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Shackleton (E.H.) Heart of the Antarctic

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3 vol., comprising The Heart of the Antarctic, 2 vol., first edition, number 193 of 300 copies, 2 tipped-in photogravure frontispieces and 12 tipped-in colour plates all with captioned tissue guards, 4 double-page photographic plates, 271 photographic illustrations on 195 plates, diagrams, maps, plans & graphs in the text, including 9 full-page, 3 folding maps and 1 folding plate containing 2 panoramic views in pocket at end of vol.II, silk markers, some light foxing, original full vellum with gilt penguins vignette on upper covers, 1909; The Antarctic Book. Winter Quarters 1907-1909, only edition, one of 300 unnumbered copies, signed by all sixteen members of the Shore Party, 4 mounted colour portraits from crayon drawings, 6 original etchings by George Marston, original vellum-backed boards, slight darkening toward top edge of boards, 1909, all t.e.g., others uncut, minor spotting, slight whitening to spines, but overall a fine set, 4to.

***An excellent deluxe edition of one of the preeminent works on Polar exploration..

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