Smugglers and Sailors: The Customs History of Australia 1788-1901 by Day, David - 1992

Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1992. HEAVY. Foreword by Geoffrey Bolton. 528 pages, illustrated with colour plates, b/w photos, facsimiles, drawings, paintings, notes, bibliography, index, pictorial end-papers. Or blue cloth boards, gilt spine titles, in dust-jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket and light rubbing. SIGNED by author on half title (also another signature, possibly that of comptroller of customs). In recounting the history of the Customs officers, the author traces the evolution of colonial Australia, from its beginnings as a convict settlement to the valuable dominion of mother Britain that it became.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.