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[ANTARCTIC] ARMITAGE, ALBERT. Two Years in the Antarctic: Being a Narrative of the British National Antarctic Expedition.

Catalogue: The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation
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[ANTARCTIC] ARMITAGE, ALBERT. Two Years in the Antarctic: Being a Narrative of the British National Antarctic Expedition.

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Lot 12
[ANTARCTIC] ARMITAGE, ALBERT. Two Years in the Antarctic: Being a Narrative of the British National Antarctic Expedition.
London: Edward Arnold, 1905. First edition. Attractively rebound in modern green morocco backed cloth. 8 1/4 x 5 inches (21 x 13 cm); folding map, plates after photographs, 312 pp. Perforated library stamp to title, spotting throughout; together with BURN MURDOCH, WILLIAM GORDON. From Edinburgh to the Antarctic. An Artist's Notes and Sketches during the Dundee Antarctic Expedition of 1892-93. London and New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1894. Well bound in modern green morocco backed marbled boards. 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches (22.5 x 14 cm); [x], 364 pp.; folding map, plates. Scattered foxing and soiling to text.

The first work is a scarce narrative of Scott's expedition to the South Pole, published before Scott's own account, somewhat to his chagrin. Spence 67. Also included in the lot is a work on the Hollow Earth theory by William Reed, The Phantom of the Poles.


C The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation

Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold for $598 (includes buyer's premium)

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The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation

Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 10am EDT