Shackleton sir ernest cvo (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 328 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Silver-decorated Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. xxi, 376 pp. Publisher's black/blue cloth with a slightly faded silver-lettered spine and silver-stamped at the front board with an illustration of Shackleton's ship, the Endurance. Illustrated with a colour photograph frontispiece and 87 incredible black and white photographs taken by Frank Hurley and the crew, with one fold-out map at the end. Lean to the binding, rubbing to the spine and corners and splitting to the rear joint. Browned and rather delicate as usual, with some loss to the head of the second free page. Contemporary pencil gift inscription to the ffep dated Christmas 1919. Generally a very good copy, and above average for this book. The first printing of Enest Shackleton's autobiographical account of the failed Trans-Antarctic Expedition he led between 1914 to 1917, which is perhaps one of the most extraordinary narratives of polar exploration recorded. Printed on cheaply made wartime paper which tends to become brittle, this important text is scarce in such good condition. Large 8vo. Illustrated.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 368pp plus illustrations and fold out map at rear. Dark blue cloth boards with silver decoration and titles to front and spine. Ownership armorial bookplate pasted to fep. Boards lightly bumped rubbed and worn at extremities. Closed edges tanned. Textblock and illustrations clean and tight. Short closed tear to foldout carrier sheet. Otherwise a very nice copy indeed.…