South: The Story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 Expedition

PUBLISHER
William Heinemann, London.

BINDING
Brown cloth boards with black lettering and design.

BOOK CONDITION
In generally worn condition. boards are scuffed, corners and ends of spine bumped. Discoloured with various marks. Front hinge is split, two plates are loose and two are missing. Otherwise binding feels reasonably secure. There is some foxing and browning throughout, which mostly affects the outer leaves. Text and images remain largely clear, with most marks confined to the margins. Previous owner's name on flyleaf.

DUST JACKET
No.

EDITION
1922.

DESCRIPTION
Shackleton's own account of the extraordinary Antarctic expedition and subsequent rescue which he led. Illustrated with 30 monochrome plates, including many of Frank Hurley's incredible photographs. (Should be 32 plates, unfortunately two are missing: those facing pages 2 and 114) 205 pp. Octavo.

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