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Sydney: Collins, 1976. 1st. ed. HBK + d/w. 160pp. + 16 b/w photographs. Small tear head jacket, o/w VG/G. Covers four of the main expeditions between 1900 and 1914.
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- Title Antarctica, the heroic age
- Author Finkel, George
- Binding Hardcover
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- Language ENG
- Publisher Collins, Sydney
- Date 1976
- ISBN 9780001950269
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London : COLLINS, 1976 " The Scott Polar Institute , Cambridge, highly praised the author's perceptive study of Scott " Herein 4 Expeditions;- Scott [ 1901-04 ], Shackleton [ 1908-09], Amundsen [ 1910-12] Scott [1910-13] illustrated 16 b/w photo-plates.Maps to End-papers.VG/VG[Book- fine throughout, no inscsp, light Shelf-wear & tan to page edges] Clean Dust Jacket price clipped, light handling soil. Now in clear easily Removable proprietary protective cover. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.
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Collins. Very Good. 22cm. Hardcover. 1976. 160 pages. <br>Account of expeditions of Scott, 1901-04 and 1910- 13; Shackleton, 1907-09 and Amundsen, 1910-12. .
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Sydney: Collins, 1976. 160pp, bw ills, endpaper maps. Or greenish cloth in jacket. Top corner of front free endpaper clipped, light edge wear and light toning. Four Antarctic expeditions examined- Scott's two journeys ((1901-04; 1910-13); Shackleton (1908-09) and Amundsen (1910-12).. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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Sydney: Collins Press, 1976. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, maps (including endpapers), minor edgewear jacket (faint foxing reverse side). 160 pp. This book looks in detail at four of the main expeditions to Antarctica between 1900 and 1914, a period described as being "The Heroic Age" because survival was dependent on man alone without the help or advantages of mechanical inventions.
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Sydney: Collins, 1976 F-/F-. 8vo. original grey boards gilt (neat prev. owner's details to early leaves) in dustwrapper (slightly rubbed, mild sunning to red spine titling); pp. 160, with illustrations & endpaper map. A near fine copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. F-/F-.
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Sydney: Collins, 1976 F-/F-. 8vo. original grey boards gilt (a trifle rubbed, short inscrip. to upper pastedown) in dustwrapper (slightly rubbed; pp. 160, with illustrations & endpaper map. A near fine copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. F-/F-.
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Collins, Sydney, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. bound in original pale blue papered hardcover binding. Text illustrated by black and white photography, and figures. Endpapers are illustrated with maps, 4 different maps showing 4 different expedition routes. Photographic dustwrapper, showing the ship, 'Terra Nova', in broken ice 17 January 1911. This book deals with four expeditions to Antarctica between 1919 - 14. The expeditions: 1901- 1904 led by Scott,1908-1909 by Shackleton, 1910-1912 by Amundsen and the last again by Scott in 1910-1913. The expeditions either failed, or were successful depending upon its leader, and his ability to inspire his team to achieve seemingly impossible goals. The author calls this era "The Heroic Age" as expeditions "were dependent on man alone without the help or advantages of mechanical inventions.". very slight rubbing to the heel of the spine and to the top of the same. Size: 8vo - over…
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Collins, Sydney, 1976. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 160 pp., list of illustrations. Text illustrated by black and white photography, and figures. Endpapers are illustrated with maps, 4 different maps showing 4 different expedition routes. Pale blue boards with gilt writing on the spine. Photographic dustwrapper, showing the ship, 'Terra Nova', in broken ice 17 January 1911. This book deals with four expeditions to Antarctica between 1919 - 14. The expeditions: 1901- 1904 led by Scott,1908-1909 by Shackleton, 1910-1912 by Amundsen and the last again by Scott in 1910-1913. The expeditions either failed, or were successful depending upon its leader, and his ability to inspire his team to achieve seemingly impossible goals. The author calls this era "The Heroic Age" as expeditions "were dependent on man alone without the help or advantages of mechanical inventions.". a very nice clean copy, no damage, no annotations. Size: 8vo - over…
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