The Crossing of Antarctica.[Cadet Edition, edited by Andrew Scotland]

Cassel And Company Limited, London, 1964. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. 1964 Cadet Edition; The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58 xviii, 136 pages, illustrated, b/w photos,maps. Original covers in pictorial unclipped dust jacket. Shelf wear,dust jacket grubby with closed tear, Scholarship award bookplate on front end paper. Contents clean. This book tells the story of the 1957 Trans-Antarctic expedition when 12 men set out from Shackleton base equipped with 8 vehicles, sledges and two dog teams to cross more than two thousand miles of unexplored snow and ice, this is the fascinating account of the expedition. Meanwhile on the other side of the Antarctic continent Sir Edmund Hillary probed the immense Skelton Glacier from the Ross Sea and blazed a trail for the crossing party to follow. To him goes the honour of the achievement of reaching the South Pole by land for the first time since Captain Scott planted a British flag there some forty six years earlier. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3370. .