Author: SHACKLETON E. H.
Title: The Heart of the Antarctic. Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909. With an Introduction by Hugh Robert Mill, D.Sc. An Account of the First Journey to the South Magnetic Pole. [ Inscribed By Ernest E. Joyce ]
Description: London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1909, First Edition. Cloth, Quarto. Inscribed on free endpaper '' With kind remembrance your sincere friend Ernest E. Joyce, March 15th, 1910 ''. Complete in 2 volumes. Books measure 19.5.cm. Collation, xlviii,371,[1],pp, xv,[1],418,[1]pp, complete with maps, plates. Bound in original publishers blue cloth, with gilt image on top boards, gilt lettering. Both bindings have been rebacked, retaining most of the original spines. Cloth lightly rubbed, minor abrasion wear on corners, faded. Generally both bindings in good clean firm condition. Internally, browning to endpapers, light to moderate spotting, heavier in a few places. Pages and plates in good condition. A good solid set. F. Near Very Good.

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