseless killer or a crusader against oppression and discrimination? Was he even a political revolutionary, an Australian republican channelling the spirit of Eureka? Peter FitzSimons, bestselling chronicler of many of the great defining moments and people of this nation s history, is the perfect person to tell this most iconic of all Australian stories. From Kelly s early days in Beveridge, Victoria, in the mid-1800s, to the Felons Apprehension Act, which made it possible for anyone to shoot the Kelly gang, to Ned s appearance in his now-famous armour, prompting the shocked and bewildered police to exclaim He is the devil! and He is the bunyip! , FitzSimons brings the history of Ned Kelly ...., DE, [SC: 3.00], leichte Gebrauchsspuren, privates Angebot, 848, [GW: 1100g], Banküberweisung, Internationaler Versand, [CT: Englischsprachige Bücher / Geschichte/Politik (englisch)]<

2013, ISBN: 9781742758909

North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Random House Australia, 2013. Book. Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with black boards… Mehr…

North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Random House Australia, 2013. Book. Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with black boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 1115gms, 826 pages, illustrated endpapers. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate to heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout. Boards and dust jacket are in good condition with light shelf wear and scuffing, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. ., Random House Australia, 2013, 2.5<