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    Reference 3413 (1682)
    Category Antarctic;
    Author Wilson, David M. & Elder, D.B
    Title CHELTENHAM IN ANTARCTICA - THE LIFE OF EDWARD WILSON.
    Publishing Information Cheltenham: Reardon Publishing, 2000. 1873877544
    Description Limited Collectors Edition; (leather bound hardback signed numbered and boxed) number 451/500; The front of this special edition contains a rare reproduction of the famous portrait of Edward Wilson by A.U.Soord. Dr David M. Wilson, his great nephew, and David B. Elder, a local Cheltenham librarian, have collaborated to produce the first biography of Edward Wilson for many years. It is richly illustrated with photographs and paintings, many of which are being made available to the public for the first time. The book traces the Cheltenham roots of Edward Wilson's extraordinary life, identifies many of the local sights associated with him, and follows him through to his death with Captain Scott on the return from the South Pole in 1912.
    Price £50.00
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