HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC AND THE ANTARCTIC BOOK
Ernest Shackleton. London: William Heinemann, 1909.
Rare first edition, Special Limited Large Paper Issue of Shackleton’s fascinating account of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-1909, number 62 of only 300 copies printed. First and only edition of The Antarctic Book, with the signatures of every member of the shore party, including Shackleton. With 16 mounted color plates, photographic frontispieces and over 200 additional illustrations including drawings and photographic plates. Three folding maps and a folding panorama enclosed in the rear pocket of Volume II.
