Aurora Australis - The British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Polar Books.
Bluntisham Books, Paradigm Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor Condition. 1st Public Edition; Bluntisham Paradigm Gateshead, 1986. Publisher's beige cloth covers, gilt lettering on front & spine, red penguin cartouche on front in blue pictorial dustjacket , white lettering on front & spine, not price clipped. Original white eps. Introduction by John Millard, with a preface by Lord Shackleton. Contains the title leaf "A Giant Tick Was Investigating the carcass". DAMP/WET DAMAGE: Staining, mould damage to covers and bottoms of some pages, not affecting text. pages wrinkled. Dustjacket damp/wet stained, pieces missing. A readable copy of this now rare edition. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; 1900-1920; Exploration. ISBN: 0948285060. ISBN/EAN: 9780948285066. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 410. . 9780948285066.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Dale Cournoyer Books.
Alburgh, Norfolk : Bluntisham Books and The Paradigm Press, 1986 Unpaginated. xx [about 200 pgs] b/w plates. Facsimile of the first book printed in Antarctica, written by members of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907. Originally published for private circulation at Cape Royds, Antarctica, 1908, in an edition believed to be 90 copies or less. Small paper scar to front endpapers (as though they were stuck together at some point) else fine. Unclipped dust jacket with some minor edge creasing, else fine. An excellent copy. Other photos available if required. . Facsimile Edition - First Public Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Small 4to. Hard Cover.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, mygrandmasgoodies.
In an age when it is fashionable to forget the achievements of the great explorers of the heroic age, comes the timely rebirth of this legendary book, penned by a band of brave British men whose wit and wisdom blazes like a sun beside today¿s lesser stars. In 1907 Ernest Shackleton led the Nimrod Expedition to Antarctica. He established a base camp at Cape Royds on Ross Island and built a wooden hut to serve as headquarters. Because of his prior experience with Robert Scott¿s first expedition, Shackleton knew the sunless winter months spent in these cramped quarters would test the morale of his men, so he set several of them to work writing and printing the first book ever produced on the Antarctic continent. Containing fact, fiction, humour, prose and poetry, ¿Aurora Australis,¿ is one of the most extraordinary travel books ever written. It contains stories about the Antarctic wildlife, describes the harsh conditions suffered by the explorers and recounts their journey to the top of Mount Erebus, a nearby active volcano surrounded by ice. An estimated one hundred copies were originally ¿Printed at the Sign of the Penguin¿ by these gifted authors, the result of which is a unique symbol of the heroic age of exploration. Because of its rarity a first edition of ¿Aurora Australis¿ recently sold for more than $100,000. This special edition is being produced in an effort to raise awareness of the need to conserve the four huts used by the British explorers, along with the remarkable memorabilia and icebound supplies preserved within their frozen walls. Having endured nearly a century of harsh weather, these huts still symbolise the nobler aspects of human nature which took these talented and brave men to Antarctica. The buildings are now considered to be some of the most endangered historic structures in the world. Hardcover, Label: State Mutual Book Periodical, State Mutual Book Periodical, Product group: Book, Published: 1986-12-31, Studio: State Mutual Book Periodical, Sales rank: 18550677.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Princeton Antiques Bookservice, NJ, Atlantic City, [RE:4].
10 X 7 1/2. Black and white illustration. General wear and rubbed cover. Tight binding. Bookplate on the book. _PAB_, HARD BACK BLUE, FIRST PUBLSIHE.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Gareth Roberts, Carmartheshire, Rhydcymerau, Llandeilo, [RE:5].
EX LIBRARY HB WITH DJ. USUAL STAMPS/MARKINGS. READY FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH. Dec 31, 1986.