Scott's Last Expedition, Two Volume Edition: Vol. I The Journals of Captain R. F. Scott, Vol.II The Reports of the Journeys & the Scientific Work Undertaken By Dr. E. A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition.

Scott, Captain Robert F., E A Wilson, L Huxley

Published by Smith, Elder & Co., London, 1913

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2nd Edition; Vol 1, xxvi, 633 pages, illustrated 7 photogravure plates, (6 by Wilson) 10 colour plates (9 by Wilson), 120 b/w plates, 2 folding panoramas, 2 facsimile extracts from Scott's diary on 3 tissue paper leaves, tipped in note prior to the folding map. illustrations in text, 2 adverts. Vol 2, xii, 534 pages, 7 colour plates by Wilson, Autochrome photo by Ponting, 84 b/w plates (some double page), 7 maps, 8 sketches in text. Original covers, top page edges gilt, no dust jackets. Shelf wear, rubbing, creasing to covers, some spotting to page edges, contents clean, a nice set. This is undoubtedly the most widely known of all Antarctic expeditions and publications. Readers, having absorbed Scott's account of the expedition in the first volume, would have discovered in the second volume a host of first-hand accounts deserving of more weight today: Cherry-Garrard's account of the Winter Journey, Victor Campbell's narrative of the Northern Party, Griffith Taylor on the Western Journeys, Raymond Priestley on the ascent of Erebus, preliminary scientific reports from Edward Wilson's staff and throughout the unrivalled photography of Herbert Ponting. Second impression of the First Edition. 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: 2553. This is a SET of books, therefore heavier than a standard volume, and may involve extra shipping charges.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Scott's Last Expedition, Two Volume Edition: Vol. I The Journals of Captain R. F. Scott, Vol.II The Reports of the Journeys & the Scientific Work Undertaken By Dr. E. A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition.
• Publisher: Smith, Elder & Co., London
• Publication Date: 1913
• Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Arctic & Antarctic