Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt to spine. Minor insect damage to top of spine. Black and white Frontispiece. Two other black and white photographs. Catalogue of books published by Angus & Robertson to rear. Annotation by previous owner to front pastedown. 465 pages First published in 1867 as 'Australian Capers'. It records the downfall of an inexperienced migrant and his conversion to Christianity. Houlding's style was vigorous and humorous.