Inscibed by Frances ‘Fanny’ Eliza Kingsley (nee Grenfell, 1814 – 1891), the editor, to her (and the author's) youngest son. "Grenville Arthur Kingsley. In Memory of the best of Father’s, from his loving Mother. Byfleet, December 1876." Further inscribed to Fanny Collins from Rose Kingsley in remembrance of her darling brother Grenville Arthur Kingsley". This was probably Fannie Martin Collins (9 Jun 1887 – 24 Feb 1944), a daughter of Robert Collins, Grenville Kingsley’s friend. Fannie later married De Burgh Bannatyne Bentinck Persse (1881 –1947). Fannie was 10 years old at the time of Grenville Kingsley’s death.
Kingsley family armorial bookplates on inside upper boards.
Extra-illustrated with 22 photographs, 10 printed illustrations, 2 dried flowers and 1 drawing.

Volume 1:

1. House with a young man reading on front lawn (verso of half title)
2. Portrait of Charles Kingsley (verso of title page)
3. Oval portrait with initials F.E.K., i.e. Frances ‘Fanny’ Eliza Kingsley (dedication page)
4. River (p. 1)
5. Printed illustration of St Luke’s Chelsea (p. 15)
6. Big house (p. 41)
7. Dining room (p. 63)
8. Dried flower (p. 64)
9. ‘Bramshill House’ (full-page, verso of plate between pp. 74 / 75)
10. Printed Illustration (p.115
11. Printed Illustration (p. 116)
12. House (p. 193)
13. Portrait of Charles Kingsley (p. 232)
14. Photograph of an portrait of Fanny Kingsley painted in 1850 (p. 232)
15. ‘Cottages built in Eversley by John Martineau 1887 In Memory of his beloved “Master”’ (on single sheet of paper between pp. 308/309)
16. Church interior (p.358 – loose)
17. Church (verso of plate between pp. 358 / 359)
18. Full-length portrait of Charles Kingsley (p. 401)
19. Printed Illustration of ‘Ogwen Lake’ (p. 461)
20. Original drawing of two fish going for bait with three lines of text (p. 462)

Volume 2:

21. Printed Illustration (p. 45)
22. Printed Illustration (p. 123)
23. Newspaper cutting (p. 153)
24. Printed steel-engraved portrait (verso of plate between pp. 284 / 285)
25. Printed Illustration (p. 290)
26. Dried flower (p. 294)
27. Churchyard with people looking at head-stones (p. 343)
28. Stone wall and tower (p. 343)
29. ‘The Porch. Eversley Church and path from Rectory’ (p. 376)
30. Chester Cathedral (p. 377)
31. Chester Cathedral – side view (p. 377)
32. Printed steel-engraved portrait (verso of plate between p. 402)
33. Portrait of young lady (p. 403)
34. Printed Illustration (p. 479)
35. Charles Kingsley’s grave (p. 480)

Certificate naming Elizabeth Watson and and signed by Lord President of the Council, Granville, awarding the Schoolmistresses Certificate of the First Division, Third Degree of Merit. The certificate has been annotated with subsequent five years inspection reports. Sealed and stamped on rear "This certificate is raised, pursuant to the Minute of 20th August 1853 Section XI, to the 1st Division of the 2nd Degree of Merit. 11 April 1861 By Order of the Committee of Council on Education [signed Ralph Lingen]".

Appointment as lieutenant of infantry in the service of the East India Company on the Bengal establishment. Signed by Dalhousie.

Commission as lieutenant in the Queen's Army in the East Indies only.
Signed by General, Commander-in Chief, East Indies, and by the Military Secretary, East Indies. Seal attached.

Diary of sea voyages in the' Warrior' from Plymouth to Lisbon, 1853 Aug 5 - Dec. 12; and the 'Africa' from Mersey River to Australia, 1854 Apr - July 5, stopping short of arrival in Australia.
4 notebooks bound into one volume, some blank pages cut out.
Handwritten.

Typescript of extracts taken from original journal.
Extracts from a journal by Charles Archer, recounting the discovery of the Fitzroy River. Subtitled: 'Memoranda taken on a journey to the Dawson and some of its tributaries, April 1853.'

Handwritten exercise book. Inside front cover: Garibaldi Lodge, Sandy Creek, Tarnagulla. Accompanied by small booklet entitled, Bye-laws of the Castlemaine district of the Manchester Unity I.O.O.F., 1853.

Journal of immigrant's voyage from Nottingham to Rockhampton in the Ghenghis Khan.

Conditional pardon granted to John Welding, signed by E.J. Hamilton, Comptroller General and W.T. Denison, Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land.

Letters to Conrad Niemeitz from various correspondents, listed with explanatory notes by John Sutherland.
Letters mostly in German, with translations.
Includes: letter from Wilhelm Niemeitz to Conrad Niemeitz in German, 1854 Jan 4, (not translated) -- Letter 1854 May 29 from John Luetjens, Lubeck to Conrad Niemeitz recommending a young man Kroger for a position in Australia -- Letter 1854 Dec 29 from Marie Niemeitz, Lubeck to Conrad Niemeitz re death of their father -- Letter 1855 April 2 from John Fenwick, Melbourne to Conrad Niemeitz re cock fighting. Accompanied by a letter from W. Ross Johnston, 1970 July 16.