Two Men in the Antarctic - An Exploration to Graham Land 1920-1922

Two Men in the Antarctic - An Exploration to Graham Land 1920-1922

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Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Author

Bagshawe, Thomas Wyatt (Foreword By Frank Debenham)

Reference

965

xxi, [1], 292pp, original cloth in DJ, cartographical endpapers.

DJ rubbed, several small closed nicks and tears, larger closed tear to head of upper panel, corners and foot of spine chipped with small amount of loss. Light foxing to edges of text block, running on to fore-edge of index leaves, but not text, internally quite bright and clean.

With photographic frontispiece and thirty-two photographic illustrations on nineteen plates, two photographic panoramas on one folding plate, double page meteorological table and three sketches to text.

Taurus Collection 111; Spence 79; Rosove describes it as a "well-written narrative, by one of two plucky and enthusiastic youths who should have known better but didn't", calling the book 'scarce' with the dustwrapper 'uncommon', Rosove 23

Period

8vo

Year

Very Good

Jacket Condition

Good

Binding

Hardback

Publish Place

Cambridge

Publish Year

1939

Edition

First Edition

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