SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION: The personal journals of Captain R. F. Scott, CVO, RN on his journey to the South Pole - with an introduction by Sir Vivian Fuchs
by SCOTT, R. F., Captain
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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East Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London, Folio Society first edition - hard cover in slip case It was the final and successful attempt by Scott to reach the South Pole which struck the imagination of the world. This was the epic British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-13, described in his Journal and published posthumously under the title ""Scott's Last Expedition"". 255 x 170mm., pp. 322, b/w plates, glossary. Hard cover, blue cloth lined boards, motif on front & title on spine in silver. Contents, no inscriptions, small section with light staining on bottom edge, in slipcase (marked & browned). VG
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- Bookseller
- EUREKA AUSTRALIANA BOOKS (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 207d3240aae9143b96ceda15
- Title
- SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION: The personal journals of Captain R. F. Scott, CVO, RN on his journey to the South Pole - with an introduction by Sir Vivian Fuchs
- Author
- SCOTT, R. F., Captain
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- first edition - hard cover in slip case
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Folio Society
- Date Published
- 1964
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