The Strand Magazine Vol. 46 , 1913 July to December - Scott's Last Expediton and Sherlock Holmes

Original publishers blue cloth binding with black and gold lettering and decoration with the Strand street scene on the front board.All edges gilt, Title page and volume index,iv,802 pages.Six issues bound in one volume. This volume of The Strand contains:"To The South Pole, Capatin Scott's Own Story, Told from his Journals" This account of Scott's journey is in 4 episodes published in the four monthly editions from July to October 1913, they are illustrated with photographs by Herbert G. Ponting who was the photographer on the ill fated expedition, the photographs are all, with a few exceptions, published here for the first time, the final instalment is illustrated with photographs taken by Lieutenant Bowers, Dr. Wilson and by members of the search party who found the bodies of the expedition members. Also included is Chapter 6 of "The Poisoned Belt" by Conan Doyle, plus "How it Happened" by Conan Doyle. Also a Sherlock Holmes story in the December issue entitled "The Adventure of The Dying Detective" with illustrations by Walter Paget, and an article by Commander Evans about Captain Oates illustrated with photos. Also writings by E Nesbit,Talbot Mundy, W W Jacobs and Baden Powell.The book is slightly rubbed to corners, edges and spine ends. Overall a very good copy, externally very sound, quite clean with bright gilt.Cloth not much worn at all. Inside hinges very sound with endpapers intact, making for a sound and solid binding, some offsetting to the endpapers,otherwise the pages are all quite clean and in good order throughout.…