Antarctica the Heroic Age

London : COLLINS, 1976 " The Scott Polar Institute , Cambridge, highly praised the author's perceptive study of Scott " Herein 4 Expeditions;- Scott [ 1901-04 ], Shackleton [ 1908-09], Amundsen [ 1910-12] Scott [1910-13] illustrated 16 b/w photo-plates.Maps to End-papers.VG/VG[Book- fine throughout, no inscsp, light Shelf-wear & tan to page edges] Clean Dust Jacket price clipped, light handling soil.… Read more about this item

Sydney: Collins. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hard Cover. 160pp; illustrations, endpaper maps.; 215 x 140mm .

Sydney: Collins, 1976 F-/F-. 8vo. original grey boards gilt (neat prev. owner's details to early leaves) in dustwrapper (slightly rubbed, mild sunning to red spine titling); pp. 160, with illustrations & endpaper map. A near fine copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. F-/F-.

Sydney: Collins, 1976 F-/F-. 8vo. original grey boards gilt (a trifle rubbed, short inscrip. to upper pastedown) in dustwrapper (slightly rubbed; pp. 160, with illustrations & endpaper map. A near fine copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. F-/F-.

Sydney: Collins, 1976. 160pp, bw ills, endpaper maps. Or greenish cloth in jacket. Top corner of front free endpaper clipped, light edge wear and light toning. Four Antarctic expeditions examined- Scott's two journeys ((1901-04; 1910-13); Shackleton (1908-09) and Amundsen (1910-12).. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Four of the main expeditions to Antarctica between 199 to 1914 are the subject of the book - survival was dependent on man alone without help or advantages of mechanical inventions - a period the author describes as The Heroic Age. 160 pages with 8 pages of black and white photographs and endpaper maps. Book in very good condition ex… Read more about this item

Collins. Very Good. 22cm. Hardcover. 1976. 160 pages. <br>Account of expeditions of Scott, 1901-04 and 1910- 13; Shackleton, 1907-09 and Amundsen, 1910-12. .