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Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing (ASP), 2011. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour text-photos, minor edgewear. 315 pp. A John Bull figure, full of bumptious ambition and self-confidence, Lord Sydney had a remarkable political career, largely in opposition. When the British cabinet accepted his recommendation to send convicts to Botany Bay, he instructed the Treasury to provide for the First Fleet. His name is now proudly borne by Australia's oldest city.

Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing (ASP), 2011. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour text-photos, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written name). 315 pp. A John Bull figure, full of bumptious ambition and self-confidence, Lord Sydney had a remarkable political career, largely in opposition. When the British cabinet accepted his recommendation to send convicts to Botany Bay, he instructed the Treasury to provide for the First Fleet. His name is now proudly borne by Australia's oldest city. (Autographed copy.).