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    Reference 1091 (2646)
    Category Antarctic;
    Author Huxley, Leonard & Markham, Clements R & Captain Scott, R F
    Title SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION. VOLUME 2 ONLY 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 2nd Edition; Vol 2, xii, 534 pages, illustrated, 84 b/w plates, 7 folding maps, 8 sketches in text. Original covers, no dust jacket. Shelf wear, contents clean. This is undoubtedly the most widely known of all Antarctic expeditions and publications. Volume 2 contains 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. Rosove 290.A2; Spence 1056.
    Price £40.00
    Keywords Antarctic, expedition, Wilson, Ross sea, Shackleton, polar S1-Ant
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