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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Denis Joachim Collection
• Sale Date:
  19 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 1: Lots 1 - 321
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 10am - Session 2: Lots 322 - 480
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 3: Lot 481 - 688
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 6pm - Session 4: Lots 689 - 818
• Lot #:
  1
• Lot Description:
  Barrington, George. The Memoirs of George Barrington
  containing every remarkable circumstance, from his birth to the present time... With the whole of his celebrated Speeches… Octavo, with engraved frontispiece “Barrington picking the pocket of J. Brown, Esq.” with pickpocketing implements shown below, half calf. London, Printed for J.Bird and Simmonds, [1790].
• Notes:
  Very scarce: one of the first two primary ‘biographies’ of Barrington first published in 1790 after his trial, both of which were reprinted numerous times over 1790-91. The society pickpocket, George Barrington, the best-known of all convicts, was transported to New South Wales with the Third Fleet in 1791. Something of a folk hero in England due to the cheek and daring of his larcenous exploits, Barrington’s trials, exploits, and largely mythical past gave rise to many pamphlet and chapbook accounts that found a ready market at the time of his trial and transportation. Subsequently, he was credited with a number of ‘voyages’ and ‘histories’ of New South Wales, especially when it was reported that he had been appointed superintendent of police at Parramatta. Although not written by the real Barrington, these many books and pamphlets are an important aspect of early Australian settlement, especially as regards the way the convict settlement was viewed in Britain. Ferguson, 68; Garvey, B1d.
• Estimate:
  A$1,000 - 1,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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