William Sorell in Van Diemen’s Land: A Golden Age? : Lieutenant-Governor, 1817-24

Thirty copies of [this book] have been bound in this style for the publisher, of which twenty-five are for sale. This is copy No. 19 of 25 Signed by Author. First Edition. viii, 167 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Attractively bound in half leather and cloth, gilt title to spine. A COLLECTOR’S ITEM. #1218 Sorell, William 1775-1848. | Tasmania — History — 1803-1851.The first in-depth examination of the administration of Tasmania’s third governor, which tests the claim of Sorell’s contemporary supporters that he presided over the ‘Golden Age’ of Van Diemen’s Land and assesses his character, both public and private.