The Crossing of Antarctica, the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1955-56

FUCHS, Sir Vivian; Sir Edmund Hillary;

Published by . Boston, Little, Brown and Company, [1958], First American Edition.

About this Item

8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xviii, 328 pp, numerous illustrations from photos, including color, maps, plus map endpapers, index. original cloth, sliver spine title lettering, dj (chipped at spine ends, not price clipped), signature, very good+ in good jacket. Spence 491. Hillary was the first person to reach the South Pole by land since Scott, and Fuchs the first to cross the continent. A picture of this book is available on request.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Crossing of Antarctica, the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1955-56
• Publisher: . Boston, Little, Brown and Company, [1958], First American Edition.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel - Polar