The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914 - 1917
SHACKLETON'S GREAT FEAT OF SURVIVAL
South The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914 - 1917
Heinemann, 1919.
First edition. 8vo. Original dark blue cloth with titles and vignette of Shackleton's ship, Endurance, on the upper cover in silver. Colour frontispiece and 85 black and white photographic plates. Fold out map to rear. A fine copy, which is exceptionally bright and crisp. The page edges are browned due to the poor quality paper stock used in the first edition, though in this case much less than usual, with little or none of the usual tanning to the pages themselves. There are a repaired marginal closed tear to the map. The hinges are perfect and the binding tight. Externally, both cloth and silver blocking are notably bright and crisp with no mentionable wear. An exceptional copy of this classic work of exploration, rarely encountered in such nice condition.
This account of Shackleton's last expedition is an amazing story of how Shackleton led his team through a two year trial, when their ship was trapped by pack ice. The crew survived on board for a year before the ship began to sink and Shackleton's brave leadership ensured that after a gruelling two years all his crew were saved.
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