Cloth covers faded, rubbed and stained. 3/8" split to cloth at head of front joint. Some heavy rubbing to cloth at ends of spine. 2/3" splits to gutter at head and tail of front hinge. Gutter split with spine webbing exposed at pp. 178-9). Rear hinge weak. Rear gutter intact. Owner's signature. Internally good. Some foxing to margins of leaves.; Purple cloth covers with gilt titles on spine. [Reference: Bagnall 4691: "Vivid stories of dangerous river travelling, the exacting vigilance of his duties as a gold buyer, hold-ups, his dealings with leaders of the gold-rush days [.] A classic in the literature of both countries."] Contents: Arrival in 1852 - Funeral at Williamstown - To and from Brighton - Canvastown, Ragfair; Start for the Diggings - Camping Out - First Sabbath in the Bush - Mistaken Capture of Bushranger - Luckly Digger "Shouts"; Preshaw's Flat - Campbell's Creek - Fined for not having a License - Eye Water - Gold Discovery at Mount Alexander; First Clergymen on the Diggings - Bishop Perry and Others - "Dreams go by Contraries" - Burglar Shot; Discovery of Forest Creek and Bendigo; Campbell's Creek - Turn Gold Digger - Gold License - License Hunting; Riots at Ballarat; Diseases on the Diggings - The Castlemaine Hospital - Early Days of Castlemaine - Join a Bank [.] ; 8vo; xii, 179, [1].

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Banking Under Difficulties or Life on the Goldfields of Victoria, New South Wales & New Zealand. By a Bank Official
Publisher: Edwards, Dunlop & Co., Melbourne
Publication Date: 1888
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

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We are located in Dunedin, in the south of the South Island of New Zealand. We are a generalist rare and out-of-print bookseller, selling books in most subject areas. Our stock of over 8,000 titles has particular strengths in the areas of New Zealand history and literature, Maori, Tibet and Central Asia, Travel, Military, and Antiquarian. We are a member of ANZAAB (Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers) and ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers).

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Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB
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Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle, trading as Renaissance Books. Contact details: Renaissance Books, PO Box 335, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand. Phone: +64 3 4719294. Email: renaissancebooksnz@gmail.com. Website: www.renaissancebooks.co.nz. GST #39 820 209. Terms of Sale: All books may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund of the book price, not including shipping. Return shipping also refunded where books are not as described.

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