Buy this book on-line Mawson, Sir Douglas : The Home of the Blizzard; Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914. Illustrated in Colour and Black and White Also with MapsJ.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1915
First Edition, American issue, printed in England. Two volumes; all maps + plates present; publishers blue cloth binding. Slight bubbling to the cloth on volume I caused by the binder. I: xxx, 349 pages; illustrations, maps [9 color, 166 b/w, complete]. II: xiii, 338 pages; illustrations, folding maps, maps [12 color, 144 b/w, 3 folding map]; appendices, index. Sir Douglas Mawson (1813-1897) was an Australian Antarctic explorer and geologist. His Expedition (1911-1913) went to King George V Land and Adelie Land in Antarctica to carry out geographical exploration and scientific studies, including visiting the South Magnetic Pole. He was knighted in 1914, and received the David Livingstone Centenary Medal from the American Geographic Society in 1916. A very good clean copy of this unusual publication.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Mawson, Sir Douglas : The Home of the Blizzard; Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914. Illustrated in Colour and Black and White Also with Maps. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including used books, out-of-print books, antiquarian books, first editions and livres illustrées. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |