{"product_id":"the-pirates-of-the-brig-cyprus-by-frank-clune-and-and-p-r-stephensen-1962","title":"THE PIRATES OF THE BRIG CYPRUS by Frank Clune and and P. R. Stephensen 1962","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE PIRATES OF THE BRIG CYPRUS\u003cbr\u003e\nby Frank Clune\u003cbr\u003e\nand P. R. Stephensen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small cloth board hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Rupert Hart-Davis 1962, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 145 w x 225 h x 25 h \u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 205\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2406\/0365\/K558\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nOn August 14, 1829, the brig Cyprus, carrying a group of convicts to a penal settlement, was sheltering in Recherche Bay on the southeast coast of Van Dieman's Land, now Tasmania. The Captain being drunk, some of the convicts mutinied and took over the ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe convict leader and his amateur crew then sailed the stolen brig to New Zealand, Tonga and Japan, an epic of courage and endurance. Meanwhile, the adventures of the soldiers and passengers, marooned ashore, provide a startling tale of pusillanimity among the officers and heroism and enterprise among the reaming convicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo images, includes map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\n**No dust jacket - first image for illustrative purposes only.**\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with light wear\/on covers, spotting on end papers and page edges. pages generally clean. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our other listings by this author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450965410084,"sku":null,"price":48.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/106898.jpg?v=1785455079","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-pirates-of-the-brig-cyprus-by-frank-clune-and-and-p-r-stephensen-1962","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}