Scott's Last Expedition, in two volumes, Volume I being the journals of Captain R. F. Scott, RN, Volume II being the Reports of the Journeys & Scientific Work Undertaken by Dr E. A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition

Published by . New York, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1913, First American edition, first issue.

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thick 8vo [24 x 17 cm]; 2 volumes, xxiv, 443; xiv, [i], 376 pp, 2 engraved frontispieces (port), 8 fldg maps, including one in color, 4 fldg panorama, large number of plates, 18 color (incl from Wilson's watercolours), 8 photogravures, 100+ other illus. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, top edge gilted, spine is lightly faded with few small scratches, interior is quite clean and near fine, bookplate on endpaper, overall a very good+ set, tight and sound. Antarctic Bibliog 23-6320 (Amer edition), Spence 1058. Conrad, 188: 'This is the place to begin for this expedition. Read this first, then supplement, compare and decide'. There were three issues of the American edition in 1913, this being the first issue (one of the issues had no illustrations). The London edition was also published in 1913. The tragic story with considerable detail, especially scientific, of the second expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving a month after Amundsen, but perishing before completing their return trip to base camp. Six of the photogravures and 16 of the color plates are from sketches by Edward A. Wilson. The photos were taken by Herbert G. Ponting and other members of the expedition. A classic of polar travel, very well-illustrated. A picture of this book is available on request.…

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Title
Scott's Last Expedition, in two volumes, Volume I being the journals of Captain R. F. Scott, RN, Volume II being the Reports of the Journeys & Scientific Work Undertaken by Dr E. A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition
Author
SCOTT, Captain R. F.; arranged by Leonard Huxley, preface by Sir Clements R. Markham;
Publisher
. New York, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1913, First American edition, first issue.
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