In Australian Tropics by Alfred Searcy – Hesperian Press Facsimile Edition (1984)

Author: Alfred Searcy (1854–1925)
Introduction by: C. C. (Charles Campbell) Macknight
Publisher: Hesperian Press, Carlisle, WA
Publication Date: 1984
Edition: Facsimile of the 2nd ed. (Originally published 1909 by G. Robertson & Co., London & Melbourne)
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages: Various pagings + [54] pages of plates
ISBN: Invalid ISBN – 085905067X
Dimensions: 20 cm
Illustrations: Plates, portraits, and 1 folded map (plates appear at the end of the text)

Condition:
Very good – light wear to dust jacket, shelf wear to base of boards, some foxing to page edges. Internally clean and tightly bound.

Description:
In Australian Tropics is Alfred Searcy’s vivid account of life and service in the Northern Territory during the late 19th century. Based on personal experiences as a customs official and later Sub-Collector of Customs, Searcy’s observations cover travel, frontier life, encounters with Aboriginal peoples, and the challenges of policing Australia's remote north.

This 1984 Hesperian Press edition faithfully reproduces the 1909 second edition and includes a new introduction by historian C.C. Macknight. Plates and illustrations appear at the back of the book in this facsimile edition.

Why You’ll Love It:
An important and often candid colonial narrative that captures the realities of administration and contact in remote northern Australia. A valuable resource for researchers, collectors of NT history, and those interested in early cross-cultural encounters.

Note: Weight includes protective packaging for secure shipment of hardcover facsimile editions.