The Antarctic book : winter quarters 1907-1909.

Some of the contents was first published in: Aurora australis. Antarctica, 1908. Cf. Goodwin, M.P. "The first book printed in the Antarctic" in Terra (Los Angeles, Calif.), v. 18, no. 3 ([1978]), p. 14-23. With six leaves of etchings, two signed: George Marston. The first leaf and the fina...

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Main Authors: Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951. Associated name. CU-BANC, Marston, George., Mawson, Douglas, Sir, 1882-1958., Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922., James Ballantyne and Co. Book producer., British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: London : William Heinemann 1909
Subjects:
British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909)
Fantasy fiction
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Shackleton
South Pole
Goodwin
Bancroft
Marston
Hearst
Antarc*
Antarctica
aurora australis
South pole
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t88g8nr5g
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Summary:Some of the contents was first published in: Aurora australis. Antarctica, 1908. Cf. Goodwin, M.P. "The first book printed in the Antarctic" in Terra (Los Angeles, Calif.), v. 18, no. 3 ([1978]), p. 14-23. With six leaves of etchings, two signed: George Marston. The first leaf and the final page are blank. Signatures: a̲⁴b-g⁴. Signed by each member of the shore party. 300 copies printed by Ballantyne and Company. Constitutes v. [3] of E. Shackleton's The heart of the Antarctic. London, 1909. Erebus, a poem. By E.H. Shackleton.--Aurora Australis, a poem. By E.H. Shackleton.--Bathybia, or What might have been at the south pole. By D. Mawson. Mode of access: Internet. Bancroft Q115.B85: Provenance: From the library at San Simeon of William Randolph Hearst.

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