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Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition London: [printed for private circulation], Offices: 4 New Burlington Street, [no date but 1914]. 4° (28.2 x 21.5cm.). Printed in red and black. Mounted frontispiece and 1 plate. Original brown thin-card wrappers, title label in red and black mounted on upper cover.
PROVENANCE:
Percy Holden Illingworth (1869-1915, presentation inscription 'To Percy Illingworth/with Ernest Shackleton's/regards.'), and thence by descent to the present owner.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPY OF THIS RARE EPHEMERAL ITEM, INSCRIBED BY SHACKLETON TO THE GOVERNMENT CHIEF WHIP. In this beautifully produced 30pp. pamphlet Shackleton sets out the final aims of the expedition. From internal evidence it would appear that it was published some time after 4 May 1914: this was the date of the government's announcement of its grant of £10,000 towards the cost of the expedition, a grant that is acknowledged in the text. In the present copy, in addition to inscribing the title page, on page 9 Shackleton has deleted part of the subsection heading, so, instead of 'Finances: The help that is wanted', it now reads 'Finances'. This perhaps is an indication that the prospectus was a gift to Illingworth after Shackleton had successfully raised all the neccessary finance for the expedition.
In the first part of the pamphlet, Shackleton lays out the aims of the expedition and gives some details of the main personnel. The second part is made up of 'Expert Views' (quotes from 'Polar and geographical experts' including Amundsen, Peary, Nansen, Bruce, Charcot, Nordenskjöld and others), and 'Tributes from the Press' ('The Press... has voiced the interest and enthusiasm of the whole Empire').
Illingworth, who died of typhoid in January 1915, served in Asquith's Liberal government as junior Lord of the Treasury from 1910 to 1912 and from 1912 until his death as the Liberal Chief Whip. His help would have been invaluable to Shackleton in his dealings with the government. Conrad p.224 (gives date as 1913); Spence 1106.
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition London: [printed for private circulation], Offices: 4 New Burlington Street, [no date but 1914]. 4° (28.2 x 21.5cm.). Printed in red and black. Mounted frontispiece and 1 plate. Original brown thin-card wrappers, title label in red and black mounted on upper cover.
PROVENANCE:
Percy Holden Illingworth (1869-1915, presentation inscription 'To Percy Illingworth/with Ernest Shackleton's/regards.'), and thence by descent to the present owner.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPY OF THIS RARE EPHEMERAL ITEM, INSCRIBED BY SHACKLETON TO THE GOVERNMENT CHIEF WHIP. In this beautifully produced 30pp. pamphlet Shackleton sets out the final aims of the expedition. From internal evidence it would appear that it was published some time after 4 May 1914: this was the date of the government's announcement of its grant of £10,000 towards the cost of the expedition, a grant that is acknowledged in the text. In the present copy, in addition to inscribing the title page, on page 9 Shackleton has deleted part of the subsection heading, so, instead of 'Finances: The help that is wanted', it now reads 'Finances'. This perhaps is an indication that the prospectus was a gift to Illingworth after Shackleton had successfully raised all the neccessary finance for the expedition.
In the first part of the pamphlet, Shackleton lays out the aims of the expedition and gives some details of the main personnel. The second part is made up of 'Expert Views' (quotes from 'Polar and geographical experts' including Amundsen, Peary, Nansen, Bruce, Charcot, Nordenskjöld and others), and 'Tributes from the Press' ('The Press... has voiced the interest and enthusiasm of the whole Empire').
Illingworth, who died of typhoid in January 1915, served in Asquith's Liberal government as junior Lord of the Treasury from 1910 to 1912 and from 1912 until his death as the Liberal Chief Whip. His help would have been invaluable to Shackleton in his dealings with the government. Conrad p.224 (gives date as 1913); Spence 1106.
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