Description

• 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
• ALEXANDER TOLMER [1815-1890] arrived in Adelaide aboard the Branken Moor in 1840 & served in a variety of roles within the police force, including a brief stint as Commissioner
• This memoir was written upon the urging of friends “shortly after the publication of Early Recollections & Experiences Of Colonial Life by Mr J.W. Bull” [from the Preface]
• Also includes his service in the Civil War of Portugal [1832-35] but the largest portion relates to South Australia