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Lot 221

BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1910-1913
British Museum (Natural History). British Antarctic (Terra Nova) Expedition 1910. Natural History Reports, 62 parts (of 63) in 43 vol.; with Second Series (56), sold as a periodical

14 September 2021, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £3,570 inc. premium

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BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1910-1913

British Museum (Natural History). British Antarctic (Terra Nova) Expedition 1910. Natural History Reports, 62 parts (of 63) in 43 vol., wanting Zoology vol. 1 no. 1, all but a few parts the British Museum's own copies, numbered 1 from an issue of 25 copies "printed on special paper", general title and contents leaf for each section (lacking that for Zoology vol. 1), numerous plates, maps, charts, graphs and illustrations, publisher's red or grey printed wrappers, or near-contemporary cloth (for Zoology vol. 2 and 3, original wrappers bound in) [Rosove 292-1.A1 to 292-6.A1, 292-7.A2 to 292-12.A2, 292-14.A2 to 292-63.A1], 4to, British Museum and Oxford University, 1914-1964, sold as a periodical

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A NEAR-COMPLETE SET OF THE NATURAL HISTORY REPORTS FOR SCOTT'S TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION, wanting just one part. This first series covers Geology, Botany, and Zoology, the second Meteorology, Physiography, and other matters; for the scientific reports see the following lot..

Provenance: British Museum (Natural History) Board Room, stamps.

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