The Gold Hunters' Adventure, or life in Australia
by THOMES, William Henry
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Sherman Oaks, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1864. FIRST EDITION. Wood engraved frontispiece and 3 additional full-page plates. Publisher's cloth, worn and rubbed, spine with title in gilt faded; interior good. First edition. American novelist William H. Thomes' (1824-1895) debut adventure novel follows a California man who goes to Australia in search of gold. An entertaining and dramatic account of life on the frontier of Australia, this work did a great deal to promote the public misconceptions of Australia as a land of dangerous aborigines, a population the majority of which consists of felons sent from Great Britain, and lots of kangaroos.
The author was a member of the Boston publishing house of Elliott & Thomes; this was his first of many adventure novels.
The author was a member of the Boston publishing house of Elliott & Thomes; this was his first of many adventure novels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15298
- Title
- The Gold Hunters' Adventure, or life in Australia
- Author
- THOMES, William Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- Lee and Shepard
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1864
- Keywords
- travel, exploration, gold, mining, australia, american imprints, 19th century
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- Publisher's cloth
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....