The Heart of the Antarctic.

£850 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

Shackleton's account of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-9. Known today as the Nimrod expedition, this proved to be the making of Shackleton, encompassing the first ascent of Mount Erebus, the first (failed) experiment with an automated vehicle in the Antarctic and, most importantly, the mapping of a viable route to the Pole. First edition; 2 volumes, royal 8vo (25 x 19 cm); 3 maps, panorama in rear pocket, 12 coloured and 257 black and white plates, numerous illustrations and diagrams; publisher's blue cloth, silver gilt lettering and pictorial vignettes to upper boards, gilt lettering to spine, top edge gilt, some fading to spines and cloth with a little foxing to extremities, else a very good; xlvi, 372; xvi, 419pp. Taurus 58; Rosove 305.B1.a.; Spence 1098.

• Binding: Hardcover

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