The White Darkness; [The story of Henry Worsley and crossing of Antarctica]
by Grann, David
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- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, 2018. First Edition, 1st Printing. Fine/Fine. [7.5x5.75in]; 146 pp., many color and black/white images in text, color map of Antarctica; White paper covers on boards, cyanotype image of Antarctic landscape on end papers, all edges trimmed; Light blue white dust jacket with black lettering on front and spine, color image of ice camp and red tent, reviews for book on rear; Negligible shelf wear to book or dust jacket. This is a book about Henry Worsley's life and two fateful journeys across Antarctica. Henry was a distant relative of Frank Worsley, Captain of the Endurance of Ernest Shackleton's Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914. Henry was an intense man that, after a career in the British Special Forces, became an Antarctic adventurer and explorer. He felt a strong connection to Shackleton's failed expedition to cross Antarctica, and in 2008 set out with two others to cross the continent with success. Later, in 2015 at age 55, he set out alone to walk/ski across the continent again. A gripping narrative and, from the dust jacket, "... a spellbinding story of courage, love, and a man pushing himself to the extremes of human capacity.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13937
- Title
- The White Darkness; [The story of Henry Worsley and crossing of Antarctica]
- Author
- Grann, David
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2018
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure;
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About the Seller
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Sebastopol, California
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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