Their Chastity Was Not Too Rigid: Leisure Times in Early Australia

Longman Cheshire, Melbourne, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 378 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. Some light rubbing is apparent on bottom of boards. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. In the years immediately after the First Fleet sailed into Botany Bay in 1788, the main concern of the colonists, both free and convict, was to establish a foothold on what was then an inhospitable continent. Although people had to devote the greater part of their time and energy to ensuring the survival and material welfare of the settlements, the colonist soon established recreational activities which reflected mainly the British society from which they came. Those recreations were often violent, brutal and crude. But gradually a minority also established gentler, more cultured pursuits such as those associated with music and the theatre. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Australian History; Australia; 19th century; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0582714567. ISBN/EAN: 9780582714564. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10079. . 9780582714564