The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctic 1910-1913: Penguin Books 100
by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom
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Rebound in hardcover in green cloth with gilt stamped detail and gilt titles to spine. 1st double volume edition. Lightly tanned pages front hinge starting.
Synopsis
APSLEY CHERRY-GARRARD (1886-1959) was one of the youngest members of Captain Scott's final expedition to the Antarctic which he joined to collect the eggs of the Emperor penguin. After the expedition, Cherry-Garrard served in the First World War and was invalided home. With the zealous encouragement of his neighbour, George Bernard Shaw, Cherry-Garrard wrote The Worst Journey in the World (1922) in an attempt to overcome the horror of the journey. As the years unravelled he faced a terrible struggle against depression, breakdown and despair, haunted by the possibility that he could have saved Scott and his companions.
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- Bookseller
- Ari Dictum (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1515
- Title
- The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctic 1910-1913
- Author
- Apsley Cherry-Garrard
- Format/Binding
- Green cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth
- Date Published
- 1948
- Pages
- 569
- Size
- 12MO
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Expedition
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