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First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth, with the RGS crest and lettering in gilt on the spine. Decorative rules stamped in blind on the covers. Numerous tables and charts throughout, as well as 37 illustrations and diagrams in the text. Three folding maps housed in the pocket to the rear. A fine copy, strikingly bright and crisp with just a couple if faint marks to the rear panel. Internally fresh with perfect hinges. An exceptionally copy. $11,000 The Antarctic Manual was conceived by Sir Cle - ments Markham as a text book for the benefit of members of Scott’s Discovery expedition to the Antarctic in 1901, prior to departure. Its aim was to gather together the most important information about the Antarctic known before the expedition. It contains thirty articles, and many figures and maps documenting previous explorations in and towards Antarctica, including previously unpub -
frontispieces to each volume; twelve colour plates after paintings by George Marston, all with captioned tissue guards; four double-page photographic plates, 271 photographic illus - trations on 195 plates; diagrams, maps, plans & graphs in the text, including nine full-page. Also three folding maps and one folding plate containing two panoramic views in end-pocket of vol. II. A fine set, with exceptionally bright gilt and clean cloth in very near fine dustwrap - pers, clean and crisp with just a trace of wear to the head of the spine. $21,500 Shackleton’s famous account of the Nimrod expedi- tion, which he lead to the Antarctic in 1907-09. The expedition got within some hundred miles of the Pole, whereupon Shackleton gave the quest up fa - mously claiming, “Better a live donkey than a dead lion.”, but it established Shackleton as a “bona fide English hero” (Books on Ice). A measure of the regard in which Shackleton was held can be gathered from
lished papers by Balleny and Biscoe, who made important discoveries in the early nineteenth century; sections from the United States Exploring Expedition (Wilkes), and the first English translation of the French expe - dition under Dumont D’Urville. It also contains a valuable bibliography of works and papers on the Antarctic at the time. Scott’s expedition discovered much practical scientific and geographical information about the Antarctic land mass, hitherto unknown, so this work, containing only what was known before that provides a valuable insight into the approach taken on that expedition and also context to the slew of advances throughout the heroic age. Although published for the members of the expedition, it was also issued to fellows of the Royal Geographical Society, meaning that publication numbers were likely to be small and it is seldom encountered now and almost never in such sparkling condition. SHACKLETON’S NIMROD EXPEDITION SHACKLETON, Ernest H. THE HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907 - 1909. Heinemann, 1909 [45369] First edition. Two volumes. Publisher’s blue cloth with gilt letter - ing on the spine and silver lettering and illustration to the upper cover in rare printed dustwrapper. Top edges gilt. Photogravure
the quote attributed to Raymond Priestley, who accompanied Shackleton on this and future expeditions, “For scientific leadership, give me Scott; for swift and efficient travel, Amundsen; but when you are in a hopeless situation, when there seems to be no way out, get on your knees and pray for Shackleton.” SHACKLETON’S GREAT FEAT OF SURVIVAL SHACKLETON, Ernest H. SOUTH The Story of Shackleton’s Last Expedition, 1914 - 1917 Heinemann, 1919 [45370] First edition. 8vo. Original dark blue cloth with titles and vi - gnette of Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, on the upper cover in silver. Colour frontispiece after a photograph by Frank Hurley, with 79 further black and white photographs by Hurley all full page, and eight drawings, on 44 plates. Fold out map to rear. A near fine copy, with the inevitable browning to the page edges, but externally very bright and crisp. $6,500 Shackleton’s account of the Endurance expedition is one of the finest in the Antarctic canon and a classic of all literature on exploration. The tale of the loss of the Endurance to the Weddell Sea, the perilous journey to Elephant Island, the unlikely voyage of the James Caird to South Georgia and the rescue mission that ensured every member of the crew survived has become legend due to Shackleton’s account.
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