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A rare and remarkable opportunity to acquire: A 1909 First Edition, Two-Volume Set of "The Heart of the Antarctic" by Ernest Shackleton.
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A rare and remarkable opportunity to acquire: A 1909 First Edition, Two-Volume Set of "The Heart of the Antarctic" by Ernest Shackleton.
An extraordinary piece of exploration history, rich in adventure and legacy.
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THE HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC - By E. H. Shackleton C.V.O.
Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909. With an Introduction by Hugh Robert Mill, D.Sc. And an Account of the First Journey to the South Magnetic Pole by Professor T.W. Edgeworth David, F.R.S. Ernest Shackleton here tells the quite remarkable story of the British Antarctic expedition of 1907 to 1909. Shackleton and his men made it to within 97 miles of the South Pole, experiencing along the way every hardship possible, then returning to their wooden ship before the ice crushed it. 1909 First trade edition of Shackleton’s thrilling account of one of the earliest attempts to reach the South Pole, “the best book of polar travel which has ever been written” (Manchester Guardian). Vol. 1 xlvii + 372pp.; Vol. 2 xv + 419pp. In good original condition with no restoration, slight foxing in places. No jackets. Large octavo, two volumes in the publisher’s original blue cloth with gilt-lettered spines and large silver pictorial blocks to the front panels, top edge gilt, photogravure frontispiece to each volume, illustrated with 12 captioned tissue-guarded coloured plates and over 200 black and white plates, folding plate and 3 folding maps in rear pocket of Vol. 2, numerous in-text illustrations and diagrams throughout. Some pages still uncut. With an introduction by Hugh Robert Mill, D.Sc. An account of the first journey to the south magnetic pole by professor T. W. Edgeworth David, F.R.S. A very nice example of this desirable highspot in Antarctic literature.
[Estimate £1000-£5000. To place an advance bid or an absentee bid please contact Tom Best at: tom.best@theauctioncollective.com]