1935 Such is the Antarctic
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Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding
The first edition, second impression of this work, with the folding plates.
Lars Christensen's memoir of his time spent exploring the Antarctic, commenting on whaling, sealing, botany, and geography.
Illustrated with a frontispiece, two folding plans, and forty-four plates.
Collated, complete.
Translated by E. M. G. Jayne.
Without the dustwrapper.
From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back, with his bookplate to the verso to the front endpaper.. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years. He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations. His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some light rubbing to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is lightly faded. Hinges are a little strained. Bookplate to the verso to the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some light spots only. Faint evidence of a prior owner's inscription to the half-title.
Good
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