SHACKLETON, Ernest H.
The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909.
Shackleton’s Classic Account The Heart of the Antarctic; Signed by Him
London: William Heinemann, 1910.
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The Popular edition of Shackleton’s fascinating account of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-1909. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed below the frontispiece, "Yours truly Ernest Shackleton." In very good condition, name to the title page and copyright page. Uncommon signed.
Ernest Shackleton here tells the quite remarkable story of the British Antarctic expedition of 1907 to 1909. Shackleton and his men made it to within 97 miles of the South Pole, experiencing along the way every hardship possible, then returning to their wooden ship before the ice crushed it. "A more interesting book of polar exploration . . . has yet to be written" (New York Times Book Review).
The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909.
$4,000.00
Out of Stock
