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Verlag: München, Ullstein Taschenbuchverlag., 2001
ISBN 10: 3548362583ISBN 13: 9783548362588
Anbieter: Steamhead Records & Books, Rodgau-Nieder-Roden, Deutschland
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2. Auflage, 18 cm, 285 Seiten, mit Abbildungen in sw, Taschenbuch. leichte Gebrauchsspuren, gut erhalten. Ullstein 36258. Sprache: Deutsch.
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Expeditionsbericht über die Nimrod-Expedition zum Südpol. Dabei näherten sich die Expeditionsteilnehmer zum ersten Mal dem Pol bis auf 180 km. A10-158 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 2000.
Verlag: Piper, 2006
ISBN 10: 3492248071ISBN 13: 9783492248075
Anbieter: Bookbot, Prague, Tschechien
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Zustand: Fine. Deutsch.
Verlag: Books On Demand, 2021
ISBN 10: 3751998055ISBN 13: 9783751998055
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Als der Polarforscher Sir Ernest H. Shackleton 1907 zu seiner »Nimrod«-Expedition aufbrach, war sein größes Ziel, als erster Mensch den Südpol zu erreichen. 180 Kilometer vor dem geograpischen Südpol mussten er und seine drei Begleiter aufgeben. Trotzdem hat Shackleton mit dieser Expedition mehr erreicht als mit jeder seiner späteren Unternehmungen. Erstmals wurde das zentrale Polarplateau der Antarktis betreten. Die »Nordexpedition« erreichte den magnetischen Südpol, und einer anderen Expeditionsgruppe gelang am 10. März 1908 die Erstbesteigung des 3794 m hohen Mount Erebus, des südlichsten aktiven Vulkans der Welt. Davon handelt dieser Bericht aus der Feder des berühmten Ernest H. Shackleton.
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Anbieter: Antiquariaat A. Kok & Zn. B.V., Amsterdam, Niederlande
Berlin, 1909. 329 pp. 77 ills. Re-bound in cloth.
Verlag: Süsserott, Berlin
Anbieter: Antiquariat Wortschatz, Markt Hartmannsdorf, Österreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Mäßig. kA (illustrator). kA. Auflage. Anzahl Bände: 1 - Bd.Nr.: kA - Sprache: de - Einband: Leinen - Gewicht: 1200 - Illust.: kA - Zustand: Mäßig - beschädigt, Gelenk schadhaft, o. J., Fraktur.
Verlag: Berlin: Süsserott O.J. [um 1920]., 1920
Anbieter: ANTIQUARIAT BÜCHERBERG Martin Walkner, Salzburg, Österreich
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Neue wohlfeile Ausgabe. VIII+330 S. mit 77 meist ganzs. SW-Fotos u. Abb. auf Tafeln sowie Tabellen. Schwarzblaues Leinen, Deckelbild (Schlittenhunde), Kopfblauschnitt, Klammerheftung, 25 cm. Gutes Exemplar mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren, Kanten etwas abgenutzt, vd. Vorsatzfalz rissig-locker, Bogen S. 7-11 lose, stockfleckig, Klammerrost. - Aus d. Engl. übers. u. bearb. v. Frederick Becker. - Gekürzte Ausgabe (statt 3 Bänden). - Fraktur-Schrift. sm [Versand in die BRD mit Deutscher Post wöchentlich / Aus der Schweiz NUR Kreditkartenzahlung, keine Banküberweisung] Sprache: Deutsch. - Gewicht in Gramm: 1400. - Landeskunde Pole, Himalaya, Weltberge. - Stichworte: Polarnacht, Antarktis, Pole, Expedition, Reise, Reisebericht, Wandern, Tourismus, Schlitten, Erebus, Marsch, Zelt, Nimrod, Schiff, Pony, Robben, Pinguine, Eisberge. -.
Verlag: Books On Demand, 2020
ISBN 10: 3752690011ISBN 13: 9783752690019
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Ernest Shakletons legendäre Nimrod-Exepedition verbrachte den Winter 1908 im Mc-Murdo-Sund, 32 Kilometer nördlich der Discovery-Winterquartiere. Im Herbst bestieg eine Truppe den Mount Erebus und nahm Vermessungen seiner verschiedenen Krater vor. Im antarktischen Frühling und Sommer 1908 bis 1909 verließen drei Schlittenexpeditionen die Winterquartiere. Die erste drang nach Süden vor und erreichte die südlichste Breite, welche jemals Menschenfuß betreten hat; die zweite erreichte zum ersten Male den magnetischen Pol, und eine dritte nahm die Vermessungen der westlich vom Mc-Murdo-Sund gelegenen Höhenzüge vor.
Verlag: Berlin, Wilhelm Süsserott,, 1909
Anbieter: Antiquariat Matthias Drummer, Berlin, Deutschland
Band 2 (von 3). (8). 321 Seiten. Mit zahlreichen s/w Fotos, farbigen Illustrationen, einem ausfaltbaren Panorama und einer farbigen Faltkarte der vorgenommenen Forschungsreisen und Vermessungen. Die vordere Einbandecke unten beschabt. Sonst gutes und sauberes Exemplar. Sprache: Deutsch, Gewicht in Gramm: 1234. Original-Leinen, 18x25cm, Zustand: 3.
Verlag: Berlin W 30: Verlag Wilhelm Süsserott, 1910
Anbieter: Leipziger Antiquariat, Leipzig, Deutschland
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Zustand: Gut. XI, 508 / 321 Seiten Zustand: Die Leinenbände an den Rückenkapitalen leicht berieben und am Kopf des ersten Bandes mit kleinem Anriß, die Vorderschnitte gering gebräunt und leicht stockig, die Buchblöcke sauber und gut, Druck in einer Fraktur // Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, 1 Faltkarte, 1 gefaltetes Doppel-Panorama. Übersetzt von Frederick Becker aus dem Englischen. Mit einer Beschreibung der Reise zum magnetischen Südpol von Prof. T.W. Edgeworth David. Der 3. Band mit den naturwissenschaftlichen Ergebnissen ist hier nicht vorhanden! Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 2880 gr.8°, 25,0 x 18,0 cm, Hardcover in Leinwand, die Einbände mit wiederholten Rücken- und Deckelbild, mit Kopffarbschnitt.
Berättelsen om de engelska sydpolsexpeditionen 1907-1909. Norstedts 1910. 331,408 s. + tre kartbilagor och två panoramabildbilagor på en plansch. Rikt illustrerade. Samtida gröna halvskinnband (G. Hedberg, Stockholm). Ryggar med fyra upphöjda bind och ramdekor i guld. Marmorerade pärmpapper, försättsblad och snitt. Ryggarna blekta till brunt. Nötta pärmhörn och undre pärmkanter. Lätt nötta ryggändar. Fina inlagor. Exlibris Mässvik. 26 x 17 cm. *Heavy books, extra postage required on international orders.[#\135806].
Verlag: Berlin, Süsserott, (ca. ), 1910
Anbieter: antiquariat peter petrej - Bibliopolium AG, Zürich, ZH, Schweiz
Gr.8°, Fronti., X, 508 u. 319, 265 S.,5 zahlr. mehrheitl. s/w Abb., 1 lose gefalzte Panormanataf. in hinterer Vs.-Binde v. 2. Bd., OLwd., Deckelill., Farbkopfschnitt, Schmuckvs., Min. gebrauchsspurig, 3. Band Deckel u Buchblock wasserrändig, die 2 Faltkarten fehlen - brauchbar. Reich illustriert. Mit einer Beschreibung der Reise zum magnetischen Südpol von T. W. Edgeworth David. 3400 gr. Schlagworte: Reisen - Polargebiete.
Verlag: Berlin, Süsserott, (ca. ), 1910
Anbieter: antiquariat peter petrej - Bibliopolium AG, Zürich, ZH, Schweiz
Gr.8°, Fronti., X, 508 u. 319, 265 S.,5 zahlr. mehrheitl. s/w Abb., 1 lose gefalzte Panormanataf. in hinterer Vs.-Binde v. 2. Bd., OLwd., Deckelill., Farbkopfschnitt, Schmuckvs., Min. gebrauchsspurig, 3. Band Deckel u Buchblock wasserrändig, die 2 Faltkarten fehlen - brauchbar. Reich illustriert. Mit einer Beschreibung der Reise zum magnetischen Südpol von T. W. Edgeworth David. 3400 gr. Schlagworte: Reisen - Polargebiete.
Verlag: London: William Heinemann, 1919, 1919
Anbieter: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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First edition, first impression. "The failure of Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition to even reach the Antarctic continent, much less to cross it via the South Pole, has become the great polar success story of the twentieth century" (Books on Ice). This is a well-preserved copy with the cloth and silver particularly bright. Shackleton embarked in 1914 on the Endurance to make the first traverse of the Antarctic continent; a journey of some 1,800 miles from sea to sea. But 1915 turned into an unusually icy year in Antarctica. After being trapped in the ice and drifting for nine months, the Endurance was eventually crushed by ice on October 27. "Shackleton now showed his supreme qualities of leadership. With five companions he made a voyage of 800 miles in a 22-foot boat through some of the stormiest seas in the world, crossed the unknown lofty interior of South Georgia, and reached a Norwegian whaling station on the north coast. After three attempts. Shackleton succeeded (30 August 1916) in rescuing the rest of the Endurance party and bringing them to South America" (ODNB). Amazingly, all members of the Endurance party survived the ordeal, attributing their survival to Shackleton's exceptional leadership qualities. In recent years, this factor has led to the re-interpretation of the book in terms of a leadership and man-management manual, and several influential attempts have been made to distil from the narrative the underlying principles of Shackleton's command in order that they might be applied more widely. As Apsley Cherry-Garrard remarked in Worst Journey in the World: "For a joint scientific and geographical piece of organization, give me Scott; for a Winter Journey, Wilson; for a dash to the Pole and nothing else, Amundsen; and if I am in the devil of a hole and want to get out of it, give me Shackleton every time". Shackleton's book, produced while the exigencies of the First World War were still a reality, is uncommonly encountered in collectible condition. The fine images captured by Australian Frank Hurley, particularly those made on a moonlit night, when he thought the ship was at its most beautiful, are well reproduced. Hurley's heroic feat in saving his original glass negatives is another fascinating chapter in an extraordinary story. Provenance: contemporary ownership inscription on front pastedown: "Jenny Wrenn 'Claremont'. East Wittering, Sussex". This is likely Kathleen Ethel Wrenn (1909-), also of East Wittering, using a sobriquet. Books on Ice 7.8; Conrad, p. 224; Rosove 308.1A; Spence 1107; Taurus 105. Octavo. Original dark blue cloth, spine and front cover lettered in silver together with large vignette of Endurance stuck in the ice, publisher's device in blind on back cover, top edge blue. Colour frontispiece and 87 half-tone plates, folding map at end; errata slip pasted on p. 1. Extremities slightly rubbed and frayed in places, small split to head of spine at lower cover, starting at front inner hinge and a few other places, front free endpaper replaced, lacking rear flyleaf, toned throughout as usual, folding map repaired at stub on verso. A very good copy of a fragile book.
Verlag: London: William Heinemann, 1909, 1909
Anbieter: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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First trade edition, first impression, with the scarce dust jackets remarkably well-preserved. Shackleton's account of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-9 (Nimrod) was reviewed on publication by the Manchester Guardian as "the best book of polar travel which has ever been written". The sledge expedition to the south magnetic pole "was one of the three foremost achievements of this expedition. The other two achievements were, first, the ascent and survey of Mount Erebus (12,448 feet), the active volcano on Ross Island and, second, the southern sledge journey, which reached within 100 miles of the south pole" (ODNB). In September 1908 David, MacKay, and Mawson set out for the magnetic pole. The group was weighed down by two sledges carrying heavy equipment and provisions that were man-hauled in relay. Both David and Mawson fell into a crevasse on the journey out and only narrowly escaped death. They reached the magnetic pole in January 1909, calculating their position as 72° 25'S / 155°16'E. David, Mawson, Marshall, Mackay, Adams, and Brocklehurst made a gruelling ascent of Mount Erebus, Antarctica's second highest volcano, in March 1908. The group was inadequately provisioned and equipped but nevertheless successfully made it to the rim of the crater, from where Mawson measured the depth and Marshall determined the altitude. The excursion had been badly organized and resulted in damaged equipment "but it boosted the morale [and] taught some valuable lessons" (Howgego). In October 1908, Shackleton, Adams, Marshall, and Wild set out on their trek to the pole with four pony-drawn sledges. They passed Scott's farthest south in November, which was celebrated with two tablespoons of Curaçao for each member. Weather conditions quickly worsened and in January 1909, to Shackleton's great dismay, the party had to return. They had reached 88° 23'S, 162 East, a new record and only 100 miles from the south pole. During the return journey, the men became emaciated from lack of food and Marshall had grown very ill with dysentery. Shackleton and Wild left Marshall and Adams and set out to Hut Point for help. They returned a week later, and in early March all of the expedition members were back on the Nimrod for the return voyage to England. It is remarkable that all the members of the party survived the ordeal, their survival attributed to Shackleton's exceptional leadership qualities. The British Antarctic Expedition undoubtedly established Shackleton as "a bona-fide English hero" (Books on Ice). Sir Raymond Priestley (1886-1974), a British Geologist and Antarctic explorer who accompanied Shackleton on the 1907-1913 Antarctic expeditions, said, "For scientific leadership, give me Scott; for swift and efficient travel, Amundsen; but when you are in a hopeless situation, when there seems to be no way out, get on your knees and pray for Shackleton". Rosove 305.B1. Books on Ice 7.4; Howgego IV, S20; Taurus 58. The Manchester Guardian, 17 November 1909. 2 volumes, large octavo. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spines, front covers lettered and with large pictorial block in silver, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. With dust jackets (possibly supplied). With photogravure frontispiece in each volume, 12 colour plates and over 200 plates, folding plate and 3 folding maps in end pocket of vol. II, illustrations and diagrams in the text; errata slip tipped into vol. II. Bindings slightly scuffed, corners and spine ends lightly frayed, spine and boards of vol. I cockled (front inner hinge starting but firm), endpapers toned, scattered foxing; jackets without prices as issued, jacket of vol. I with tissue repair to verso, minor chips and tears to extremities. A very good copy in near-fine jackets.
Verlag: William Heinemann, London, 1909
Anbieter: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, USA
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First editions of Shackletonâ s fascinating account of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-1909. Large octavos, 2 volumes, original blue cloth, photogravure frontispiece to each volume, 12 captioned tissue-guarded colored, and 255 black and white other plates in all, 3 maps, panorama in end-pocket of volume II, and numerous illustrations and diagrams throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by Ernest Shackleton on the front free endpaper. In very good condition. Trade editions signed by Shackleton are rare. Ernest Shackleton here tells the quite remarkable story of the British Antarctic expedition of 1907 to 1909. Shackleton and his men made it to within 97 miles of the South Pole, experiencing along the way every hardship possible, then returning to their wooden ship before the ice crushed it. "A more interesting book of polar exploration . . . has yet to be written" (New York Times Book Review).
Verlag: London: William Heinemann., 1909
Anbieter: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, Vereinigtes Königreich
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First edition, first printing. Two volumes. Publisher's original blue cloth with titles and illustration in silver to the upper board and titles in gilt to the spine, in original dustwrappers. Top edges gilt, the others untrimmed. Illustrated with a photogravure frontispiece to each volume; 12 colour plates after paintings by George Marston, all with captioned tissue guards; four double-page photographic plates, 271 photographic illustrations on 195 plates; diagrams, maps, plans and graphs in the text, including nine full-page. Also three folding maps and one folding plate containing two panoramic views in end-pocket of vol. II. A near fine set, the bindings square, firm and bright with a hint of fading to the very tips of the spine and board edges. The contents, with a touch of tanning to the endpapers, are otherwise remarkably clean and fresh throughout and remain free from inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very near fine dustwrappers which have some minor wear to the extremities, volume one with a small nick to the foot of the spine panel. A superb set, rare thus. The first trade edition of Shackleton's account of the 'Nimrod' expedition, which he led to the Antarctic in 1907-9. The expedition set a record for the farthest southward reach, making it to the magnetic pole. It also undertook the first ascent of Mount Erebus, discovered the Beardmore Glacier passage (named after Shackleton's patron), and was the first to cross the Trans-Antarctic mountain range, as well as to set foot on the South Polar Plateau. Owing to a lack of rations, the expedition did not ultimately make it to the pole itself, although did come within 100 nautical miles; as Shackleton famously later remarked to his wife: "Better a live donkey than a dead lion". It would be three more years before Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first to actually reach the South Pole, followed shortly by Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova expedition. Following the Nimrod expedition, Shackleton returned to Britain a hero, and was knighted for reaching the furthest south of any person to date. An indication of the esteem in which he was held by both colleagues and the public alike is demonstrated by the assertion of Raymond Priestly, the Nimrod expedition's geologist: "For scientific leadership, give me Scott, for swift and efficient travel, Amundsen. But when you are in a hopeless situation, when you are seeing no way out, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton". An outstanding set of one of the greatest literary embodiments of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Verlag: Berlin : Süsserot, 1111
Anbieter: Antiquarische Fundgrube e.U., Wien, Österreich
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gebundene Ausgabe. 330 S. Einband etw. bestaubt, Buchrücken etw. geknickt, Kanten etw. bestoßen, Buchschnitt etw. bestaubt u. fleckig // REISEBESCHREIBUNG, ERFAHRUNGEN, SCHILDERUNGEN, ERL N04 *.* Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1400.
Verlag: Penguin Books UK, 2015
ISBN 10: 0241251095ISBN 13: 9780241251096
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Zustand: New. The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was perhaps the most ambitious, elaborate and confident of all the British attempts to master the South Pole. Like the others it ended in disaster, with the Endeavour first trapped and then crushed to piece.
Verlag: London: Mills & Boon Ltd, 1922, 1922
Anbieter: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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First and only edition, first impression. This controversial first posthumous memoir of Shackleton was published in March 1922, only two months after his unexpected death whilst embarking on the Quest expedition. Begbie (1871-1929) met Shackleton between the Endurance and Quest expeditions, and based his account on conversations with the explorer and those who knew him. Shackleton's widow Emily was in the midst of arranging a biography with William Heinemann when she received a copy of Begbie's book and was incensed, "likely over the usurpation of publishing priority, and certainly over some of Begbie's facts and whether he was sufficiently acquainted with Shackleton" (Rosove). His account is nonetheless a "lyrical, romantic, mythic word portrait of the word portrait of the great explorer, the kind still widely held and cherished by Shackleton's admirers today" (ibid.). Rosove 30.A1; Spence 114. Octavo. Original light blue cloth, spine and front cover lettered in dark blue, bottom edge uncut. 16-page publisher's catalogue at end. Ownership inscription in pencil of one A. Short on front free endpaper. Spine slightly cocked, top edge and lower cover stained, spine toned, occasional foxing: a very good copy.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1914
Anbieter: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, USA
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Zustand: Very good condition. "The Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition of 1914-1917 is considered to be the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Conceived by Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition was an attempt to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. After Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition in 1911, this crossing remained, in Shackleton's words, the 'one great main object of Antarctic journeyings'.* Shackleton's expedition failed to accomplish this objective, but became recognized instead as an epic feat of endurance." Shackleton's ship "Endurance" was locked in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea, eventually crushed and sank, stranding its 28-man complement on the ice. After months in makeshift camps, the party took to the lifeboats to reach the inhospitable, uninhabited Elephant Island. Shackleton and five others then made an 800-mile (1,300 km) open-boat journey in the James Caird to reach South Georgia. From there, Shackleton was eventually able to mount a rescue of the men waiting on Elephant Island and bring them home without loss of life. The remarkably-preserved wreck of Endurance was recently discovered on the seafloor in 2022. (Wikipedia) This is an expedition check is drawn on Lloyds Bank Limited, St. James's St., S.W. with the small stamp 'The Shackleton Collection' in the white margin under signature. Made out to F. Bridgman, in the amount of £4, dated 4th July 1914, signed by Shackleton & Fred R.W. White, endorsed on the verso by the payee. Printed in black, pink and orange. 6 3/4 x 3 3/8". It bears a squiggled line through signature, and a bank stamp across the front of the check. From the Shackleton family, sold at Christie's in the 1990's. *Shackleton 1919, p. xi, via Wikipedia.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1914
Anbieter: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, USA
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Zustand: Very good condition. "The Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition of 1914-1917 is considered to be the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Conceived by Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition was an attempt to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. After Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition in 1911, this crossing remained, in Shackleton's words, the 'one great main object of Antarctic journeyings'.* Shackleton's expedition failed to accomplish this objective, but became recognized instead as an epic feat of endurance." Shackleton's ship "Endurance" was locked in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea, eventually crushed and sank, stranding its 28-man complement on the ice. After months in makeshift camps, the party took to the lifeboats to reach the inhospitable, uninhabited Elephant Island. Shackleton and five others then made an 800-mile (1,300 km) open-boat journey in the James Caird to reach South Georgia. From there, Shackleton was eventually able to mount a rescue of the men waiting on Elephant Island and bring them home without loss of life. The remarkably-preserved wreck of Endurance was recently discovered on the seafloor in 2022. (Wikipedia) This is an expedition check is drawn on Lloyds Bank Limited, St. James's St., S.W. with the small stamp 'The Shackleton Collection' in the white margin under signature. Made out to Messrs. Christopher & Son, in the amount of £45, dated 4th July 1914, signed by Shackleton & Fred R.W. White, endorsed on the verso by the payee. Printed in black, pink and orange. 6 3/4 x 3 3/8". It bears a squiggled line through signature, a bank stamp across the front of the check, is crossed vertically with two lines (as done by banks at the time). From the Shackleton family, sold at Christie's in the 1990's. *Shackleton 1919, p. xi, via Wikipedia.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1914
Anbieter: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, USA
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Zustand: Very good condition. "The Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition of 1914-1917 is considered to be the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Conceived by Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition was an attempt to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. After Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition in 1911, this crossing remained, in Shackleton's words, the 'one great main object of Antarctic journeyings'.* Shackleton's expedition failed to accomplish this objective, but became recognized instead as an epic feat of endurance." Shackleton's ship "Endurance" was locked in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea, eventually crushed and sank, stranding its 28-man complement on the ice. After months in makeshift camps, the party took to the lifeboats to reach the inhospitable, uninhabited Elephant Island. Shackleton and five others then made an 800-mile (1,300 km) open-boat journey in the James Caird to reach South Georgia. From there, Shackleton was eventually able to mount a rescue of the men waiting on Elephant Island and bring them home without loss of life. The remarkably-preserved wreck of Endurance was recently discovered on the seafloor in 2022. (Wikipedia) This is an expedition check is drawn on Lloyds Bank Limited, St. James's St., S.W. with the small stamp 'The Shackleton Collection' in the white margin under signature. Made out to R. S. Clark, in the amount of £4, dated 10th July 1914, signed by Shackleton & Fred R.W. White, endorsed on the verso by the payee. Printed in black, pink and orange. 6 3/4 x 3 3/8". It bears a squiggled line through signature, a bank stamp across the front of the check, is crossed vertically with two lines (as done by banks at the time). From the Shackleton family, sold at Christie's in the 1990's. *Shackleton 1919, p. xi, via Wikipedia.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1914
Anbieter: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, USA
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Zustand: Very good condition. "The Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition of 1914-1917 is considered to be the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Conceived by Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition was an attempt to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. After Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition in 1911, this crossing remained, in Shackleton's words, the 'one great main object of Antarctic journeyings'.* Shackleton's expedition failed to accomplish this objective, but became recognized instead as an epic feat of endurance." Shackleton's ship "Endurance" was locked in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea, eventually crushed and sank, stranding its 28-man complement on the ice. After months in makeshift camps, the party took to the lifeboats to reach the inhospitable, uninhabited Elephant Island. Shackleton and five others then made an 800-mile (1,300 km) open-boat journey in the James Caird to reach South Georgia. From there, Shackleton was eventually able to mount a rescue of the men waiting on Elephant Island and bring them home without loss of life. The remarkably-preserved wreck of Endurance was recently discovered on the seafloor in 2022. (Wikipedia) This is an expedition check is drawn on Lloyds Bank Limited, St. James's St., S.W. with the small stamp 'The Shackleton Collection' in the white margin under signature. Made out to F. W. White, in the amount of £7, dated 27th June 1914, signed by Shackleton & Fred R.W. White, endorsed on the verso by the payee. Printed in black, pink and orange. 6 3/4 x 3 3/8". It bears a squiggled line through signature, and a bank stamp across the front of the check. From the Shackleton family, sold at Christie's in the 1990's. *Shackleton 1919, p. xi, via Wikipedia.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1914
Anbieter: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, USA
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"The Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition of 1914-1917 is considered to be the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Conceived by Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition was an attempt to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. After Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition in 1911, this crossing remained, in Shackleton's words, the 'one great main object of Antarctic journeyings'.* Shackleton's expedition failed to accomplish this objective, but became recognized instead as an epic feat of endurance." Shackleton's ship "Endurance" was locked in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea, eventually crushed and sank, stranding its 28-man complement on the ice. After months in makeshift camps, the party took to the lifeboats to reach the inhospitable, uninhabited Elephant Island. Shackleton and five others then made an 800-mile (1,300 km) open-boat journey in the James Caird to reach South Georgia. From there, Shackleton was eventually able to mount a rescue of the men waiting on Elephant Island and bring them home without loss of life. The remarkably-preserved wreck of Endurance was recently discovered on the seafloor in 2022. (Wikipedia) This is an expedition check is drawn on Lloyds Bank Limited, St. James's St., S.W. with the small stamp 'The Shackleton Collection' in the white margin under signature. Made out to Messrs Stephenson & Co., in the amount of £5, dated 1st July 1914, signed by Shackleton & Fred R.W. White, endorsed with the words "Stephenson & Co." Printed in black, pink and orange. 6 3/4 x 3 3/8". It bears a squiggled line through signature, a bank stamp across the front of the check, is crossed vertically with two lines (as done by banks at the time). From the Shackleton family, sold at Christie's in the 1990's. *Shackleton 1919, p. xi, via Wikipedia.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1914
Anbieter: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, USA
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"The Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition of 1914-1917 is considered to be the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Conceived by Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition was an attempt to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. After Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition in 1911, this crossing remained, in Shackleton's words, the 'one great main object of Antarctic journeyings'.* Shackleton's expedition failed to accomplish this objective, but became recognized instead as an epic feat of endurance." Shackleton's ship "Endurance" was locked in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea, eventually crushed and sank, stranding its 28-man complement on the ice. After months in makeshift camps, the party took to the lifeboats to reach the inhospitable, uninhabited Elephant Island. Shackleton and five others then made an 800-mile (1,300 km) open-boat journey in the James Caird to reach South Georgia. From there, Shackleton was eventually able to mount a rescue of the men waiting on Elephant Island and bring them home without loss of life. The remarkably-preserved wreck of Endurance was recently discovered on the seafloor in 2022. (Wikipedia) This is an expedition check is drawn on Lloyds Bank Limited, St. James's St., S.W. with the small stamp 'The Shackleton Collection' in the white margin under signature. Made out to Messrs. P.H. Matthieson & Co, in the amount of L12, 13 s, dated 8th July 1914, signed by Shackleton & Fred R.W. White, endorsed by Matthiessen on the back. Matthiessen's were shipping agents. Printed in black, pink and orange. 6 3/4 x 3 3/8" with tiny marginal tear repaired. It bears a squiggled line through signature, a squiggled line through signature, a bank stamp across the front of the check, and is crossed vertically with two lines (as done by banks at the time). From the Shackleton family, sold at Christie's in the 1990's. *Shackleton 1919, p. xi, via Wikipedia.
Verlag: London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1930
Anbieter: Meridian Rare Books ABA PBFA, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. First edition. 8vo. pp. xi, 161; frontis., 2 plates, illusts., maps and diagrams to text; bookplate of Kenn Back, good in original red cloth, gilt, some dampstaining to boards. Shackleton died during the course of the "Quest" expedition having reached South Georgia. It is a testimony to his leadership that the expedition nonetheless went on to carry out scientific work in the Weddell Sea, and on many Atlantic Islands (South Georgia, but also Elephant Island, St. Helena, Ascension amd the Cape Verde Islands). The present work gathers thirteen papers concerning the expedition s geological collections. Rosove describes the book as "Uncommon".
Verlag: London: The Bruton Galleries, Bond Street, 1904-36, 1904
Anbieter: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, Vereinigtes Königreich
The original visitor's book for one of the stellar red-carpet events of the season: the Bruton Galleries exhibition of artefacts and artwork from Scott's Discovery expedition, a landmark in polar exploration.It includes the signatures of numerous crew members, including Ernest H. Shackleton, Edward A. Wilson, Charles Royds, Reginald Skelton, and Ernest E. Joyce, alongside Clements Markham and Llewellyn Longstaff, a financial angel of the expedition. The exhibition, opening in November 1904, was curated by Clements Markham, who had organized the expedition and launched Scott's polar career. It was remarkably extensive, the catalogue listing 484 items, including 150 photographs by Reginald Skelton, 200 watercolours and drawings by Edward A. Wilson, equipment from the expedition, a model of the Discovery, rations, and the South Polar Times. The photographs and artwork constituted a visual record of Antarctic conditions and documented gruelling conditions, bringing home "the scale, magic, and danger of Antarctica with a compelling immediacy" (Merwe & Michell, p. 66). The show proved extraordinarily popular, with "Bruton Street and New Bond Street lined with motorcars and carriages" (Huxley, p. 141). "Persons of rank and fashion were marshalled into a long queue by a policeman. Society folk were not used to queues in those days, and they protested that they had tickets; so, had everyone, the constable replied, and kept them in line" (Huxley, p. 141). It fuelled the public's growing excitement about polar exploration: "an exhibit of Wilson's Antarctic art attracted over ten thousand viewers to London's prestigious Bruton Gallery. Advertisements in the gallery catalogue touted paints and binoculars used by the artist in the Antarctic" (Larson p, 159). The Discovery crew received an exuberant homecoming, hailed for their "British grit", and Edward VII awarded each man the Antarctic medal. "Indeed, for many, Scott and his men became the national heroes that the Boer War had failed to supply. The explorers became celebrities. Crowds packed their public appearances" (Larson, p. 158). The leading actress Ellen Terry attended the event. She had been present when the expedition docked in Portsmouth, later writing a postcard to Scott thanking him for letting her see the Discovery. The members of the Discovery expedition who have signed include Ernest H. Shackleton (third lieutenant), Edward A. Wilson (assistant surgeon and artist), Charles Royds (first lieutenant), Reginald Skelton (chief engineer and photographer), Ernest E. Joyce (petty officer), Arthur Henry Blissett (steward), Jacob Cross (petty officer), Hartley T. Ferrar (geologist), and Reginald C. Ford (chief steward and stores officer). Curiously, Scott is not among them. This might be a consequence of his resolve "to keep as quiet as possible" after the expedition (Huxley, p. 158). Three Shackleton family members attended: Ernest H. Shackleton's sisters Gladys and Helen, besides Eileen Shackleton of Bushey. Other noted polar explorers feature among the visitors, such as Robert Rudmose-Brown of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition Scotia (1902-4), alongside its honorary secretary, James G. Ferrier. Another notable voyager is Charles Ede, the assistant surgeon on HMS Assistance on the British Franklin Search Expedition (1850-1), and a "Mrs. Reynolds" the great-niece of Franklin. The visitor's book serves as a record of an early 20th-century red carpet event and contains approximately 1,000 signatures, including the writer Walter Jerrold, alongside the artists Felix Moscheles and Marietta Pallis. Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scout movement also attended. Princess Beatrice and Maria Amelia, Queen of Portugal likewise attended. Successive pages record visitors from Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Scotland. Moreover, there are numerous admirals, and military men, together with a collector of Egyptian art. Two further sections in the book relate to miscellaneous exhibitions held in later years. Elspeth Huxley, Scott, 1990; Max Jones, The Last Great Quest, 2004; Edward J. Larson, An Empire of Ice, 2011; Pieter van der Merwe and Jeremy Michell (eds), South: The Race to the Pole, 2018. Folio (283 x 245 mm). Contemporary dark red skiver by Jas. Truscott & Sons of London, flat spine gilt-lettered direct, spine and covers decorated in gilt, front cover lettered "Bruton Galleries/Visitor's Book", marbled endpapers, all edges gilt; 115 lined pages signed bearing approximately 2,000 names and addresses, all recto (of which, 57 lined pages with approximately 1,000 signatures pertaining to the Discovery expedition). Extremities with slight wear from handling, some stripping of leather, minor toning, general finger soiling. A very good copy.
Verlag: Bielefeld : Delius Klasing, 2003
ISBN 10: 3768814610ISBN 13: 9783768814614
Anbieter: Antiquariat Smock, Freiburg, Deutschland
Buch
287 S.; 30x28 cm 1. Aufl.; (Durchgehend bebildert); In gutem Zustand. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 2500 Großformat, Pappband mit Umschlag / gebundene Ausgabe.
Verlag: Penzance, 1909
Anbieter: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, USA
Zustand: Fine. Vintage photograph on card mount, embossed photographer's stamp on mount ("Preston/Penzance"). Photo 10-3/8 x 13-3/8 in. This large vintage photograph showing a horse-drawn parade float model of Shackleton's Nimrod with the ship's name and "Lieut Shackleton in Antarctic Regions" painted on the side. Manning the float are 6 young men and a small boy, all in cold weather gear. It's a wonderful demonstration of the interest in polar exploration during the Heroic Age. Many of the expeditions enjoyed send off and welcome parades and this is almost certainly a relic from one of these for the Nimrod expedition, 1907-09. The largest of all parades for the Nimrod was actually held in Lyttleton, New Zealand, where as many as 50,000 people turned out for the send off. Indeed, the photographer here, Preston was based in Penzance. The image was almost certainly taken by him or his son, Richard. The Nimrod Expedition 1907-9 was Shackleton's first Antarctic expedition as leader - he had previously sailed under Scott on the Discovery Expedition. Shackelton was attempting to be the first to reach the South Pole. Though he failed at this, the expedition was notable for reaching the farthest South point, just over 100 miles from the pole, and for the ascent of Mount Erebus. Shackleton returned to England a hero and was subsequently knighted by Edward VII. Vintage photograph on card mount, embossed photographer's stamp on mount ("Preston/Penzance"). Photo 10-3/8 x 13-3/8 in.