ANTARCTIC
AMUNDSEN (ROALD) The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram" 1910-1912, 2 vol., first English edition, translated by A.G. Chater, plates and maps (2 folding), browning to endpapers and half titles, fore-edges spotted, publisher's maroon cloth, upper covers and spines with Norwegian flag and lettered in gilt, t.e.g. [Taurus Collection 71], 8vo, John Murray, 1912
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Footnotes
- "To their credit, John Murray produced a two volume set of real quality, incorporating the Norwegian flag, despite realising that British disppointment at being beaten to the Pole would ensure that it was not a publishing success in the United Kingdom" (Taurus Collection). The English edition also saw the inclusion of ten additional photographic illustrations not used in the original Norwegian version.
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