An Albion in the Antarctic (facsimile edition)
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Douglas Stewart Fine Books, Armadale, VIC, AustraliaDouglas Stewart Fine Books
AbeBooks seller since February 15, 2018
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£ 795.56
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[London] : St James Park Press, 2019 (2022). Quarto (320 x 245 mm), quarter cloth over papered boards (reproducing the emblem of The Sign of the Penguin, the imprint of Aurora Australis), title label to spine, endpapers referencing the stamped boards of Aurora Australis, pp. [64], illustrated. Limited to 92 numbered copies. The facsimile edition of James Freemantle's stunning private press publication documenting the printing of Aurora Australis, the first book printed on the Antarctic continent, printed on a table top Albion Press during Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition, 1907-1909. An Albion in the Antarctic was printed letterpress in 2019 in an edition of 41 numbered copies which quickly sold out and are highly prized by collectors. In 2022 the publisher issued this high quality 'facsimile' edition printed offset lithography, in a limited edition of 92 copies, to attempt to satisfy demand for this title. This edition too sold out. A stunning example of contemporary private press documenting in fascinating detail the printing and publication history of one of the most significant private press books printed in the twentieth century, the Aurora Australis. The following description of the 2019 edition and this 2022 facsimile edition is supplied by the publisher: This is the full story of the making ofAurora Australis, which was the first book written, printed, illustrated and bound in Antarctica, during Sir Ernest Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition, 1907-9. Antarctica is the coldest, highest, driest and windiest continent on Earth. Hostile and remote, even today attempts to visit and explore are fraught with difficulties and dangers. In this impossible environment, over one hundred years ago, Sir Ernest Shackleton planned a journey whereby he would take a small Albion hand-press, an etching press, Caslon Old Face type and materials, including Abbey Mills Greenfield paper, to produce a limited edition letterpress printed book, despite the conditions faced. It was bound using the stencilled packing cases in which the expedition took their produce and foodstuffs. An Albion in the Antarctic is the definitive account of that endeavour, written from new and original research and from contemporaneous records from such institutions as the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, the Royal Geographical Society in London, the Saint Bride Foundation and other resources. The edition provides a brief background for the reader, setting out worthwhile information on the history of Antarctic exploration and polar printing, as well as giving an overview on the Nimrod Expedition itself. There then follows greater detail and previously unrecorded information on the printing equipment used, the actual printing of Aurora Australis, as well as detailed bibliographic accounts on the edition produced and what occurred once the expedition returned to England. A brief census of institutional copies and further worthwhile reading is also included. A FACSIMILE EDITION was released in 2023, which included an additional Foreword by Shackleton expert Jan Piggott (who had previously written an accompanying essay to the Folio Society?s own facsimile of Aurora Australis) and a new Preface, neither in the first edition. Hand-printing of the first edition began at the end of 2018 and was completed by the beginning of 2020. It was printed letterpress with hand-set metal type on an Albion Press, emulating that used during Shackleton's expedition. In keeping with such tradition, the whole book was printed one page at a time, as they had done in Antarctica. The FACSIMILE EDITION is a complete re-creation of the first edition, printed by Offset Lithography at Northend Fine Print. Utilising digital Founder?s Caslon, graphic designer Mark Askam undertook the laborious task of tracing the digital text over the first edition, so that the quirks of not simply the page layout, but the spacing of the text itself, was adopted. As the digital type is not a precise match for meta.…
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- An Albion in the Antarctic (facsimile edition)
- Author
- FREEMANTLE, James
- Binding
- Hardcover
Douglas Stewart Fine Books
Armadale, VIC, Australia
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Douglas Stewart Fine Books is an antiquarian bookseller based in Melbourne, Australia. Our showroom is in High Street, Armadale, a precinct famous for its antique dealers, art galleries and bookshops. We buy and sell books both locally and around the world, working closely with clients to understand their collecting priorities and to source appropriate material. Our clients include libraries, galleries, museums, private collectors and fellow members of the trade. Douglas Stewart is a member of the major international trade associations, and his business is conducted according to their high ethical standards. For many years he has been a Board member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and is currently its President; he is also a Mentor for the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Douglas Stewart Fine Books sells rare books across all fields, but our strengths are in travel and exploration – particularly of Australia and the Pacific – and Australian art. In addition, we deal in all types of heritage material, including photographs, manuscripts, ephemera, maps and globes, and fine art. Each month we issue a new online catalogue of recent acquisitions; we recommend that you join our email list so you can be among the first to see what’s available. Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any works you see online – we are always happy to assist with your enquiries. We are also keen to buy rare and interesting books, photographs and ephemera, from important single items to entire libraries or collections. You are welcome to contact us if you have something to sell which you think may be of interest to us. We love meeting new people and welcoming visitors to our shop (open Monday to Saturday), but if you can't make it to Melbourne you can find probably find us at one of the major fairs in London, New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Toronto, San Francisco, Boston, Hong Kong or Sydney - all places we have exhibited in since 2009. Douglas Stewart Fine Books…
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