The Home of the Blizzard. Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
by Mawson, Sir Douglas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1930. Octavo, original cloth boards, b&w plates, 3 folding maps, pp xxxi, 438. Spine faded. Previous owner's bookplate. Previous owner's signature. Pencilled sketch on rear endpaper. Very good condition. First edition of the first popular edition, abridged and revised from the original two volume edition published in 1915. Many of the illustrations were not in the first edition and are published here for the first time. Popular Edition. Boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96774
- Title
- The Home of the Blizzard. Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
- Author
- Mawson, Sir Douglas
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Popular Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Antarctica, Australia, Exploration, Polar
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About the Seller
Muir Books
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Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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- Octavo
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