A Contemporary Report of the Reception Held For Shackleton on His Return in 1909: printed the Royal Geographic Society Journal, modern binding. (Image1)
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The British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-9: 24pp softbound. A very rare & important Exhibition catalogue of the artefacts brought back from Shackleton's first Antarctic Expedition. Shackleton achieved the first substantial attack on the South Pole during this journey of exploration, turning back less than 100 miles from his destination. The cover is stitched as issued, but the cover has separated at the spine. Retail c.$1,600. (Image1)