Knocking About

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1924. 1st edition. Appears to be signed by the editor, Mrs. [Ethel Brigham] Leatherbee, who added "Author's Copy" below her signature. A posthumous memoir by Peirce of his adventures in Australia in the 19th century. Peirce (1840-1919) was born in Medford, Mass., and arrived in Australia in 1860 as a sailor aboard the Oriental. He… Read more about this item

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1924. 1st edition. A posthumous memoir by Augustus Baker Peirce of his travels and adventures in Australia in the 19th century. Peirce (1840-1919) was born in Medford, Mass., and arrived in Australia as a sailor aboard the Oriental in 1860. He deserted ship and swam ashore, embarking on a series of remarkable exploits over many… Read more about this item

New Haven: Yale University Press; 1924. . First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xviii (last page blank), 176 (last page blank); b/w frontispiece, numerous drawings (some full-page others within the text), index; original red cloth, title in gilt on spine, mildly chipped dustjacket, nice association copy with the stamp of Jonathan Wantrup noted collector and bookseller on front endpaper, very… Read more about this item

New Haven, Yale University press, 1924. . First Edition; 8vo; pp. xviii (last page blank), 176 (last page blank); b/w frontispiece, numerous drawings (some full-page others within the text), index; original red cloth, title in gilt on spine, spine and corners bumped, a good copy. The author Travelling before the mast in 1859 on the Oriental he arrives at… Read more about this item

Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT 1924. 176 pages. Moderate general wear. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Illustrated with b/w drawings. Travel::Antique History::Australia/Oceania 7056

New Haven and London: Yale University Press / Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1924. Book. Illus. by Peirce, Albert Baker. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Thin Octavo. 176 pp, Introduction - Edward Howard Brigham, 12 untitled chapters - illustrated, no index. Binding tight and square, pages clean, unmarked, and well-preserved, cover cloth with light wear at the spine ends. … Read more about this item

NEW HAVEN, YALE, 1924, 1924. ORIGINAL RED CLOTH FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD. F. Hardcover.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. Photographs. Out of print

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