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Mawson of the Antarctic; The Life of Sir Douglas Mawson F.R.S. O.B.E [Foreword by H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh]
by Mawson, Paquita
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd, 1964. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. [8.75x6in]; 240 pp., frontispiece image of 1933 portrait of Mawson, 40 images, 2 maps, appendices and index; Gray cloth covers with silver lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Gray toned pictorial dust jacket with white and red lettering on front and spine; Minimal shelf wear to dust jacket edges, prior owner name in ink on front end paper. [Rosove 220.A1; Spence 781]. From Rosove, "a biography of Sir Douglas by his wife, Lady Paquita, based on published and unpublished writings and personal recollections. Containing material concerning Mawson's relationship with T. W. Edgeworth David and Robert F. Scott, preparations for his 1911-14 expedition, and letters from Mawson to his wile written during the course of the expedition.
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- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11352
- Title
- Mawson of the Antarctic; The Life of Sir Douglas Mawson F.R.S. O.B.E [Foreword by H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh]
- Author
- Mawson, Paquita
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
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About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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