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THE HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC
by Shackleton, Ernest H
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
William Heinemann, London, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition, 2 Volumes; Vol I, xlviii, 372 pages, 112 plates plus 111 diagrams in text; Vol II, xvi, 419 pages, 102 plates plus 38 diagrams in text; 1 folding page depicting 2 panoramas, 3 folding maps in rear pocket as called for. Original covers. Spines softening, covers slightly faded, bumped and marked. Spine on volume 1 slightly split. End papers age toned, contents clean. Odd crack to text block but still in overall tight, clean condition. A very nice set. Shackleton first gained fame as a member of Scott’s 1901-2 expedition, and in August 1907 he left London as commander of his own expedition, popularly known as the "Nimrod" Expedition and renowned "for having reached within 97 miles of the South Pole (almost four years before Amundsen and Scott achieved the Pole itself) This expedition established Shackleton as a bona-fide English hero," This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 1900-1920; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1072. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Bookseller
- Polar Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1072
- Title
- THE HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC
- Author
- Shackleton, Ernest H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- BZDB349 Antarctic, expedition, Ross sea, Scott, polar, Nimrod, Swithinbank Arctic & Antarctic; 1900-1920; Exploration. Unbranded Shackleton, Ernest H THE HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Llandudno, Conwy
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