Shackleton Ernest Introduction John Millard (2 results)
More imagesAURORA AUSTRALIS
Shackleton, Ernest H.(Editor) Introduction by John Millard, with a preface by Lord Shackleton
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Good Reading Copy. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 1st UK Public Edition; Bluntisham Paradigm Gateshead, 1986. Original cloth covers in unclipped dust jacket. Introduction by John Millard, with a preface by Lord Shackleton. Contains the title leaf "A Giant Tick Was Investigating… the carcass". DAMP DAMAGED staining, wrinkling, damage to covers and bottoms of some pages, not affecting text. Dust jacket damp stained, small pieces missing. A good readable copy of this hard to come by edition. This is the first Trade edition of the book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. ISBN: 0948285060. ISBN/EAN: 9780948285066. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 408.
More imagesAurora Australis: The British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909. Published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907, during the Winter months of April, May, June, July, 1908. Illustrated with lithographs and etchings; by George Marston. Printed at the Sign of 'The Penguins'; by Joyce and Wild. Latitude 77°. 32' South, Longitude 166°. 12' East, Antarctica
SHACKLETON, Ernest H. (1874-1922), [MILLARD, John, introduction]
Published by Alburgh, Harleston: Bluntisham Books and The Paradigm Press, 1986, 1986
- Hardcover
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United KingdomAdrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB
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[Polar Exploration] FACSIMILE EDITION. Quarto (30 x 23cm), not paginated. A close facsimile of the original edition, printed on fine hand-made paper, with the lithographs and etchings by Marston. Quarter-bound in brown calf, blind-titled to spine, with bare wooden boards. All edges untrimmed. Complete with the introductory pamph…let in cream card covers, sewn. Number 7 of just 58 copies thus, hand-numbered to the limitation plate on the inside of the upper board. Presented in the original publisher's blue and brown cloth-covered clamshell box, with gilt titles to a red morocco label. Internally fine, with some light wear to box. Near fine. A facsimile edition of the first book printed in Antarctica, in 1908, following a single type-written copy of 'The South Polar Times' produced by Shackleton six years earlier.
