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British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909
Sir Ernest Henry SHACKLETON (editor). Aurora Australis. East Antarctica: published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, printed at the sign of 'The Penguins' by Joyce and Wild, 1908. 4° (26 x 19.5cm.). Lithographed title printed in black only, 11 lithographed or etched plates by George Marston, 'trademark' on colophon and some section titles printed in brown or orange, extra-illustrated with a duplicate 4th leaf to the short story titled 'Interview with an Emperor'. (Lacking 8 blank leaves [when compared with Lady Shackleton's copy], a few leaves detached, others with tears at inner margins around holes punched for the 'sewing' of the leaves.) Original sheep-backed packing-case (venesta) boards bound by Bernard Day, verso of upper cover with stencilled identification 'KIDNEY SOUP', pencilled identification 'Kidney Soup', spine tooled in blind with title 'Aurora Australis' and the two penguins symbol, uncut as issued (lower joint split).
PROVENANCE:
Cecily Jane Swinford Shackleton (pencilled signature on title), and thence by descent.
LIMITED TO 100 COPIES. AN IMPORTANT ASSOCIATION COPY PRESENTED BY SHACKLETON TO HIS DAUGHTER.
Conrad p.146 ("A few more than 60... copies are extant"); Renard 1435 & 1436; Spence 1095.
Sir Ernest Henry SHACKLETON (editor). Aurora Australis. East Antarctica: published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, printed at the sign of 'The Penguins' by Joyce and Wild, 1908. 4° (26 x 19.5cm.). Lithographed title printed in black only, 11 lithographed or etched plates by George Marston, 'trademark' on colophon and some section titles printed in brown or orange, extra-illustrated with a duplicate 4th leaf to the short story titled 'Interview with an Emperor'. (Lacking 8 blank leaves [when compared with Lady Shackleton's copy], a few leaves detached, others with tears at inner margins around holes punched for the 'sewing' of the leaves.) Original sheep-backed packing-case (venesta) boards bound by Bernard Day, verso of upper cover with stencilled identification 'KIDNEY SOUP', pencilled identification 'Kidney Soup', spine tooled in blind with title 'Aurora Australis' and the two penguins symbol, uncut as issued (lower joint split).
PROVENANCE:
Cecily Jane Swinford Shackleton (pencilled signature on title), and thence by descent.
LIMITED TO 100 COPIES. AN IMPORTANT ASSOCIATION COPY PRESENTED BY SHACKLETON TO HIS DAUGHTER.
Conrad p.146 ("A few more than 60... copies are extant"); Renard 1435 & 1436; Spence 1095.
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