The Worst Journey In The World - Antarctic 1910-1913
Chatto & Windus
, London, England
Apsley Cherry -Garrard (1886-1959) was an English Antarctic explorer and also was part of the famed Terra Nova expedition being widely acclaimed for this 1922 account of the famous expedition that claimed the lives of five members including Scott whilst returning from the South Pole. Unusually scarce in any edition.
$105.00
Specifications
| Author | Cherry-Garrard, Apsley |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
| Place Published | London, England |
| Size | Large Royal 8vo - Octavo, 260mm x 170mm |
| Chapters | XIX |
| Pages | 585pp |
Condition Report
| Cover | Light blue cloth hardcover with titles in black original frontboard that has bruised corners plus a still sound but tanned and bruised spine with no dust wrapper and foxing original front and lower uncut edges but in good condition nevertheless. |
| Overall | The reprinted first one volume edition with only very minor foxing internally at front and rear of the book but all text, maps and black and white illustrations are present, intact, undamaged and devoid of extraneous notations. top edge is neatly cut though toned but the pages are otherwise appropriately uneven, complementing its age and frequent reading. |
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