SOLD _ THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD, Sir Douglas Mawson, 1st edn., 1915, Heinemann, London, 2 volumes, Both volumes in original dark blue cloth with gilt titles bright and fine,
THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD, Sir Douglas Mawson, 1st edn., 1915, Heinemann, London, 2 volumes, Both volumes in original dark blue cloth with gilt titles bright and fine, silver embossed figure " Leaning on the wind" on front cover bright with only minor rubbing, 3 original folding maps in rear pocket volume two unusually crisp & untorn, B&W plates, some fold-out plates, throughout both volumes complete, virtually no foxing, front hinge Vol II starting but holding, rest of bindings VG+ - A great set of this famous and increasingly scarce (especially in this condition) book that tells the harrowing story Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14 - the cornerstone for any serious polar book collection - $NZ2000 ( Hu collection)
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