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Sir Ernest Henry SHACKLETON (1874-1922).
South, The story of Shackleton's last expedition 1914-1917. London: The Complete Press for William Heinemann, 1919. 8° (248 x 155mm). Half-title, 3-line errata-slip bound before p.1. Coloured frontispiece, 87 plates, the majority after Frank Hurley or George Marston, one folding two-colour map at back, occasional illustrations. (Tear to inner margin of folding map and plates between pp.12 and 13, text with overall oatmeal-tone as usual, light marginal browning, occasional light spotting to plates.) Original blue cloth, upper cover and spine blocked in silver, blind-stamped Heinemann device on lower cover (scuffed, extremities rubbed, discolouration to spine). Provenance: Frank Wild (1874-1930, presentation inscription '18/10/19/To Wynne./With love & many happy remembrances/Frank Wild').
A fine association copy of the first edition: signed by the second in command of the expedition, and the leader of the twenty-two men left on Elephant Island by Shackleton whilst he made his boat journey to South Georgia. Conrad p.224; Spence 1107; Taurus 105.
South, The story of Shackleton's last expedition 1914-1917. London: The Complete Press for William Heinemann, 1919. 8° (248 x 155mm). Half-title, 3-line errata-slip bound before p.1. Coloured frontispiece, 87 plates, the majority after Frank Hurley or George Marston, one folding two-colour map at back, occasional illustrations. (Tear to inner margin of folding map and plates between pp.12 and 13, text with overall oatmeal-tone as usual, light marginal browning, occasional light spotting to plates.) Original blue cloth, upper cover and spine blocked in silver, blind-stamped Heinemann device on lower cover (scuffed, extremities rubbed, discolouration to spine). Provenance: Frank Wild (1874-1930, presentation inscription '18/10/19/To Wynne./With love & many happy remembrances/Frank Wild').
A fine association copy of the first edition: signed by the second in command of the expedition, and the leader of the twenty-two men left on Elephant Island by Shackleton whilst he made his boat journey to South Georgia. Conrad p.224; Spence 1107; Taurus 105.
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