THE HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC by Shackleton, Ernest H - 1909

William Heinemann, 1909. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition: 2 Volumes; Vol I, xlviii, 372 pages, 112 plates plus 111 diagrams in text; Vol II, xvi, 419pages, 102 plates plus 38 diagrams in text; 1 folding page depicting 2 panoramas and 3 folding maps in rear pocket. Original blue cloth lettered in silver, silver pictorial vignettes to upper covers and spines. Spines faded, volume 1 spine splitting and tears. Contemporary previous owners booklates to verso front covers both volumes otherwise contents clean. Minor spotting to page edges and margins as usual due to paper quality.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," having discovered the Polar Plateau and accomplishing the first attainment of the Magnetic South Pole, as well as the first ascent of Mount Erebus—fully outdistancing his predecessors to a degree unequalled in the history of polar exploration. ( Books on Ice 7.4) On Shackleton's return to England, he was knighted by Edward VII, who considered the expedition "the greatest geographical event of his reign" (Huntford, 298). Shackleton would later recall the expedition as "high adventure, strenuous days, lonely nights, unique experiences, and above all, records of unflinching determination, supreme loyalty, and the generous self-sacrifice on the part of my men" ( South ). PLEASE NOTE: This book will incur extra postage and insurance charges. Please contact us for a quote. This is the first Trade edition of the book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; 1900-1920; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1065. . This book is extra heavy or expensive, and as such may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.