THE CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA THE COMMONWEALTH TRANS-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1955-58

FUCHS, SIR VIVIAN AND HILLARY, SIR EDMUND

Published by CASSELL, LONDON, 1958

About this Item

Light Blue cloth boards with Silver lettering to spine,230x150mm approx. Maps to end papers,xvi + 338pp. 30 colour plts. 63 in monochrome and all other maps as called for. First Edition 1958. The first crossing of Antarctica from Shackleton Base in the Weddell Sea to Scott Base in the Ross Sea, a feat of courage and endurance that has rightly been called one of the truly heroic and magnificent feats of the last century. VG/VG ( Book - a little fading to extremities, mild bump top front corner, no previous owner name or insc. Hint of foxing to fore edge of book block. A sound clean copy. Dust Jacket- Mild to moderate shelf rubbing to extremities including some colour rubbing to spine edges else remarkably bright and clean and non price clipped - cover 30s. No other defects to book or jacket. Supplied in a removable proprietary protective sleeve).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA THE COMMONWEALTH TRANS-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1955-58
• Publisher: CASSELL, LONDON
• Publication Date: 1958
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
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  • Travel and Exploration