The Confessions of a Beachcomber: Scenes and Incidents in the Career of an Unprofessional Beachcomber in Tropical Queensland

E. J. Banfield

Sydney

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Angus & Robertson

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1908

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First Edition. Inscribed by Author

22.5cm x 14cm. xii, 336 pages, 1 map, 49 plates. Rebacked quarter leather, illustrated cloth.

A scarce first edition of Edmund James Banfield’s writings on Dunk Island and life in tropical Queensland at the turn of the 19th century. This copy inscribed by Banfield and recently rebacked with a decorative gilt spine retaining the original publisher’s cloth boards.

Foxing throughout. Previous owner’s name. Good Condition.