[Rarebooks] FS - South Polar Times

[GREENFIELD BOOKS]

*SHACKELTON, Ernest H. (editor - volume I), Louis C. Bernacchi (editor - 
volume II), A. G. B. Cherry-Garrard (editor - volume III). /THE SOUTH 
POLAR TIMES. Volume I, April to August, 1902 / Volume II, April to 
August, 1903 / Volume III, April to October, 1911. /* Complete three 
volume set uniformly bound in three-quarter brown morocco. Illustrated 
with colour plates, drawings and black-and-white photos. Published by 
Smith, Elder & Co., London. 1907 and 1914. Thick 4to. The first 
collected edition.

In the collecting of South Polar material, there are twin holy grails: 
one is to obtain a copy of /Aurora Australis/, the first book published 
in Antarctica; and the other is to obtain a set of /The South Polar 
Times/. We are fortunate to be able to offer a complete set of the 
latter, volumes I and II of which were published in 1907 in a limited 
edition of 250 copies(of which this is an out-of-series set), and volume 
III which was published in 1914 in a limited edition of 350 copies (of 
which our copy is number 141). All three of our volumes have been 
uniformly re-bound in rich brown morocco over grained brown cloth with 
gilt rules defining the leather, five raised bands to the spines, 
marbled endpapers, and top edges gilt. The boards show very light 
rubbing to the spine ends, edges and tips. The is a touch or two of very 
light soiling to the cloth. Internally, the volumes are pristine: there 
are no flaws, and the reproductions of Dr. Edward Wilson's delicate 
paintings, Ponting's dramatic photographs, and the various whimsies of 
the men trapped for many long months during the sunless Antarctic 
winters are splendid. To draw from the words of the Preface to the first 
volume: "The owner of these volumes will possess an exact reproduction 
of the original 'South Polar Times' which appeared during the winters of 
1902-3 [and 1911], produced as they were for the sole edification of our 
small company of explorers in the "Discovery" [and the 'Terra Nova'] 
then held fast in the Antarctic ice." Digital photos of this magnificent 
set may be viewed at: http://www.greenfieldbooks.com/SouthPolarTimes.htm

Price: $17,500.00

Terms of Sale - The price is in USD, and the set is offered subject to 
prior sale. Payment by wire transfer, bank draft, or as arranged. Any 
member of a national booksellers' association affiliated with the 
International League of Antiquarian Bookselllers Association (ILAB) may 
apply for a trade discount. Postage, packing, and insurance charges 
assessed at cost, and quoted in advance upon being apprised of the 
purchaser's requirements. Returnable, with prior notice please, within 
seven days of receipt, if not as described.

 
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