Young the Rev Robert (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Re-bound in full leather. New end pages.The boards remain strong and square, with bright gold gilt to the spine of the book. The boards are in lovely condition. The pages are slightly 'browned' around the block of the book and uncut edges. The text within the book is bright and clear. The binding is strong and the book charming. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

First Edition. Pp. xii+444, notes; post 8vo; brown (possibly originally purple?) cloth, decorated in blind, spine lettered in gilt, boards slightly rubbed, fore-corners a trifle worn, spine faded; uncut; hinges cracking, binder's ticket (Westleys) at foot of lower pastedown, a few tiny edge splits, a couple of pages loosening, some light foxing and occasional slight soiling; Hamilton, Adams, and Co., London, 1854. First edition. *Robert Young (1796-1865) was sent to Australia to investigate the feasibility of uniting the Wesleyan Missions churches of Australia, New Zealand and Polynesia into a separate, self-supporting body. Arriving in Adelaide in May 1853, he travelled to Sydney via Melbourne, then on to New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji. After returning to Sydney, he spent Christmas Day on the Victorian gold diggings and travelled to Van Diemen's Land before returning to England in 1854. Tipped-in before the upper free endpaper of this copy is an early handwritten synopsis of Young's account of his travels. …