Polar Books Catalogue
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Sections : Antarctic; Arctic; Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society; Maps; Miscellaneous; Mountaineering; General Polar; Scott; Other travel; Whaling;
Reference 1092 (1398) Category Scott; Author Scott, R F, Huxley, Leonard & Markham, Clements R et al Title SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION. Two Volumes. 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. Publishing Information London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1913. Description 4th Edition; Vol 1, xxvi,636 pages. Similar collation, edges and formatting, with changes of 2nd edition, addition of 3 pages to appendix of volume I, an additional map at page110 and table of distances in volume I expanded, no tipped in slip, some new authorship attributions in Vol 2 (with changes made accordingly in contents, extending preliminaries by 2 pages. Vol 2, xvii, 534 pages, 84 plates including photogravure frontispice plus 7 folding maps and 8 sketches in text. Original covers, top edges gilt, Covers stained, shelf wear, some foxing, otherwise Very Good. Considered by Rosove & Spence to be the best with typograhical errors and mistakes of the earlier editions corrected. Price £125.00 Keywords Antarctic, expedition, Wilson, Ross sea, Shackleton, polar S1-Sco ISBN Add this to your basket