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New Mawson, Sir Douglas The Home of the Blizzard: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
1915 Heinemann London 1st, 2 vol, thick 8vo, vI pp.xxx, 349, photo frontis w/ tissue, 9 color plates w/ tissue, 140 bw plates (6 fldg pans), 17 illus/maps; vII pp.xiii, 338, frontis w/ tissue, 12 color plates w/ tissue, 133 bw plates (7 fldg pans), 20 illus/maps, 3 fldg maps; in pocket, appendices, blue cloth; cloth spines darkened as usual, bright covers w/ light rubbing, nice corners, maps w/ original folds & no tears, fine. Handsome set. #25777 $1,500.00
Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914, is a classic account of early polar exploration. The expedition explored 1500 miles from George V Land to Queen Mary Land, and had a very rough time! This is a great read and one of the classics of polar literature! Uncommon.
Conrad pg.208[read more]
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