Launching Away; or, Roger Larksway's Strange Mission
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1885. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo : pp. [vi] 360, 32 (publisher's illustrated adverts) : original gilt, silver and black blind-stamped illustrated blue cloth with gilt lettering : all edges gilt : neat hand-written school prize presentation on preliminary.
Stain to rear cover, some darkening to spine, corners and joints lightly rubbed. Very Good. Item #10361
A desirable copy of the second edition. Houlding who also wrote under the pseudonym 'Old Boomerang' arrived from England in Australia in 1839. Muir records three UK printings and states: "This moral tale of the adventures of a young Englishman does not appear to be a children's book, but the advertisements all relating to 'Gift Books for Young' and 'Sunday Library for Young People' suggest that it was in fact intended for young people." Muir, 3617.
Price: $200.00