Bonhams 1793 : BERNACCHI (LOUIS C.) To the South Polar Regions. Expedition of 1898-1900, Hurst and Blackett, 1901

To the South Polar Regions. Expedition of 1898-1900, first edition, title printed in red and black, 73 plates and illustrations (mostly photographic by the author, one folding), 2 large folding maps (one printed in colours), 4 pages of advertisements at end, ownership inscription on the half-title, obituary notice for Bernacchi loosely inserted, publisher's red "Colonial issue" cloth [Renard 111; Rosove 35.A2; Spence 124; OCLC 1275564], 8vo (221 x 151mm.), Hurst and Blackett, 1901

Sold for £937 inc. premium

Footnotes

FINE COPY of the first Colonial issue, less common than the standard first issue printed in the same year. Bernacchi was the first Australian to set foot on the Antarctic continent. He included both the story of the expedition (the first to include a planned overwintering in Antarctica), and the scientific results in this well written account.

Provenance: M.A. Wilson (Hobart); Martin L. Greene (Seattle) from Julien Renard (of Gaston Renard).

Category: Books / Books, Maps and Manuscripts

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