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PONTING, HERBERT G. - The Great White South,
Starting Bid: $100
Estimate:
$200 - $400
Ended
Timed Auction
196 Rare Books including The John Mowbray Collection
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Description
PONTING, HERBERT G.
The Great White South,
being an account of experiences with Captain Scott's South Pole Expedition and of the nature life of the Antarctic.
London: Duckworth & Co 1921. xxvi, 306p, complete with all plates. 240p, original blue cloth, gilt titles and Antarctic Expedition monogram, shelf faded, light wear and cloth splitting along portion of back hinge. Light toning on endpaper, with a pencilled inscription dated 1921, else contents clean. VG.
Many editions of this work published this is the rare first edition.
Provenance: John Mowbray Collection.
The Great White South,
being an account of experiences with Captain Scott's South Pole Expedition and of the nature life of the Antarctic.
London: Duckworth & Co 1921. xxvi, 306p, complete with all plates. 240p, original blue cloth, gilt titles and Antarctic Expedition monogram, shelf faded, light wear and cloth splitting along portion of back hinge. Light toning on endpaper, with a pencilled inscription dated 1921, else contents clean. VG.
Many editions of this work published this is the rare first edition.
Provenance: John Mowbray Collection.
Condition
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