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SOUVENIR - W.W. BOYES [with postcard], Souvenir of the "Nimrod" Expedition. Started 1-1-08 Returned 26-3-09
Estimate:
$300 - $400
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$700
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163: Rare Books
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SOUVENIR - W.W. BOYES [with postcard]
Souvenir of the "Nimrod" Expedition. Started 1-1-08 Returned 26-3-09
4pp leaflet celebrating the Nimrod Expedition, also known as the British Antarctic Expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton. Printed by the NZ Times and sold as a souvenir to raise funds for the expedition. Recto, features colour illustrations of the Union Jack, a bulldog, and a lion in the guardant pose. Text reads: "Souvenir of the "Nimrod" after a thrilling expedition. ..." Inside: Images from the expedition, and a poem regarding the heroism of the explorers, by W. W. Boyes. Back lists the members of the Shore Party and the Officers and Crew of the 'Nimrod'. Some light creases, complete. 210mm. 2. Postcard: British Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 - 'The Discovery in her Winter Quarters'. The "Canterbury Times, New Zealand. Series of Antarctic Pictures. Short contemporary message on back unfranked.
Souvenir of the "Nimrod" Expedition. Started 1-1-08 Returned 26-3-09
4pp leaflet celebrating the Nimrod Expedition, also known as the British Antarctic Expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton. Printed by the NZ Times and sold as a souvenir to raise funds for the expedition. Recto, features colour illustrations of the Union Jack, a bulldog, and a lion in the guardant pose. Text reads: "Souvenir of the "Nimrod" after a thrilling expedition. ..." Inside: Images from the expedition, and a poem regarding the heroism of the explorers, by W. W. Boyes. Back lists the members of the Shore Party and the Officers and Crew of the 'Nimrod'. Some light creases, complete. 210mm. 2. Postcard: British Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 - 'The Discovery in her Winter Quarters'. The "Canterbury Times, New Zealand. Series of Antarctic Pictures. Short contemporary message on back unfranked.
