Robert Hughes - The Fatal Shore - Folio Society Edition - 1998

Robert Hughes – The Fatal Shore
(The Folio Society, London, 1998)

Edition note:
Folio Society edition of Robert Hughes’ authoritative history of convict transportation to Australia. Illustrated with colour plates, archival images, and maps drawn by Denys Baker.

Introduction:
First published in 1986, The Fatal Shore is Robert Hughes’ monumental account of the forced transportation of British convicts to Australia between 1787 and 1868. Blending rigorous scholarship with vivid narrative, Hughes documents the founding of the penal colonies, the brutality of early settlement, and the cultural transformation that followed. Widely regarded as the definitive modern history of Australia’s convict era, the book remains a landmark study of human endurance, suffering, and colonial ambition.

Content:
This Folio Society edition presents the complete and unabridged text, accompanied by a rich selection of colour plates, historical illustrations, and detailed cartographic material. The publisher’s introduction discusses Hughes’ historical approach and the enduring importance of his work. Maps—specifically redrawn for this edition—trace the routes of the First Fleet and the geography of early colonial settlements.

Features:

• Publisher: The Folio Society, London
• Year: 1998
• Author: Robert Hughes
• Illustrator / Maps: Denys Baker (maps); historical plates and archival images
• Edition: Folio Society edition
• Binding: Full tan buckram with elaborate gilt and black illustrated design on the front board and spine
• Slipcase: Black slipcase
• Page edges: Top edge tinted
• Paper: High-quality, acid-free wove paper
• Typography: Set in Monotype Scotch Roman
• Printing: Printed by St. Edmundsbury Press
• Binding: Bound by Hunter & Foulis, Edinburgh

Condition:
Excellent condition. Pages crisp and clean; gilt bright and intact; binding tight and square. Slipcase in very good condition with minimal shelf wear.

Shipping:
Carefully packed and shipped with tracking number.