Emperors of the Ice A True Story of Disaster and Survival in the Antarctic 1910-1913 - SIGNED copy
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (2008). First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 4to. Pp. xix, [3], 4-217. Photo frontis. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photography. Maps and charts. With a note on scurvy. Sources. Bound in white textured paper over boards with the expedition emblem blindstamped on the front board, blue lettering on spine. In the photo-illustrated dust jacket, price of $19.95 intact on front flap. Signed by Farr on the title page. Fine / Fine. Item #6507 This copy is especially fresh, with no detracting qualities whatsoever. Dust jacket is now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.
The story of the Robert F. Scott expedition that sought to capture the South Pole for England, told vis-a-vis expedition member Apsley Cherry-Garrard, a young Oxonian with no experience in such matters. As with expeditions to explore Australia's remote reaches, polar exploration was fraught with disasters. "Ill-fated" was the usual modifier, and the Terra Nova Expedition, officially known as the British Antarctic Expedition, was no exception.
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