New York:: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,, (1978.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Good only in a near fine like dustjacket (bookstore stamp, some crinkling to several pages from dampness).. First US printing. Set in 1910 in the Antarctic, this novel is a combination of polar adventure, murder mystery and an exploration of what men are capable of when faced with intense cold and hunger. SIGNED on the title page with a small doodle. 219 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon.

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The thrilling story of an ill-fated expedition to the South Pole by the bestselling and award-winning author of Schindler's List. In the waning years of the Edwardian era, a group of English gentleman- adventurers led by Sir Eugene Stewart launched an expedition to reach the South Pole. More than sixty years later, Anthony Piers, the official artist of the New British South Polar Expedition, finally unveils the sobering conditions of their perilous journey: raging wind, bitter cold, fierce hunger, absolute darkness-and murder. The first two decades of the twentieth century were known as the "heroic era" of Antarctic exploration. In 1911, Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole. Weeks later, doomed British explorer Robert Falcon Scott arrived-and then perished in a blizzard. And in 1914, Ernest Shackleton embarked on his infamous voyage to Antarctica. Set during this epic period of adventure and discovery, Victim of the Aurora re-creates a thrilling time in an unforgiving place and is a brilliantly plotted tale of psychological suspense.

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Bookseller: Bookfever.com, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 58806
Title: VICTIM OF THE AURORA.
Author: Keneally, Thomas
Format/Binding: SIGNED hardcover first edition -
Book Condition: Used - Good only in a near fine like dustjacket (bookstore stamp, some crinkling to several pages from dampness).
Jacket Condition: near fine like
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0151936315
ISBN 13: 9780151936311
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
Place of Publication: New York:
Date Published: (1978.)
Keywords: australian writer, antarctica, polar exploration, murder mystery, psychological suspense,
Bookseller catalogs: Historical Fiction;

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