Shackleton in the Antarctic, being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909
by Shackleton, Sir Ernest
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/No Jacket
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1911 12mo. original red cloth (slightly rubbed, spine sunning and a little split at headcap, prev. owner's name to FFE, a little offsetting and spotting to outer leaves and edges, slight slverfishing to gutter at FFE, else internally clean & unmarked; lacks dustwrapper); pp. i-x, 11-256, with illustrations + endpaper map. A very good copy.. First Thus. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030373
- Title
- Shackleton in the Antarctic, being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909
- Author
- Shackleton, Sir Ernest
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- Ernest Shackleton in the Antarctica South Pole Discovery Heart of the Antarctic
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Castlemaine, Victoria
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