The Shellback Or At Sea in the 'Sixties

Cassell & Company Ltd, Cassell's Colonial Library, 1899, Good condition, no dustwrapper, red boards a little worn on spine edge and stained in places, adverts on both endpapers, charming handwritten inscription on half-title page, and a little foxing.

Shipping tales from Australian waters and beyond in the mid 19th century. The narrative is based on events which occurred when the author first went to sea. The only fiction is in the names of the officers and crew. Written in a chatty and description style with eight black and white plate illustrations...