UP AND DOWN; or Fifty Years' Colonial Experiences by Capt. W.J. Barry

UP AND DOWN; or Fifty Years' Colonial Experiences in Australia, California, New Zealand, India, China, and the South Pacific

by Capt. W. J. Barry

DESCRIPTION
Format: small cloth board hardcover with gilt lettering
Published: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington 1879
Size (mm): 140 w x 130 h x 40 d
Pages: 307+32
SKU: A5M/2609/UXXX

ABOUT
The memoir chronicles Barry's colorful, high-stakes travels across the globe during the mid-to-late 19th century.

A vivid, personal record of "roughing it" across global colonial frontiers. It famously covers his firsthand involvement in the California Gold Rush, whaling expeditions in the Pacific, and early life in the Australasian colonies.

Capt. William Jackson Barry (1819–1907), an adventurer who served as the early Mayor of Cromwell, New Zealand (1866–1868).
His narrative remains a highly valued—if sometimes eccentric—historical text providing unique insight into the mindset, humor, and daily realities of 19th-century pioneer life.

Includes a few monochrome fine line drawings.

CONDITION
Immaculate with only wear on covers, pages near new. 

IMAGES
Are of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.

REMARKS
Scarce worldwide, especially in this condition.