Bonhams 1793 : NORDENSKJÖLD (OTTO G.N.) and J.G. ANDERSSON Antarctica, or two years amongst the ice of the South Pole, New York, MacMillan, 1905

Antarctica, or Two Years Amongst the Ice of the South Pole, translated Edwards Adam-Ray, half-title, frontispiece, 262 illustrations, 2 folding maps, publisher's pictorial green cloth gilt, upper cover and spine with image of penguin [Conrad, p.103; Renard 1150; Rosove 240.A2; Spence 861; OCLC 3768057], 8vo (234 x 165mm.), New York, MacMillan, 1905

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A FINE COPY, of the first United States edition, printed in Great Britain in the same year as the British issue. It is identical to the London edition except for the title-page.

Provenance: Martin L. Greene (Seattle) from Bob Finch (High Latitude).

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