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2 volumes. lxiv, 300 [4]; viii, 301-585 pp. Illustrated with 48 plates (some with multiple images, several in color) from drawings by Edward A. Wilson or photographs by F. Debenham or C.S. Wright; 5 maps, 4 of them folding, 10 panoramic views. (8vo) 8¾x5½, original half linen and blue boards, paper spine labels, jackets. First Edition.

An exhaustive and riveting first-hand account of Scott's last expedition, which has become a classic of Antarctic literature and one of the most sought-after of polar narratives. Laid in is a letter from London booksellers, Maggs Bros., dated 28th June, 1932 to their customer - San Francisco doctor E.S. Kilgore, M.D. - indicating that Maggs acquired the out-of-print set new from Constable's reserve supply. Both volumes entirely unopened. Extra spine labels tipped to front endpapers. Rare in the pictorial jackets. Spence 277.