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Lot 206
Sale 2065 - Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
Nov 14, 2024
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[TRAVEL & EXPLORATION]. SHERER, John, editor. The Gold Finder of Australia: How He Went, How He Fared, How He Made His Fortune. London: Clarke, Beeton, & Co., [1853].
8vo (210 x 133 mm). (Intermittent spotting throughout.) 19th century half calf (rubbing).
FIRST EDITION. John Sherer arrived in Australia in 1852 and by his own account struck it rich in Bendigo, Victoria. He returned to London shortly thereafter, where he wrote and published this account of Australian gold miners.
[With:] BOILLOT, Leon. Aux Mines d'or du Klondike. Paris: Hacette & Cie, 1899. Tall 8vo. Later half morocco, top edge gilt, others uncut (light rubbing). FIRST EDITION. -- GRINNELL, Joseph (1877-1939). Gold Hunting in Alaska. Chicago: David C. Cook Publishing Co., 1901. 8vo. Original printed wraps (light rubbing, toning along spine). FIRST EDITION.
Selections from the Library of Dr. John Talbot Gernon