The South Pole. An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram", 1910-1912.
AMUNDSEN R. (1912.)
£3750.00
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THE FIRST EXPEDITION TO REACH THE SOUTH POLE
First English edition. 2 vols. 21 maps and charts, 136 illustrations. 8vo. Original red cloth, gilt, with the Norwegian flag on the backs and upper covers, a fine copy. xxxv, 392; x, 449pp. London, John Murray
An uncommonly fine copy. "Amundsen's modest account of his extraordinary South Pole exploit is a classic in the exploration literature" (Rosove). Rosove, 9.A1; Spence, 16.
Stock Code: 214281
