{"product_id":"1877-adventure-stories-the-australian-crusoes-and-the-wolf-boy-of-china","title":"1877 Adventure Stories, The Australian Crusoes and The Wolf Boy of China","description":"\u003cp\u003eRowcroft, Charles; Dalton, William. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Australian Crusoes; or, The Adventures of An English Settler and his Family in the Wilds of Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e bound with \u003cstrong\u003eThe Wolf Boy of China\u003c\/strong\u003e. New York: The World Publishing House, 1877. From the Sixth London Edition. [12529]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerracotta publisher's cloth decorated in black \u0026amp; gilt, slight edge-wear with no damage, 7 3\/4 x 5 1\/4 inches, tight. Frontispiece wood engraving of a dismounted rider fighting off a wild boar with a knife, with tissue guard. Title page tattered at the long edge. 512 clean pp. with 3 additional plates. The second title has frontispiece, 3 additional plates, and 339 clean pp. All pages with black borders. Very good. Hardcover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo rollicking adventure stories. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharles Rowcroft (1798-1856), b. London, England; d. at sea sailing from New York to England. Educated at Eton College, in 1821 he was one of the first free European settlers near Bothwell, Australia. He became a justice of the peace there, but soon returned to London (1826), where he published several novels about life in Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Dalton (1821-1875), English author, editor of the \u003cem\u003eLondon Daily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e. He wrote books of adventure set in exotic places such as China, Japan, and Peru.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haaswurth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45585305206850,"sku":"ABE12529","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0191\/6066\/2082\/files\/DSC09259BackgroundRemoved.png?v=1792070245","url":"https:\/\/www.haaswurth.com\/products\/1877-adventure-stories-the-australian-crusoes-and-the-wolf-boy-of-china","provider":"Haaswurth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}