May 2020 Catalogue

57 M a y 2 0 2 0 Signed By Shackleton And All Of The Members Of The Expedition 54. SHACKLETON, Ernest. The Heart of the Antarctic. Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909. Two volumes. WITH: The Antarctic Book. Winter quarters 1907-1909. London, 1909. Together, three volumes. Quarto, original full (Heart of the Antarctic) and half (Antarctic Book) vellum. $56,000. Click for More Info Rare first edition, Special Limited Large Paper Issue, of Shackleton’s fascinating account of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-1909, one of only 300 copies printed. First and only edition of The Antarctic Book, with the signatures of every member of the shore party, including Shackleton. With 16 mounted color plates, photographic frontispieces, and over 200 additional illustrations, including drawings and photographic plates. Three folding maps and a folding panorama enclosed in the rear pocket of Volume II.