ARMITAGE (ALBERT B.) Two Years in the Antarctic. Being a Narrative of the British National Antarctic Expedition, Edward Arnold, 1905
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ARMITAGE (ALBERT B.) Two Years in the Antarctic. Being a Narrative of the British National Antarctic Expedition, Edward Arnold, 1905
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ARMITAGE (ALBERT B.)
Two Years in the Antarctic. Being a Narrative of the British National Antarctic Expedition, first edition, frontispiece and 14 photographic plates, one folding map, numerous illustrations in the text, publisher's pictorial green cloth [Conrad, p.110; Renard 50; Rosove 17.A1.c; Spence 67; Taurus 43; OCLC 943829], 8vo (230 x 155mm.), Edward Arnold, 1905

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  • The scarce and important account of Scott's Discovery, Expedition, written by Scott's second-in-command. Includes illustrations from The Blizzard, "whose contents consisted of poetical effusions rejected by The South Polar Times, [and] did not survive the first number".

    Provenance: Martin L. Greene (Seattle) from Alan Biles-Liddell.
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