The Heart of the Antarctic, being the story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909' by Ernest Shackleton (1909) published by William Heinemann, London, Volume One 371pp and Volume Two 418pp both bound with six-panel spines & raised bands, with gilt rules and titles, marbled endpapers, and a pocket at the back of Volume Two for maps etc. Outstanding pictorial content with photogravure frontispieces, four double-page photographic plates, 271 single-page photographic plates, 12 colour plates and 4 folded maps/panoramas. A terrific reference work. (2 books)