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Title: A Very Gallant Gentleman ( Captain Lawrence Edward Grace Oates )
Description: London, Thornton Butterworth. 1935, reprint. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. maroon cloth sunned to spine with titling illegible, frayed head of spine, prize plate to paste down ( awarded to Derek Douglas from Christchurch Cathedral College 1935) owner inscribed address etc to fep, lightly foxed closed edges, internally clean, one two leaf collation was not sewn in by binder and sits loose, 240pp + plates, frontis port. and maps, second impression of cheap edition, biography of Captain Oates, who famously said "I am just going outside. I may be some time.". Good/No Jacket.

Keywords: Antarctic Polar Exploration South Pole Exploration Captain Lawrence Edward Grace Oates Biography

Price: NZD 25.00 = appr. US$ 16.16 Seller: Fortuna Books
- Book number: 003862

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