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    Sale 6624

    The Polar Sale including The Neil Silverman Collection

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    25 September 2002

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    • British Antarctic Expedition,
    Lot 131

    British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909.

    Price realised

    GBP 1,792

    Estimate

    GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,500

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    British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909.
    12 menus and other associated, the majority from dinners celebrating Shackleton's return from the expedition in 1909, including a menu printed on four card leaves with original brown calf binding, titled in gilt on upper cover, yapp edges, for a dinner at the Wellington Club, New Zealand, 15 April 1909 and for dinners in London, Brussels, Glasgow, Berlin and elsewhere. (12)

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