Sir E H Shackleton (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition thus. 8vo. pp. 23; self-portrait frontispiece of Nansen, portrait of Shackleton from a photograph; original tipped-in label at rear; foxing at front and rear, else very good in original cloth- backed boards, paper lettering pieces to upper cover, lacking label to spine, faded on spine, spotting to boards. A presentation copy from Whitehouse, inscribed by him to flyleaf. Whitehouse met Nansen in 1928 when he accompanied a party of school-children to Norway to present him with a model of his "Farthest North" expedition. As Parliamentary Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer he had also, in 1914, had some dealings with Shackleton, who was then asking for Government assistance with the Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Shackleton's piece "Adventure" originally appeared in a Boys' League magazine in 1914. Signed by Author(s).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 148 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.34 inches. This item is printed on demand.

23 pp. Octavo. Original cloth backed paper covered boards. Paper label on spine and front board with extra label tipped in at the rear. A tiny bit of soiling to the board with an old light stain in the right-hand corner of the front board. Two portraits, one of each subject. Spence 1255, Renard 1691, Rosove, 1343. Whitehouse met Nansen in 1928 when he accompanied a group of students to Norway to present Nansen with a model showing the Farthest North adventure. The Shackleton paper originally appeared in the Boys' League magazine for 1914. Seems to be much scarcer than you would think. This copy with a presentation inscription from Whitehouse to W.R. Wyllie. The recipient was most likely William Lionel Wyllie (5 July 1851 6 April 1931), also known as W. L. Wyllie. Wyllie was a prolific English painter of maritime themes. Very scarce with a great association.…

2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. liii, [1], 365, [1]; xvi, 450, [1]. with half-titles. 3 partly coloured folding maps & 2 panoramas on 1 folding sheet in rear pocket, 2 photogravure frontis., 12 colour plates, numerous b/w plates & text illus. original silver-stamped decorative cloth, t.e.g. (recased, spine & extremities rubbed & bit frayed). First American Edition of the account of Shackleton's famous first expedition on board the Nimrod. The explorers passed the winter of 1908 in McMurdo Sound, and in the fall a party accomplished the first ascent of the volcanic Mount Erebus and surveyed its various craters. In the spring and summer of 1908-09, three sledging parties left winter quarters. One, travelling via a route along the newly discovered Great Beardmore Glacier, set a record for the farthest south, reaching 88?23'S, Shackleton deciding to turn back within only 97 miles of the pole rather than risk the lives of his men. Another which included Sir Douglas Mawson reached the South Magnetic Pole for the first time, and a third surveyed the mountain ranges west of McMurdo Sound. Shackleton was subsequently knighted for his achievements. Spence 1098. cfNational Maritime Museum Cat. I 1099. …