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1st Edition; Vol. I. Journals of Captain Scott. Vol.2. Reports of the Journeys & the Scientific Work by Dr.Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition arranged by Leonard Huxley, Preface by Sir Clements R. Markham.Vol 1, xxvi,633 pages,7 photogravure plates including frontispiece, 10 coloured plates from water-colour drawings by Dr. Edward Wilson, 2 panoramas from photographs by Herbert G. Ponting, 100 plates, majority from photographs by Ponting, 2 facsimile extracts from Scott's diary on 3 tissue paper leaves, folding map, illustrations in text, 2 advertisements. Vol 2, xii,534 pages, 84 plates including photogravure frontispiece, 8 coloured plates by Wilson and 3 double-page plates plus 7 folding maps and 8 sketches in text. Original covers. Discrete bookplate and booksellers label inside front cover both volumes, otherwise contents clean. Pages very slightly rippled and spotting to edges as expected due to paper quality in 1st Edition. Minor shelf wear, fraying, bumping as usual for this volume. Slight ripple to spine Volume 1, overall A very 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. - Taurus. Taurus 77; Books on Ice, 6.10; Rosove 290.A1; Spence 1056; Conrad p188. This is the first UK 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: 298. This is a SET of books, therefore heavier than a standard volume, and will involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Seller Inventory # 298
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Bibliographic Details
Title: SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION. Two Volumes, 1st ...
Publisher: Smith, Elder & Co., London
Publication Date: 1913
Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Edition: First Edition.
