Journal of John Gabriel Stedman Edited by Stanbury Thompson chef Picnic Races is the rich

Picnic Races is the rich and mirthful story of a row between neighbours - a ding-dong feud fought out with zest and guile and sheer bullheaded cussedness by stubborn Australians

and resilience

Volume 2: Books 4-6: Close Your Eyes

'Almost the first man I met in Australia

Journal of John Gabriel Stedman Edited by Stanbury Thompson chef Picnic Races is the richJournal of John Gabriel Stedman 1744 1797 Soldier and Author Including an authentic account of his expedition to Surinam, in 1772 Edited by Stanbury Thompson The Mitre Press, 1962, [First Edition], black and white photographic plates, black and white frontispiece, hardcover, dust jacket Very Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, a little foxing to fore edges, dustjacket shows some edge and shelf wear