Scott's Last Expedition the Journals of Captain R F Scott by Scott Robert Falcon, First Edition (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B/W Illus; Maps on End Papers (illustrator). 1st. 521 clean, unmarked pages/ Index.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B/W Illus; Maps on End Papers (illustrator). 1st. 521 clean, unmarked pages/ Index.

8vo., First Edition thus, with fine portrait frontispiece and plates; pictorial cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION; complete in two volumes, cloth-bound, hardcover, thick quarto (25cm x 17cm), pp. [xxvi], 633; [xiv], 534. English text. Bound in publisher's original dark blue combed cloth, gilt lettering and bands to spines and front covers, top page edges gilt, other edges uncut, initial and terminal blanks plus half-titles present, photogravure frontispieces, 6 other photogravures from original sketches by Dr E. A. Wilson, 18 coloured plates, 16 from drawings by Wilson, and numerous plates from photographs taken by Herbert G. Ponting and other members of the expedition, 11 folding panoramas, 8 folding maps, title-pages printed in red and black, appendixes to rear of both volumes, index in double columns to rear of vol. II. Condition: VERY GOOD. Collated complete. Bindings secure and square. Covers with some trivial marks. Some spotting confined to the fore edges. A handsome set and scarce thus. Notes: An unusually well-preserved set of the first edition, first impression, of "undoubtedly the most widely known of all Antarctic expeditions and publications", illustrated throughout from "the unrivalled photography of Herbert Ponting" (Taurus). As remarked by Rosove, "Scott's eloquent prose propelled him into the realm of greatness despite his flaws. One does not have to wonder why it has gone through so many editions and printings: few stories of exploration touch the soul so deeply." Bibliographic references: Books on Ice, 6.10; Howgego, III, S13; Rosove 290; Spence 1056; Taurus 77.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Edward A. Wilson (Color illustrations) (illustrator). 2 Volume Set. Volume I, xxiv, 443, [1] pages. Glossary. Appendix. Volume II. xiv, [2], 376, [8] pages. Footnote. Appendix. Index. Maps and illustrations collated and found to be complete. Some page discoloration noted. Large volumes and boards show some weakness. This is a heavy set and if sent outside of the United States would require additional shipping charges. With photogravure frontispieces, 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. Name of previous owner [Ralph Steinhardt, Jr.--possibly the member of the Special Engineer Detachment of the Manhattan Project stationed at Los Alamos during WWII] inside front covers. Preface by Sir Clements R. Markham. Volume I appears to have a typographical error in the colour illustrations, with the item differently title and the page given as 288 instead of its location at 238. Leonard Huxley (11 December 1860 - 3 May 1933) was an English schoolteacher, writer and editor. Huxley's major biographies were the three volumes of Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley and the two volumes of Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker OM GCSI. He also published Thomas Henry Huxley: a character sketch, and a short biography of Darwin. He was assistant master at Charterhouse School between 1884 and 1901. He was then the assistant editor of Cornhill Magazine between 1901 and 1916, becoming its editor in 1916. Captain Robert Falcon Scott CVO (6 June 1868 - c. 29 March 1912) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery expedition of 1901-04 and the Terra Nova expedition of 1910-13. On the first expedition, he set a new southern record by marching to latitude 82°S and discovered the Antarctic Plateau, on which the South Pole is located. On the second venture, Scott led a party of five which reached the South Pole on 17 January 1912, less than five weeks after Amundsen's South Pole expedition. A planned meeting with supporting dog teams from the base camp failed, despite Scott's written instructions, and at a distance of 162 miles from their base camp at Hut Point and approximately 12.5 miles from the next depot, Scott and his companions died. When Scott and his party's bodies were discovered, they had in their possession the first Antarctic fossils discovered. The fossils were determined to be from the Glossopteris tree and proved that Antarctica was once forested and joined to other continents. Before his appointment to lead the Discovery expedition, Scott had a career as a Royal Navy officer. In 1899, he had a chance encounter with Sir Clements Markham, the president of the Royal Geographical Society, and learned of a planned Antarctic expedition, which he soon volunteered to lead. His name became inseparably associated with the Antarctic, the field of work to which he remained committed during the final 12 years of his life. Following the news of his death, Scott became a celebrated hero, a status reflected by memorials erected across the UK. Presumed First U. S. Edition, First printing.

London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1913. Complet en 2 vol. gr. in-8: 16.5 x 24 cm. I/ 1 front., xxiv-633 pp., + 122 pl., 1 carte dép.; II/ xiv-534 pp. + 89 pl., 7 carte. Edition originale anglaise, établie par Leonard Huxley, du Journal du Capitaine Scott et des rapports scientifiques de l'expédition britannique en antarctique à bord du Terra Nova. Volumes illustrés d'une photogravure en frontispice de chaque volume, 6 dessins originaux de Wilson également reproduits en photogravure, 18 planches en couleurs hors-texte ainsi que 260 illustrations photographiques en noir, in et hors-texte, 8 cartes et 5 panoramas dépliants. Reliures d'éditeur en toile bleue. Titre en capitales dorées aux dos et sur les plats sup. Tranche de tête dorées. Bel exemplaire et excellent état de conservation. L'expédition Terra Nova, officiellement laBritish Antarctic Expedition 1910, est la troisième expédition britannique en Antarctique menée entre 1910 et 1913 par Robert Falcon Scott. Sur les 65 membres de l'expédition, seulement une équipe réduite de 5 explorateurs arrivent au Pole Sud le17janvier1912, plusieurs semaines après Amundsen. Comme chacun le sait, l'équipe de Scott ne reviendra jamais. Leurs notes et journaux publiés ici, sont retrouvés huit mois plus tard par une équipe de recherche, et permettent de comprendre les détails de cette tragique expédition.