Shackleton, E.H.

The Heart of the Antarctic, being the story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 [First Edition]

London: Heinemann, 1909. 1st ed., quarto, two volumes, original blue cloth boards with silver gilt illustration upper boards, top edges gilt, pp xlviii, 372; xv, 419. Profusely illustrated: frontis portrait of author, colour plates, b&w plates, maps. All illustrations and maps complete, including the three folding maps and the folding panorama in the rear pocket of the second volume. Scattered light foxing throughout. Boards faded to the front outer edge. Small nick to the bottom edge of vol. I. Corners bumped and lightly rubbed (more heavily so to corner vol. II). Repair across p. 271, vol. I. Rebacked by Cottage Bindery, in matching leather with gilt lettering and decoration, raised bands. New endpapers. Very good condition.

A beautiful set of the classic account of Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition (the Nimrod expedition of 1907 - 1909). The expedition reached within 97 nautical miles of the South Pole before being forced to turn back - by far the longest southern polar journey to that date. Shackleton was a prinicipal figure (and often considered the greatest leader) of the Heroic Age of Antactic Exploration. The book is stunningly illustrated with numerous photographs, drawings (some in colour), and maps. Item #106959

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