Scott's Last Expedition
Book Description
2 volumes, Vol.1 is 2nd edition, vol.2 is 3rd edition, 8vo., top edges gilt, original blue cloth lightly rubbed, gilt titles, some pages uncut, with 2 frontispieces, 6 photogravures with captioned tissue-guards, 2 folding panoramas, 18 full-page coloured plates, 2 facsimile letters, 8 folding maps, 3 double-page plates, and numerous illustrations from photographs taken by Herbert G. Ponting and other members of the expedition. Title-pages printed in red/black. Repair to tear in folding map in vol.2, previous owner¿s signature on flyleaf of both vols, some slight browning but good clean copy. Vol.I: Being The Journals of Captain R.F. Scott, R.N., C.V.O.; Vol.II: Being The Reports of the Journeys & Scientific work undertaken by Dr. E.A. Wilson and the surviving members of the Expedition. In January 1912 Scott and his companions all perished after reaching the South Pole.
Author
R. F. Scott
Date
1913
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Smith, Elder & Co.
Condition
Good
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