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    Reference 3890 (2122)
    Category Antarctic;
    Author Campbell, Victor., Edited by King, H.G.R., Foreword by Lord Shackleton
    Title The Wicked Mate: The Antarctic Diary of Victor Campbell.
    Publishing Information Bluntisham Books and The Erskine Press, 1988. 1852970715
    Description 1st Edition: 192 pages, illustrated with b/w photos, drawings, maps. Original covers in price clipped dust jacket. Shelf wear, dust jacket odd mark. Covers and contents clean. A nice copy. An account of the Northern Party on Captain Scott's last expedition from the original manuscripts in the Queen Elizabeth II Library. With a foreword and Biography. In 1910 Scott sent 6 men, The Northern Party, under the command of Lieutenant Victor Campbell, to explore along the coast of King Edward VII land.The failure of the relief ship to collect them at the end of the summer left them marooned with no hut and little food on Inexpressible Island. Campbell not only kept all the men alive in a snow cave through the winter, he then led them over 230 miles of sea ice back to their base at Cape Evans.
    Price £50.00
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