South by Ernest Shackleton, First Edition (48 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Second Printing of First Thus edition; orig. c.r. 1919, w/new Foreword by Tim Cahill. Soft cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall in photo wraps. Near Fine. Page margins creased up to beginning of Chapter1, else Fine; square w/ flat spine and firm binding, interior clean and unmarked. Sir Ernest Shackleton's journal of his last expedition on the Endurance to the South Pole. xix, 376pp inc. Appendix I and II, Index; illustrated in full-page b/w photos, maps. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good Plus. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VG+. Numbering sequence denotes 1st Printing of the Lyons soft cover Edition thus, with foreword by Tim Cahill. Book is straight, square, tightly and evenly bound, and free of markings other blemishes, and creasing along gutter, hinges or spine; front panel slightly curving open and mild age fading splotches to front and rear panels the only discernible flaws, Cover is otherwise clean and bright, with gently bumped corners, sharp joints, straight head, tail, hinges and edges, boldly legible lettering and crisply distinct design and artwork. (Please see Seller images.) ISBN 1558217835. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping; please contact ShiroBooks PRIOR TO ORDERING if more information, details or photos are needed.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Thicker mass-market paperback, glossy wrapper with a photo of three men on snow with flag on front with gray background, a small photo of author at top back right, very bright silver borders and illustration, a photo of men on hill at top back, praise from the Spectator, 411 lightly browned pages including a glossy photo section. Light wear along back edges, the letter "N" repeated along pages' bottom edge. Good.

Condition: New. Pierse, Maurice (illustrator). . 2016. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 448 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside cover.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xxi, 375 p.; ill.; 22 cm. Notes: Originally published: London : Heinemann, 1919. Includes index. Subjects: Shackleton, Ernest Henry Sir 1874-1922; Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917); Antarctica Discovery and exploration; Antarctic Exploration 1914-1917 Personal observations; Antarctic Exploration 1914-1917. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xxi, 375 p.; ill.; 22 cm. Notes: Originally published: London : Heinemann, 1919. Includes index. Subjects: Shackleton, Ernest Henry Sir 1874-1922; Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917); Antarctica Discovery and exploration; Antarctic Exploration 1914-1917 Personal observations; Antarctic Exploration 1914-1917. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Illustrated. 380 pp. Facsimile edition. VG/VG. PO gift inscription on ffep. Shackleton is widely considered to have accomplished the greatest survival story in modern history.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. In this reprint of the original 1920 edition, Sir Ernest Shackleton, eloquently describes their fabled two-year odyssey in one of the most inhospitable regions on earth. Filled with more than eighty-five photographs and illustrations from the journey. There is some marking on the covers, and the top of the text block also has some marks on it.

1st edition thus stiff wrappers Fine quarto 207pp., frontis., b/w pls. & ills., maps, glossary, index, Edited by Peter King.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A matt b & w photographic postcard, captioned in black, postally unused, VG. One of a series of 12 issued for Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition (1907 -9). This card shows Adams, Wild, and Marshall at the farthest point of their attempt on the pole - the fourth member of the party, Shackleton, took the photograph.

Softcover. First Edition; Second Printing. Near Fine in wraps.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 380 pp.+ FoldOut Map at back & 90 Photo Plts (Frontis Plt is in Color with Tissue Guard), Orig Grn Hardback, Gilt Title, owner bookplate else VG & Crisp, no DJ, 1st Amer Ed.

FIRST EDITION, THIRD IMPRESSION. Cloth bound; hardcover; octavo (25.5 x 15.5 x 4 cm); pp. xxi, 376 pages. English text. Bound in publisher's original dark blue cloth; spine and front cover lettered in silver; front cover with large silver vignette of Endurance stuck in the ice (from a photograph by Hurley, reproduced at p. 45); publisher's device in blind on rear cover; half-title; colour frontispiece; 87 half-tone plates; folding map; rear index in double columns. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight, secure and square. Light rubbing to spine ends and points. Covers and contents well-preserved. Rear map with a slight tear. Previous owner details neatly inked to front endpaper. A handsome copy. Notes: The Imperial Transantarctic Expedition of 1914-17 comprised two teams, the Weddell Sea party in the 'Endurance' and the Ross Sea party in the 'Aurora'. 'An essential aspect of Shackleton's scheme for crossing the Antarctic was that a second and quite separate expedition should establish a base on the Ross Sea to provide support for the transantarctic party and establish forward depots'. Things went horribly wrong for both parties, with the 'Endurance' fragmenting under the pressure of being locked in the ice of the Weddell Sea, resulting in the famous journey of survival that culminated in the epic voyage of the 22-foot boat 'James Caird' to South Georgia Island. Shackleton then learned that the men of the Ross Sea party were stranded on Ross Island. When the relief expedition finally reached them, two members of the party had perished. Shackleton returned 'to England in May 1917 and dictated the text of the popular account of the expedition to Edward Saunders, largely from recollection. Final editing was carried out by Leonard Hussey, with personal accounts by Mackintosh, Stenhouse and others, and the book was finally published in 1919' (Howgego, Volume 3). 'This exploit, which has captured the modern imagination, certainly struck the world differently in 1919; in the aftermath of the First World War feats of extraordinary heroism were thick on the ground, and so Shackleton's truly remarkable tale of survival at the extremes of human endurance largely fell flat. This is emphasised in the book's production: the first issue contained cheap paper prone to severe browning, a poorly crafted binding likely to split at the joints with normal usage and silver printing on the binding subject to oxidizing' (The Taurus Collection, 2001). Rosove, when comparing the second impression (December 1919) and this third impression issued a month later (see Rosove 308.A4) with the first, records they have 'similar binding, superior paper, errors corrected, without the errata slip'.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The story of Shackleton's last expedition 1914-1919. 1920 UK reprint, near fine for age rebound, slight foxing.

4to., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, and numerous photographs and illustrations in the text; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, blue endpapers, backstrip lightly sunned else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Excellent modern edition of the original work of 1919.

Hardcover. Condition: About Fine. 1st Edition. A lovely leather bound copy, all edges gilt, silk ribbon marker and gilt decorations on the spine and covers. Bookplate and map laid in. Book.

hardcover, 8vo. Condition: Very Good. First American edition. Plates and facing pages lightly foxed. Top-edge lightly spotted. Book plate on front paste-down endpaper. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.

First Edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Hinges starting. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 1 of 2 v. fronts., illus., fold. plates (part col.) ports., 3 fold. maps, facsim., diagrs. 26 cm. Subjects; Shackleton, Ernest Henry Sir 1874-1922. Nimrod (Ship). British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909). Discoveries in geography British. Scientific expeditions Antarctic regions. Antarctic regions Discovery and exploration British. Adventure and adventurers Antarctica Discovery & exploration. Antarctica Discovery and exploration British. Antarctica. Antarctica Discovery and exploration. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

First Edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Hinges starting. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 1 of 2 v. fronts., illus., fold. plates (part col.) ports., 3 fold. maps, facsim., diagrs. 26 cm. Subjects; Shackleton, Ernest Henry Sir 1874-1922. Nimrod (Ship). British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909). Discoveries in geography British. Scientific expeditions Antarctic regions. Antarctic regions Discovery and exploration British. Adventure and adventurers Antarctica Discovery & exploration. Antarctica Discovery and exploration British. Antarctica. Antarctica Discovery and exploration. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

First edition. Publisher's original burgundy cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the original glassine dustwrapper. Photographic frontispiece and two further plates, 21 sketch maps (five of which are full-page), three figures and two graphs within the text. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents, with the bookplate of Clinton E. Geiser to the front pastedown, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the plain original glassine that has a couple of short tears without loss to the folds. This volume collects the bulk of the scientific results from the voyage of the Quest, during which Shackleton lost his life. (Taurus 113; Rosove 313.A1). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

1st Edition. Poor copy in title-blocked cloth. Spine bands missing. Panel edges bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally bright and clean; text remains clear without blemish. Provenance: Bookplate of Col. Acland. Physical description: 418 pages. Subjects: Shackleton, Ernest Henry Sir 1874-1922. British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909). South Pole Discovery and exploration.Antarctica Discovery and exploration British. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

1st Edition. Poor copy in title-blocked cloth. Spine bands missing. Panel edges bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally bright and clean; text remains clear without blemish. Provenance: Bookplate of Col. Acland. Physical description: 418 pages. Subjects: Shackleton, Ernest Henry Sir 1874-1922. British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909). South Pole Discovery and exploration.Antarctica Discovery and exploration British. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

First American edition xvi,(6) pp. Octavo. Original gilt lettered green cloth. Top edge dust soiled. Corners slightly bumped and the top and bottom of the spine slightly worn. Contemporary inscription on the front endpaper. Half title. Colour frontispiece with titled tissue guard. Black and white plates from photos, illustrations in text. Folding map (at end). Clean and crisp. Overall, a superior copy. Rosove 308.B1; Spence 1109. Shackleton's own narrative of the "Endurance" expedition and the attempt to cross the Antarctic continent. Trapped in the ice of the Weddell Sea, the "Endurance ' was crushed and the account of the crew's survival remains one of the greatest stories of twentieth century. The American edition came out in January 1920 just months after the UK edition. The paper of the American edition is superior to the UK edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First American Edition. 8vo. Pp. xvi, [6], 380. 88 illustrations and diagrams., folding map. Green cloth lettered in gilt, name with drawing of arrowhead with name, place and date within, some creasing to spine, front hinge tender, slight separation of text block at head of spine. The accompanying Frank Hurley photographs are exquisite. Now housed in a removable, clear archival jacket.

First edition, second impression; tall 8vo (25.5 x 16.5 cm); signed inscription to front free endpaper, colour frontispiece, 5 maps (1 folding), 87 photographic plates (1 double-page), 2 sketch plans in text, slight toning to edges; publisher's original blue cloth lettered and decorated in silver, a little rubbed, a very good copy; xxi, 376 pp. Inscribed ' To [-removed-] / With grateful remembrances / of many kindnesses, from / Ernest Shackleton. / Jan 1st 1920'. With the pamphlet 'A Centenary Service of Thanksgiving for the Courage and Endurance of Sir Ernest Shackleton cvo and his Men, Friday 20th May 2016, Noon' loosely inserted. Probably the most evocative narrative of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration, telling of the survival of Shackleton and his crew under the most extreme circumstances. Books on Ice, 7.8; Conrad p224; Rosove 308.A2; Taurus 105.

Condition: Fair. 1919. First Edition. 375 pages. No dust jacket. Dark blue covered cloth with gilt title to spine and silver vignette of Endurance stuck in the ice to front board. Colour frontis, and 87 black & white plates, and a fold out map of the expedition. (now sadly detached) Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to text block edges. Illustrations and plates are bright and clear, with some tanning and foxing to edges. Map has heavy tanning, but no loss. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate fraying cloth to spine ends and slight hole on cloth to front board. Gilt title and vignette have darkened. Marks to front board may be removable, but have been left to prevent further damage.

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1st Limited Edition: This is copy 43 of a limited edition of 250. Original covers, no dust jacket, all page edges gilt. Copiously illustrated drawings in the text and full-page plates from sketches and paintings by E. Wilson and others. Gutta-percha binding very delicate with leaves just loosening. Ex Library with various library stamps on some pages. (The weight of the text blocks, which would tax even traditionally bound volumes, has in most cases proved too much for the Gutta percha, which is now mostly perished). The South Polar Times was a magazine written and printed by the members of Antarctic Expeditions during the various voyages they undertook. The South Polar Times form what is perhaps the most personal of the printed documents to have come out of that most remarkable of periods of Antarctic adventures revealing so many often contradictory aspects of these men's various personalities. 'During the Antarctic winter of 1902 and 1903, the officers of the National Antarctic Expedition on board the Discovery, among other diversions wherewith to lighten the long and dreary darkness, brought out at monthly intervals a periodical to which they gave the name of "The South Polar Times" the contents of which range over a wide field, grave and gay, scientific and humorous, prose and poetry. It contains a diary of the events of each month, a record of the proceedings of the local Debating Society, a monthly acrostic, humorous notes, besides articles of a more solid nature, as well as stories, sketches of various kinds, and poems of a standard considerably above average.' One of the corner stones of an Antarctic collection. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 39. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

First limited edition. 3 vols. Volume I April to August 1902 [Volume II April to August 1903], [April to October, 1911]. V1&2: 70 plates in colour, b&w and sepia, mostly within pagination of vols 1 & 2, including 1 folding map, numerous illustrations in text; V3: 3 colour frontispieces and 33 full page plates, as above. Vols. I & II, unnumbered and with an additional limitation leaf noted "presentation copy" in print. In variant bindings without pictorial vignette. Vol. III no 218 of 350. Folios. V3 with standard pictorial cloth, gilt. A.e.g. Vols 1 & 2 in near fine condition with bright unfaded cloth, a little offsetting between illustrated tp and frontis of V2; V3 with slight dampstaining to cloth and pastedowns. (2)ll, xivpp, (iv), 27, (iii), 48, (iii), 41, (ii), 47, (ii), 49ll; (2)ll, viiipp, (iv), 40, (iv), 69, (iv), 58; xvpp, 152ll, 153-160pp. London, Smith, Elder & Co.,  Loosely inserted in vol 1 is a business card from bookseller Richard Kossow, noting on the back that these volumes were bought privately from Jock Murray, son of John Murray. This may explain the binding and additional presentation leaf - this variant is not noted in Rosove's comprehensive bibliography.    "The owner of these volumes will possess an exact reproduction of the original "South Polar Times" which appeared month by month during the winters of 1902-3, produced as they were for the sole edification of our small company of explorers in the Discovery, then held fast in the Antarctic Ice." Thus begins Captain Scott's preface to the South Polar Times, which became a major diversion for the men on board the Discovery during the long sunless winter from 23rd April until 21st August.   Scott wrote of it more fully in the official account: "The scheme for publication was discussed long before the sun left us, and by general consent Shackleton was appointed editor. It was decided that each number should contain besides the editorial, a summary of the events and meteorological conditions of the past month, certain scientifically instructive articles dealing with our work and our surroundings, and certain others written in a lighter vein. As the scheme developed it was found that other features, such as full-page caricatures, acrostics, and puzzles could be added; and now each month sees the production of a stout volume which is read with much interest and amusement by everyone."   Shackleton "was responsible for the most famous examples of printing in the Antarctic. In addition to the first book printed in Antarctica, Aurora Australia (1907), Shackleton oversaw and contributed to the South Polar Times, first published on Scott's expedition to Antarctica on the Discovery, and again on Scott's fatal Terra Nova expedition of 1911-1914. Shackleton was also a contributor to the Antarctic Petrel, printed during his Nimrod expedition of 1907-09" (Stam & Stam).   Rosove, 287.A1 & 291.A2; Spence, 1094; Scott, R.F. The Voyage of the Discovery (London, 1905), vol. I, p.362; Stam, David & Deidre, "Bending Time: The Function of Periodicals in Nineteenth-Century Polar Naval Expeditions" in Victorian Periodicals Review, Vol. 41, No. 4 (Winter, 2008), p.312.