$1600 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

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 dulled on spines only, silver embossed figure " Leaning on the wind" on front cover bright with only minor rubbing, one corner Vol Ii bumped, top spine edge Vol I pulled but no loss, 3 VG+ original folding maps in rear pocket volume II (silverfish damage rear endpaper only) - B&W plates some with tissue gurads, plus fold-out plates, throughout both volumes complete, virtually no foxing, no inscriptions, - 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 - $1600

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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 dulled on spines only, silver embossed figure " Leaning on the wind" on front cover bright with only minor rubbing, one corner Vol Ii bumped, top spine edge Vol I pulled but no loss, 3 VG+ original folding maps in rear pocket volume II (silverfish damage rear endpaper only) - B&W plates some with tissue gurads, plus fold-out plates, throughout both volumes complete, virtually no foxing, no inscriptions, - 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 - $1600