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    Reference 4246 (2391)
    Category Antarctic;
    Author Scott, Captain Robert F., C.V.O., R.N. Preface by C Markham, Biographical introduction by J M Barrie.
    Title SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION: The Personal Journals of Captain R F Scott.,R.N.,C.V.O.,on his journey to The South Pole
    Publishing Information London: John Murray, 1929
    Description 1929 Reprint of 1923 "cheap" 1 Volume Edition: xxviii, 521 pages, illustrated with b/w photos, majority by Ponting, map end papers. Original covers. Shelf wear, text block shaken, one section (front to page 4) loosening but all complete, covers fraying, sunned, holes in spine. Spotting to page edges and prelims and map end papers. School award bookplate, sold as a reading copy. As well as the introduction by J.M. Barrie there is a chapter on "The Finding of the Dead" by Atkinson and another with the farewell letters of the party and final message by Scott and an appendix. Undoubtedly the most widely known of all Antarctic expeditions and publications.
    Price £10.00
    Keywords qpolarq, Antarctic, expedition, Wilson, Ross sea, Shackleton, polar S1-Ant
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