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Apsley Cherry-Gerrard…
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Melbourne
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8-Dec-2024
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Apsley Cherry-Gerrard (1886-1959), 'The Worst Journey in the world : Antarctic : 1910 - 1913', [London : Constable and Company, 1922] in two vols. Original quarter linen over blue paper boards, printed paper spine labels, edges untrimmed, half-titles, 8vo. First edition, lxiv 300 [4], VIII 301-585 [1], retaining binder's blank at rear of volume 2; illustrated with 58 plates including colour frontispieces, with tissue-guards, and 10 folding panoramas (only found in the first edition), 5 maps (4 folding). Collated complete. Provenance: both volumes with the ownership details 'Margaret S. Willis, 8 Cavendish Avenue, Cambridge.' in pen to front pastedowns. (2 vols.)., a high-spot of polar Exploration, Cherry-Garrard's book stands as a seminal work in polar exploration literature, capturing the harrowing experiences of the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Drawing from his own firsthand experiences as a member of Scott's expedition, Cherry-Garrard's narrative is both a testament to human resilience and an exploration of the psychological and physical tolls exacted by extreme conditions. Through vivid prose and keen observation, he chronicles the triumphs and tragedies of the expedition, from the treacherous journey to collect emperor penguin eggs in the dead of winter to the heart-wrenching loss of Scott and his companions on their return from the south pole.
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