The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton, and Antarctic Photography
by Hempleman-Adams, David;Gordon, Sophie;Stuart, Emma
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1608190072
- ISBN 13
- 9781608190072
- Seller
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, 2009. 256pp/illus/maps. A treasure trove of photographssome never before reproduced in book formfrom the two greatest Antarctic expeditions. Among the greatest achievements in the history of photography, those of the early polar explorers surely stand out, for the beauty of their images and the almost impossible conditions they encountered. And none of these are more remarkable than the photographs recorded by the official chroniclers of two epic Antarctic expeditionsthat of Robert Falcon Scott, departed in 1910, which tragically resulted in his death; and, four years later, that of Ernest Shackleton, whose heroic sea journey from Elephant Island to South Georgia has become the stuff of legend. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011166
- Title
- The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton, and Antarctic Photography
- Author
- Hempleman-Adams, David;Gordon, Sophie;Stuart, Emma
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1608190072
- ISBN 13
- 9781608190072
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- Scott, Shackleton, antarctic Exploration
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arctic Anarctica; Exploration;
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