Preface by Clements R Markham (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Offered here is a 1927 reprint of Scott s Last Expedition, published by John Murray. This edition presents the poignant and historic personal journals of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, documenting his ill-fated journey to the South Pole during the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910 1913. Captain Scott s firsthand account provides a gripping narrative of endurance, discovery, and tragedy, culminating in his final, moving diary entries before his death on the return journey. This book preserves the integrity of the original 1913 publication and includes beautiful photographs, offering readers a direct connection to one of the most legendary expeditions in polar exploration. Scott's Last Expedition; The Personal Journals of Captain R.F. Scott, R.N., C.V.O., On His Journey to The South Pole. With Biographical Introduction by J.M. Barrie and a Preface by Sir Clements R. Markham, K.C.B., F.R.S. Published by John Murray, London. June 1927 reprint of the 'Cheap Edition', first published by John Murray in September, 1923, following the first edition, in 2 Volumes, by Smith, Elder & Co., in November, 1913. A good hardback copy with pictorial cloth cover. Worn and bumped, with the pine heavily faded and frayed to extremities. With printed map endpaper designs. Endpapers and first few pages at either end of the book with some spotting. A little weak in the spine, but all still soundly bound. Text is generally bright and clean, with clear, high-quality plates that resonate with the human drama of the expedition. Text in English. xxviii + 519pp (including 2 illustrated pages) +(2) Publisher's Advertisements + 17 Plates (including frontispiece). All Plates as called for. Dimensions: Approximately 202mm high x 139mm wide x 50mm deep. Weight: Approximately 604g (unpacked). More photos on request.…

Front endpapers a little toned. Barely visible stain at bottom of cover. Otherwise a book in fine condition. 8vo. 8" x 5-3/8". Blue pictorial cloth cover. 519 pp. Map endpapers of the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913. With Biographical Introduction by Sir J.M. Barrie and a Preface by Sir Clements R. Markham. With 19 gravure photo illustrations by Herbert G. Pointing and others. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 1954 Printing. 'Cheap Edition'. Reprint. 8vo. Pictorial jacket (showing Ponting's famous ice-cavern photograph). 521 pp. B/w plates (photographs by Ponting). Pictorial endpapers (maps). One old inscribed gift plate to half-title page. Book and jacket very clean. Jacket has just a small area of loss at heaf of spine, but is overall sound and bright. VG+ / VG+.…

Cloth Bound Boards. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. 1913 The second edition. Complete in Two volumes. Size quarto, 633 and 534 pages. Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth with gilt titles to the front cover and spine, top edge gilt, other edges unevenly trimmed, marbled paste-downs and end-papers. Condition very good, corners spine ends and hinges a bit rubbed, cloth a little chipped at the head and tail of spine on volume I, front hinges a bit loose on volume I, contents are very clean throughout. With Photogravure Frontispiece, 6 Original Sketches in Photogravure By Dr. E. A. Wilson, 18 Coloured Plates (16 from Drawings By Dr. Wilson), 260 Full-page and Smaller Illustrations, from Photographs Taken By Herbert G. Ponting, and Other Members of the Expedition; Panoramas and Maps. Size: 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. With Photogravure Frontispiece, 6 Original Sketches in Photogravure By Dr. E. A. Wilson, 18 Coloured Plates (16 from Drawings By Dr. Wilson), 260 Full-page and Smaller Illustrations, from Photographs Taken By Herbert G. Ponting, and Other Members of the (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 4th Edition. Fourth edition. Two volumes. Some damp staining to the bottom of the textblocks of both volumes. Otherwise very good clean copies with some light repairs to fold out maps. Postage will be higher than quoted for outside NZ.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good - (Book condition). Third Edition. A very nice set of two volumes (price is for both) bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to covers and spines. Top-edges gilt. Hinges very lightly starting but binding solid. A spattering of foxing throughout, not affecting text. Corners lightly bumped. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. …

Reprint. 8vo. xxviii, 521, [2] publisher's ads. Original light blue pictorial cloth boards with gilt lettering and imprint of a penguin to spine. 18 photographic plates including the portrait frontispiece of Scott, maily form photos by Herbert Ponting who was the official photographer on the expedition. Maps inside the front and back cover illustrate the track chart of the main southern journey. With the excellent pictorial dust-jacket showing the classic view of the Terra Nova from inside the glacier taken by Ponting. Apart from a light, vertical crease down the length of the backstrip on the jacket this is a lovely copy in super condition without old inscriptions, etc., just some mild foxing to the edges of the text block. In November 1910, the Terra Nova left New Zealand heading south to Antarctica. On board was an team of explorers led by Robert Falcon Scott, a man determined to be the first to reach the South Pole. A year and a half later, Scott and three members of his team died during a blizzard. Unbeknownst to them, their dream of reaching the Pole first had already been dashed by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen; now on their return trip, hampered by ill health and bad weather, Scott's party found themselves trapped in a tent without sufficient provisions. Even in his final hours, Scott found the strength to continue the journal he'd begun at the start of his adventures; the diary was found beside his frozen body. Shortly before he died, Scott wrote: "Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman". Original light blue pictorial cloth boards with gilt lettering and imprint of a penguin to spine. 18 photographic plates including the portrait frontispiece of Scott, maily form photos by Herbert Ponting who was the official photographer on the expedition. Maps inside the front and back cover illustrate the track chart of the main southern journey. With the excellent pictorial dust-jacket showing the classic view of the Terra Nova from inside the glacier taken by Ponting. Apart from a light, vertical crease down the length of the backstrip on the jacket this is a lovely copy in super condition without old inscriptions, etc., just some mild foxing to the edges of the text block. In November 1910, the Terra Nova left New Zealand heading south to Antarctica. On board was an team of explorers led by Robert Falcon Scott, a man determined to be the first to reach the South Pole. A year and a half later, Scott and three members of his team died during a blizzard. Unbeknownst to them, their dream of reaching the Pole first had already been dashed by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen; now on their return trip, hampered by ill health and bad weather, Scott's party found themselves trapped in a tent without sufficient provisions. Even in his final hours, Scott found the strength to continue the journal he'd begun at the start of his adventures; the diary was found beside his frozen body. Shortly before he died, Scott wrote: "Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman". Apart from a light, vertical crease down the length of the backstrip on the jacket this is a lovely copy in super condition without old inscriptions, etc., just some mild foxing to the edges of the text block. Book.…

Very Good (little wear covers; contents clean & tight, hinges tight). A pretty nice copy!! Two thick, tall 8vos., blue cloth stamped in gilt Fourth Edition of the famous official expedition account, arranged from Scott's journals which were retrieved when his tent was discovered in 1912. Arranged By Leonard Huxley. Preface By Sir Clements R. Markham. Frontispiece In Each Volume., with 6 photogravures and 18 colored plates, many full-page black & white plates; maps Scott reached the South Pole on Jan. 18, 1912, after being beaten (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good - (Book condition). Third Edition. A very nice set of two volumes (price is for both) bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to covers and spines. Top-edges gilt. Hinges very lightly starting but binding solid. A spattering of foxing throughout, not affecting text. Corners lightly bumped. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book. …

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. …

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, discoloration stains at edges of covers, especially rear of volume II, minor foxing, interior is quite clean, 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. …

2 volumes thick octavo: 636 pp, 534 pp, b&w frontispiece in each volume, 2 fold-out panoramas, numerous b&w photographic plates, 2 facsimile letters, 9 fold-out maps, 3 double-page plates, top edges gilt, edges foxed, bookplates on end-papers - very good set in blue, cloth boards. . First edition.

Condition: Very Good. 2 vols. Octavos. xxvi, 633; xvi, 534pp. Original blue cloth with gilt titles, top edges gilt. Slight rubbing and bruising to edges and corners, very slight edge fading, spines slightly spotted and faded with small nicks to ends and one short repaired tear, the usual light foxing to contents, two leaves and one plate detached from vol. 1 and one plate from vol. 2 with slight fore-edge tears, slight chip from burn to fore-edge of last three pages of vol. 1 not affecting text, otherwise a near very good indeed set.…

2 volumes: 497 pp, 431 pp, b&w photographic plates, fold-out map at rear of each volume, previous owner's name stamped on front end-papers, edges foxed, 8cm piece missing from d/j spine vo vol. 2, else very good set in very good and good, price-clipped d/j's.

First edition: two volumes, octavo; hardcover, with gilt spine and upper board titles and rules and blind rules to the upper boards; 1,209pp. [xxvipp. + 633pp. + xvipp. + 534pp.], untrimmed, top edges gilt, with two monochrome portrait frontispieces, 2 folding panoramas, 3 double-page plates and 181 plates likewise, plus 8 maps (6 folding and 1 in colour), 18 colour plates and 2 black-and-white illustrations. Moderate wear; both volumes shaken; spine extremities softened; spine of Volume I cracked; spines sunned with some chipping to Volume I; boards lightly rubbed with some mild sunning; text block edges spotted; mild offset to the endpapers; previous owner's name in ink to the flyleaves. No dustwrappers. Very good. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. "Scott's legacy has been buffered to and fro like the Antarctic wind over the past 100 years. In the aftermath of his death, which was not known about back home for almost another year, he was hailed as a hero by a declining Empire desperately in need of one. In later years, he has been traduced as an incompetent, indecisive amateur. Somewhere between the two, a middle ground can be found, emphasising his team's scientific discoveries and the extreme conditions they faced, without either condemning or cheerleading. Regardless, it is difficult not to feel a small Edwardian lump rising at the back of your throat when you read one of the final diary entries: 'Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale.'" - Iain Hollingshead.…