London, R & T Washbourne, n.d. [1854]. First edition, first impression. Paperback. A very good copy, rare in wraps. Irish interest. Noted as 'Author's Edition', so perhaps another issue precedes. Wraps a little soiled and grubby, spine creased and a touch chipped. A few leaves chipped and torn, chip to lower wrap. Seller's price on upper wrap. Subtitled, concisely: commenced on board the 'Shearwater' steamer, in Dublin Bay, continued at Spike Island, on board the 'Scourge' war steamer, on board the 'Dromedary' hulk, Bermuda, on board the 'Neptune' convict ship, at Pernambuco, at the Cape of Good Hope (during the anti-convict rebellion), at Van Diemen's Land, at Sydney, at Tahiti, at San Francisco, at Greytown, and concluding at no. 3 pier, North River, New York. [9851, Hyraxia Books].