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BOWN, STEPHEN: : The LAST VIKING: The LIFE of ROALD AMUNDSEN CONQUEROR of the SOUTH POLE

LONDON.AURUM PRESS LIMITED,2012.

ISBN 9781845138448.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.Simultaneous issue as US HB+ dw/dj,1st edn.] NMINT/NMINT.As new,wrapped and protected from day of issue and purchase,so no owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj,unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,matt sepia photographic illustrated dw/dj,with black+ brown lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine and unread.Bright,crisp,clean, publisher's original,sharp-cornered plain dark red cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,x-xxiipp+3-357pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,prologue,Pts 1-5 comprising 17 chapters,an epilogue,16pp contemporary subject-related b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece containing 32 photographs,between pp106/7 and pp234/5 respectively,a note on sources, a selected bibliography,acknowledgements, photograph credits,an index and a note about the author.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,prose extracts from other author's published,related books,2 b/w maps (North+South Pole),and each of the Pts separator pages illustrated with a b/w map,and 4pp blanks at rear. One hundred years have passed since Robert Falcon Scott's beleaguered expeditionary team arrived at the South Pole only to find that they had been beaten by the Norwegian Roald Amundsen. The most feted explorer of his generation, Amundsen counted the discovery of the Northwest Passage in 1905,as well as the North Pole among his greatest achievements. In the golden age of polar exploration Amundsen,whose revolutionary approach to technology transcends polar and nautical significance,was a titan amongst men. However,until now,his story has rarely featured as more than a footnote to Scott's tragic failure. Reviled for defeating Scott but worshipped by his men,Amundsen was pursued by women and creditors throughout his life before disappearing on a rescue mission for the Italian fascist who had set off in an airship to claim the North Pole for Mussolini.'The Last Viking' is the life of a visionary and a showman,who brought the era of Shackleton to an end,put the newly independent Norway on the map and was he 20th century's brightest trailblazing explorer. Against the backdrop of the race to conquer the most inhospitable corners of the earth,'The Last Viking' stands alongside 'The Worst Journey in the World' for its grim immediacy of heroism and hardship. Bestriding the generation defined by adventure and the unquenchable desire for discovery,it is the mesmerising story of courage,misery,friendship and the ultimate price paid for immortality. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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