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GIAVER, JOHN THE WHITE DESERT: The Official Account of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition.New York: Dutton, 1955. First US printing. The official account of the first ever large-scale International Expedition to the Antarctic 1949-1952, by its leader, Captain John Giaever; recounts his story and that of his fourteen companions who spent two years exploring Queen Maud Land from their base at Maudheim. Includes contributions from four members of the team, Gordon de Q. Robin, E.F. Roots, Valter Schytt and Brian Walford. Translated from the Norwegian by E.M. Huggard. Foreword by J.M.Wordie. Biographical data. Glossary of geographical names. Photographs, maps. 256 pp. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a very good dust jacket.
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