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1. Amundsen Roald. The South Pole. An Account
of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the ‘Fram’ 1910 –
1912. Translated by A.G. Chater. Two volumes, thick octavo,
complete with black and white plates and maps, original gilt maroon
cloth with Norwegian flag, lightly rubbed and spots. London: John
Murray 1912 early reprint. The classic account of the Amundsen
expedition’s classic dash to be the first men to reach the South
Pole. They arrived just over a month earlier than Scott. Loosely
enclosed is a press photograph dated 1925 of Amundsen
reading a congratulatory telegram.
$800 – $1000
2. Borchgrevinck C.E. First on the Antarctic
Continent. Being an account of the British Antarctic
Expedition 1898 – 1900. Octavo, complete with plates, folding
maps and adverts. Sprinkle of foxing and end papers browned.
Original red cloth with gilt titles, spine faded, and small chips to spine
ends. London, George Newnes 1901.
$500 – $700
3. Cherry-gerrard Apsley. The Worst Journey
in the World. Antarctic 1910 – 1913. Two volumes, octavo,
complete with colour, black and white plates, and folding maps.
Light browning on end papers, original blue cloth with gilt titles,
light wear. London, Constable & Company, second edition
reissued in 1929. This ‘second edition’ was first issued in 1923
and is identical to the first edition but for the omission of
the panoramas, the stock of which was exhausted, and a few
corrections to the text. Spence 281.
$300 – $600
4. McClintock Captain Francis L. A Narrative of the
Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin. The Voyage of the
Fox in the Arctic Seas. Octavo, complete with frontispiece, plates
and folding map in back pocket, front end papers have marks, small
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stamp and contemporary blind stamp, sprinkle of foxing mostly front
and back pages. Original dark blue cloth with gilt vignette of ship.
London, John Murray 1859. The search to determine the fate of
Franklin’s party on board the Erebus and Terror was one of the
most extensive in maritime history this expedition commanded
by McClintock was sponsored by Lady Franklin to search for
her husband and his crew missing since 1845.
$200 – $400
5. Mawson Douglas. The Home of the Blizzard.
Being the Story of the Australian Expedition, 1911-1914.
Two volumes, thick octavo, complete with colour and black and
white plates and folding maps in back pocket. Book plates of Harry
Grindell on front end papers. Original dark blue cloth with
silver vignette and gilt titles, light browning and foxing mostly on
preliminary pages, newspaper clipping announcing Mawson’s death
glued verso of title page, binding lightly rubbed and shelf wear to top
edges. London, William Heinneman 1915.
$400 – $800
6. Scott Captain R.F. Last Expedition. Two volumes
Vol.1. Being the Journals of Captain R.F. Scott. Vol.11.
Being the Reports of the Journeys & the Scientific Work
undertaken by Dr E.A. Wilson and the Surviving Members
of the Expedition. Thick octavo, original dark blue cloth with gilt
titles and top edges, complete with colour, black and white plates and
folding maps, signatures front end papers, 24.5cms, front corner
bruised, light wear otherwise a very good set. London, Smith Elder
1914, fourth edition.
$100 – $200
7. Scott Captain Robert F. The Voyage of Discovery.
Two volumes, thick octavo, complete with colour and black and
white plates, folding maps in back pockets, browning on end papers
and sprinkle of foxing throughout. Original dark blue cloth with
gilt vignette front boards and gilt spinetitles, spines faded else a nice
tight set. London, John Murray 1905, November 1st reprint.