Thomas Musgrave / John J. Shillinglaw [Editor]
Castaway on the Auckland Isles
A Narrative of the Wreck of the “Grafton”, from the private journals of Capt. Thos. Musgrave, with a map and some account of the Aucklands. Melbourne: H.T. Dwight, 1865, first edition. Inscribed on title page ‘Mrs H. [?] Alleyce With the affectionate regards of The Editor’. vii, 112p, fldg map of the Auckland Isles. 212mm, bound in contemporary half maroon leather, gilt title to spine, with marbled boards. VG copy.
The rare Melbourne first edition.

Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.