Lot 306
E. H. Shackleton, 21 Meilen vom Südpol. 3 Vol. Berlin 1907-10.
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€ 200
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€ 140
Lot:
306
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
E(rnest) H(enry) Shackleton
Shackleton, E(rnest) H(enry): 21 Meilen vom Südpol. Die Geschichte der britischen Südpol-Expedition 1907/09. Mit einer Beschreibung der Reise zum magnetischen Südpol von T. W. Edgeworth David. Übers. und bearb. von F. Becker. 3 Vol. Berlin: Süsserott (1909-10). 24,2 x 16,6 cm. With frontispiece portrait, 1 folded map, 1 folded panorama, 28 plates (including 12 in colour and 4 double-page plates) and numerous illustrations in the text. X pp., 1 fol., 508 pp. + 3 fol., 321 pp. + VIII, 265 pp., 3 fol. (advertisements). Illustrated original linen binding.
(Scuffed and bumped; Vol. III slightly more so. Inside, mostly slightly yellowed due to the paper; title page and half-title page in Vol. III bear an owner’s stamp.)
A richly illustrated account of the so-called Nimrod Expedition led by the British polar explorer Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874–1922).
(Scuffed and bumped; Vol. III slightly more so. Inside, mostly slightly yellowed due to the paper; title page and half-title page in Vol. III bear an owner’s stamp.)
A richly illustrated account of the so-called Nimrod Expedition led by the British polar explorer Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874–1922).