Antarctic Housewife

London, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Johannesburg and Cape Town: Hutchinson of Australia, 1996. Cloth. Near Fine. 9" by 6". None. A marvellous account of life on South Georgia in Antarctica, inscribed and presented by the late author's husband. Nan Brown (1928-1995) relocated to King Edward Point with her husband, radio operator George, in the 1950s and penned this work about her time and experiences on South Georgia. Here, she describes island life, the excitement of the flora, fauna and penguins in particular, as well as the tenser moments of life in the Arctic. This work contains comments on the Norwegian whalers at Grytviken, as well as the people of King Edward Point.From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back.  Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years.  He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations.  His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration. Gifted to Kenn Back by the late author's husband George, with a personal inscription. In a full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper is in excellent condition. Ownership bookplate to the front endpaper, inscription by the author's husband to the title page. Near Fine