The Home of the Blizzard. Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
by Mawson, Sir Douglas
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- Very Good
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- Condition
- Very Good
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1915. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. xxx,349;xiii,338pp. Two volumes. Quarto. Original decorated blue cloth with two photogravure plates (frontispieces), eighteen colour plates, B&W plates from photos, illustrations (including maps), and three folding maps in rear pocket of volume II. Spine lettering on both volumes somewhat dull as ususal. Both front boards are bright and clean with only minimal wear to the silver. Top edges a bit dust soiled. A couple of corners a bit bumped. A much superior set than is normally found. very good Spence 773. Rosove 217. Account of the 1911-14 Australian Antarctic Expedition led by Douglas Mawson. The expedition discovered 1,320 miles of land, including the Mertz, Denman, and Scott Glaciers; the Davis Sea; and mapped 800 miles of coastline between Gaussberg and Cape Adare, along Adelie Land coast and beyond. 1915
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 133135
- Title
- The Home of the Blizzard. Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
- Author
- Mawson, Sir Douglas
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1915
- Keywords
- Polar|Australia|Mawson
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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