Author: James Fisher
Title: Rockall
Description: London, Geoffrey Bles, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated history of the island of Rockall, signed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper to Cecily Shackleton, the daughter of Ernest Henry Shackleton, an Anglo-Irish explorer who let three British expeditions to the Antarctic. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, sixteen plates and many in-text images. Collated complete. The exciting history of Rockall, one of the most remote and smallest islets in the world, with reference to its unique geological structure and the mysteries of its animal and plant life. Written by James Fisher, a British zoologist. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and chipping resulting in minor loss to the extremities. The odd small closed tear to the panel edges with light sunning to the spine. The odd small spot. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Author's inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.

Keywords: Rockall Fisher Shackleton Fisher Not Stated


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