reminiscences adventurous chequered career von tolmer alexander (7 Ergebnisse)

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition [Sampson Low, London, 1882]; two volumes, xii, 323 & viii, 308, 32 [Publisher ads] pages. MISSING ffep & frontispiece portrait in Vol 1; MISSING first preliminary leaf in Vol 2. Light blue cloth titling & decorations in red to front board, gold titling to spine; both volumes with split internal hinges, amateur repairs [tape] have solidified binding but remain unsightly, all edges rubbed with cloth worn through, spine ends chipped, further spine damage & stains at base of vol 1, a good set only but serviceable.

Boards. 1st Edition. 1st ed., Volume 2 only, octavo, pp.viii, 308, (32, adverts unopened), prev. owner's name in pencil at title page, original decorated blue cloth, cnrs and spine edges bumped with spine slightly darkened, uncut edges, pictorial endpapers, contents clean and near fine condition. Very good. The author, a police officer in England, who in 1840 migrated to South Australia taking up the post of sub-inspector of Police under Governor George Gawler. In 1852 Tolmer succeeded George Dashwood as Commissioner of Police and as soon as the gold rush began, he proposed an overland gold escort service from Victoria to South Australia.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. London, Sampson Low . 1882. Octavo, two volumes, xii, 323 and viii, 308, [32] (advertisements) pages plus a frontispiece portrait in the first volume. Light blue cloth printed in red and gold; top and leading edges uncut; cloth very slightly rubbed at the extremities and lightly flecked; spines very lightly sunned; inner hinges cracked at the endpapers, but firm; an excellent set (and notoriously difficult to find in such pleasing condition). Alexander Tolmer (1815-90) was Commissioner of Police in South Australia in 1852-53. He is best remembered for his 'overland gold escort service from Victoria to South Australia, designed to reverse the drain of currency from the colony during the gold rush'; however, his long absences on escort duty led in part to his being demoted from the job in November 1853. The 'Australian Dictionary of Biography' goes on to describe his autobiography as 'an engaging and egotistical work in two volumes mainly devoted to his [military] service in Portugal and with the police'. This set has the ink stamp of 'Harold Woodlands | May 19 1942' on the verso of each front free endpaper. [2 items].