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Short List No. 57 - 2012.

Antarctica. 2 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

1 Alexander, Caroline. THE ENDURANCE. Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition. In association with the American Museum of Natural History. [With the astonishing unpublished photographs of Frank Hurley]. Square 4to, First Edition, 15th Impr.; pp. [x], 214; numerous illusts. from photos by Hurley; original quarter cloth; a fine copy in d/w. New York; Alfred A. Knopf; 2006. ***Printed and bound in the U.K. #64840 A$85.00 3 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

2 Amundsen, Roald. THE SOUTH POLE: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the “Fram”, 1910-1912. Translated from the Norwegian by A. G. Chater. 2 vols., thick med. 8vo (approx.; 230 mm. by 155 mm.), First U.S. Edition; Vol. I, pp. xxxvi, 392; folding tinted General Map of the South Polar Region at end, 1 other map, 57 plates; Vol. II, pp. x, 450(last blank); 2 folding charts and 2 full-page charts, 16 other maps & charts, 43 plates, 7 text figs., folding sectional diagrams of the “Fram”, 5 scientific appendices, index; original cloth (a little worn & discoloured; spines wrinkled); top edges gilt; (light marginal staining to most plates; the final folding chart to Vol. II crudely repaired with sticky tape); a good, complete set; scarce. New York; Lee Keedick; 1913. ***Spence 18; Renard 20; Rosove A9.B2. This edition consists of the sheets of the First London Edition (first impression), with the title- leaf and last leaf in each volume replaced by cancel leaves with the U.S. details, and is identical in content to the First London Edition. #62491 A$650.00 4 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

3 Amundsen, Roald. THE SOUTH POLE: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the “Fram”, 1910-1912. Translated from the Norwegian by A. G. Chater. Two volumes in one. Thick med. 8vo, 2nd U.S. Edn.; pp. xxiv, xxvii-xxxvi(as issued), 392; [iii]-viii(as issued), 450(last blank); full-page map, 11 plates, 18 text maps, diags. & illusts., 5 appendices, index; original blue cloth, gilt (rear board slightly marked); a very nice, clean and bright copy; scarce. London; John Murray. New York, Lee Keedick; 1925. ***Spence 21. Printed in America from stereos of the first (London) edition with the Murray imprint on title and Lee Keedick on spine. #11212 A$850.00 5 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

4 Antarctica: ANTARCTICA. Compiled and Drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society for National Geographic Magazine. Melville Bell Grosvenor, Editor. James M. Darley, Chief Cartographer. Azimuthal Equidistant Projection. Scale 1:7,000,000 or 110.5 miles to the inch. Large folded col. map, 880 by 690 mm; a very good copy. Washington; National Geographic Society; September, 1957. ***Published at the commencement of the International Geophysical Year. With useful printed annotations relating early explorers to various geographical features. #17822 A$65.00 6 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

FULL-LENGTH BIOGRAPHY OF MAWSON 5 Ayres, Philip. MAWSON. A LIFE. First Edition; pp. xx, 326(last 4 blank); 5 double-page maps, 48 plates (incl. 1 double- page, 12 col.), notes, bibliog., index; a fine copy in slightly worn d/w. (Carlton South); The Miegunyah Press (Melbourne University Press; 1999). ***At last, a portrait of Mawson, the complete man, whose two monumental and at times tragic Antarctic expeditions resulted in Australia’s claim to forty per cent of the Antarctic continent. Includes reproductions of early colour photographs from the Expedition of 1911-14. Number twenty-seven in the second Miegunyah Press series. #62470 A$65.00 7 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

6 Beals, Herbert K.; Campbell, R. J.; Savours, Ann & McConnell, Anita; and Bridges, Roy; Edited by. FOUR TRAVEL JOURNALS. The Americas, Antarctica and Africa, 1775-1874. Super roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. x, 404, [2] (blank); very numerous maps & illusts., appendices, bibliog., and index to each narrative; original cloth; a fine copy in d/w. London; Published by Ashgate for the Hakluyt Society; 2007. ***Series III, Volume 18. Comprising: The 1775 Journal of Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra (Translated from the Spanish and edited by Herbert K. Beals); The Journal of HMS Beagle in the Strait of Magellan by Pringle Stokes, Commander RN 1827 (Edited by R. J. Campbell); Journal Kept by Midshipman Joseph Henry Kay during the voyage of HMS Chanticleer, 1828-1831 (Edited by Ann Savours and Anita McConnell); and ‘A Dangerous and Toilsome Journey’. Jacob Wainwright’s Diary of the Transportation of Dr Livingstone’s Body to the Coast, 4 May 1873-- 18 February 1874 (Translated from the German and edited by Roy Bridges). #13844 A$165.00 8 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

7 Bechervaise, John. BLIZZARD AND FIRE. A Year at Mawson, Antarctica. First Edition; pp. xii, 252; 15 plates (incl. 2 maps); original cloth; (cloth slightly marked, o/wise a very good copy in slightly worn d/w.); scarce. (Sydney); Angus and Robertson; (1963). #3955 A$75.00 9 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

8 [Bechervaise, John; & 38 other Authors]. ANTARCTICA: Great Stories from the Frozen Continent. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. 320; 1 double-page & 2 full-page maps & numerous smaller ones throughout (mainly col.), hundreds of col. & b/w. photos, gazetteer to the maps, general index; original slick, colour-illustrated boards; (a very slight bump to lower board); a nice copy in d/w. Sydney, London, [etc.]; Published by Reader’s Digest; (1985). ***As with so many other Reader’s Digest reference books (as opposed to the condensed variety) a very useful and informative reference, well illustrated, and now out of print and much sought after. Renard 104. #12799 A$165.00 10 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

9 Bickel, Lennard. SHACKLETON’S FORGOTTEN ARGONAUTS. [Foreword by Rt. Hon. Lord Shackleton, K.C., P.C., O.B.E.]. First Edition; pp. xiv, 230; 2 endpaper & 1 full-page maps, 16 plates (incl. 2 double-page), index; original red-brown papered boards, spine lettered in white; a very good copy in d/w.; scarce. (Melbourne); Macmillan; (1982). ***Renard 131. #3949 A$195.00 11 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

10 Borchgrevink, C. E.; Commander of the Expedition. FIRST ON THE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT: Being an Account of the British Antarctic Expedition 1898-1900. First Edition; pp. xvi, 336(last 3 blank), 32(adv); 3 folding tinted maps, 19 full-page plates (incl. photogravure portrait frontis.), 178 photos. in text, appendices, index; original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine and front board, with fine gilt illustration of the Author standing on the Antarctic on spine, and superb gilt and silver illustration on front board; top edge gilt, others uncut; (spine dull & lower edge of front board a little worn); a very good, generally clean copy; very scarce. London; George Newnes, Limited; 1901. ***Spence 151; Renard 152; Rosove 45.A1. Inscribed on half-title in Norwegian to “Oscar Loruna from the South Polar Land” possibly by the Author and with postcard discussing this matter from A. G. E. Jones loosely inserted. A comparison of the handwriting and the facsimile signature of Borchgrevink beneath the frontispiece is suggestive that he is indeed the inscriber. #29327 A$2750.00 12 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

11 Borchgrevink, C. E. FIRST ON THE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT: Being an Account of the British Antarctic Expedition 1898-1900. By C. E. Borchgrevink, F.R.G.S. Commander of the Expedition. With a new introduction by Tore Gjelsvik, Director, Norwegian Polar Institute. With Portraits, Maps and 186 Illustrations. Facsimile Edition; pp. xvi, viii(Introduction, last blank), 334(last blank); frontis., 3 folding maps & 1 text map, 197 illusts. (some full-page); appendices, index; original blue papered boards (slightly marked), lettered in gilt; a very good copy; scarce. London; C. Hurst & Company, Canberra, Australian National University Press; (1980). ***Renard 155; Rosove 45.B1. #4806 A$275.00 13 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

12 Brunt, Sir David; General Editor. THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION HALLEY BAY, Coats Land, Falkland Islands Dependencies 1955-1959. 4 vols., roy. 4to, First Edition; Volume I, Introductions, Aurora and Airglow Geomagnetism, pp. xvi, 224, 184(magnetograms, last 3 blank); full-page map, 1 col. & 12 b/w. plates, 45 figs., 186 tables, refs.; Volume II, Radio Astronomy Ionospheric Physics, pp. xvi, 292(last 3 blank); 14 plates, 160 figs., 114 tables, 4 appendices; Volume III, Seismology, Meteorology, pp. [ii], viii, 382, [2](blank); 5 plates, numerous figs. & tables, refs.; Volume IV, Meteorology, Glaciology, Appendixes, pp. [ii], xviii, 414, [2](blank); 21 b/w. plates, numerous text illusts., figs., tables, & graphs, etc.; original maroon cloth, spines lettered in gilt; (a few leaves in Magnetogram section of Vol. I wrongly imposed, and therefore out of order, but quite complete); a very good set, with all but Vol. III in d/ws. London; The Royal Society; 1960-62-62-64. ***Not in Spence; Renard 213. #44073 A$165.00 14 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

13 Burney, James: WITH CAPTAIN JAMES COOK IN THE ANTARCTIC AND PACIFIC. The private journal of James Burney, Second Lieutenant of the Adventure on Cook’s Second Voyage 1772-1773. Edited and with an Introduction by Beverley Hooper. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xii, 112; 1 double-page & 4 other maps; 8 plates; appendix; bibliog.; index; original brown cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, spine title on blue panel; illustrated endpapers; (a few light pencilled notes in margins); a fine copy in d/w. Canberra; National Library of Australia; (1975). ***Not in Spence; Renard 231. A handsome production, finely printed by letterpress on light yellow laid stock by Brown Prior Anderson. #3967 A$175.00 15 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

14 Byrd, Richard E. ALLEIN! Auf einsamer Wacht im Sudeis. Mit 42 Abbildungen. Dritte Auflage. German Edition, 3rd Impr.; pp. 300(last blank); 16 plates, 12 chapter decorations by Richard E. Harrison; original cloth; a very good copy. Leipzig; F. A. Brockhaus; 1940. ***German translation of “Alone”. This edition is a useful addition to the literature as the 16 plates are not contained in the original American Edition. #8663 A$95.00 16 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

15 Campbell, R. J.; Editor. THE DISCOVERY OF THE SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. The Voyages of the Brig Williams 1819-1820 as recorded in contemporary documents and the Journal of Midshipman C. W. Poynter. Super roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 232; 15 col. & numerous b/w. illusts. (several double-page), 4 appendices, bibliog., index; original cloth; gilt; a fine copy in d/w. London; The Hakluyt Society; 2000.***Another fine production from the Hakluyt Society in the handsome new livery of the Third Series of which this is Volume 4. #64322 A$175.00 17 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

16 Campbell, Victor. THE WICKED MATE. The Antarctic Diary of Victor Campbell. An account of the Northern Party on Captain Scott’s last expedition from the original manuscript in the Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Edited by H. G. R. King. Foreword by Lord Shackleton. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 192; 4 maps, caricature portrait frontis., numerous illusts., notes, bibliog.; original blue cloth, decorated on front board & lettered on spine in gilt; a nice copy in d/w.; scarce. (Alburgh, Harleston, Norfolk); Bluntisham Books (and the) Erskine Press; 1988. ***Renard 285. #21567 A$250.00 18 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

17 Clarke, Peter. ON THE ICE. Demy 4to, First Edition; pp. 104; full-page map, 7 col. plates; very numerous b/w. photos (incl. double & full-page), glossary, index; orig. blue-grey cloth, spine lettered in white; a very good copy in d/w. New York, Chicago, San Francisco; A Burdette & Company Book, Distributed by Rand McNally & Company; (1966). ***Spence 302; Renard 347. #4116 A$65.00 19 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

18 Cook, Captain James. A VOYAGE TOWARDS THE SOUTH POLE AND ROUND THE WORLD. Performed in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the Years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775. In which is included, Captain Furneaux’s Narrative of his Proceedings in the Adventure during the Separation of the Ships. Illustrated with Maps and Charts, and a Variety of Portraits of Persons and Views of Places; drawn during the Voyage by Mr. Hodges, and engraved by the most eminent Masters. 2 vols. med. 4to, Facsimile of First Edition; Vol. I, pp. [viii], xl, 378; portrait frontis., large folding chart & 6 smaller charts (2 double-page), 2 folding plans, 27 plates (10 double-page, 2 folding); Vol II, pp. [ii], [viii], 364, [ii] (folding plate), [367]-370, 369-396; 7 charts (3 folding), 20 plates (3 folding & 8 double-page), folding language table, appendices, incl. vocabularies; original canvas; (upper corner of Vol. I a little bumped); a nice set. [Adelaide; Libraries Board of South Australia; 1970]. ***Spence 318; Renard 370. Australiana Facsimile Editions No. 191. Only 781 sets were printed of this facsimile from the first edition of W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1777. The pp. [viii] in Volume I contains an introduction written specially for this facsimile reprint by A. Grenfell Price and the pp. 369-396 in Vol. II contain Sir John Pringle’s discourse on the health of mariners (from Cook’s paper on the subject). The two sets of pages 369-70 contain variations in the text of Sir John Pringle’s introduction. #2162 A$850.00 20 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

19 Cumpston, J. S. MACQUARIE ISLAND. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. xii, 380; endpaper & 6 other maps (some full-page), 71 illusts. on 35 plates, 4 text illusts.; bibliog., index; original green cloth; a very good copy in slightly torn d/w. (withdrawn stamp of British Antarctic Survey on title-verso only); scarce. (Melbourne); Antarctic Division, Department of External Affairs; 1968. ***Not in Spence; Renard 388. The definitive work on Macquarie Island. #3988 A$325.00 21 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

20 [Dana, Richard Henry; Jr.]. TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST. A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea. New-York: Harper & Brothers - 82 Cliff-Street. 1847. Cr. 12mo, Second Edition; pp. 484(last blank), 20(adv.); original dark brown cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; (extremities lightly worn; some very minor foxing & soiling); a very good copy; very scarce. New York; Harper & Brothers; 1847. ***A scarce and much overlooked edition of this classic not in Spence, nor in Howes or Sabin; see Hill, page 392-3 (very little detail given); see Renard 398 (this copy). Harpers’ “The Family Library, No. 106. Life Before the Mast” - gilt spine title. This edition is essentially a straight reprint of the first edition in later issue binding, with the addition of advertisements at the end. #44415 A$650.00 22 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

21 David, M. E. PROFESSOR DAVID. The Life of Sir Edgeworth David K.B.E., D.S.O., F.R.S., M.A., D.Sc., LL.D. First Edition; pp. 320; full-page map, 8 plates, 3 text figs., index; original pinkish purple cloth, spine gilt; fore & lower edges uncut; a very good copy in ragged partly defective d/w., with portrait on front; very scarce. London; Edward Arnold & Co.; (1937). ***Spence 351. Margaret David was Professor David’s daughter. #19366 A$225.00 23 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

PROOF COPY INSCRIBED TO JOHN BECHERVAISE 22 Davis, John King. WITH THE “AURORA” IN THE ANTARCTIC 1911-1914. Roy. 8vo, Proof Copy, preceding First Edition; pp. xvi(bound in different order), 178(see remarks below), [2](blank); several maps, plans & illusts. in text, full- page plan of “Aurora”, 4 appendices, index; half calf; in very good condition. London; Andrew Melrose, Ltd.; [1919]. ***Inscribed on title-page to J. M. Bechervaise and signed by John K. Davis, 5 / Nov. 1958 “Sorry the book itself is out of print.” This copy, evidently made up by the Author for presentation to John Bechervaise, consists of the sheets (page proofs) of the “Rough Proof Only” dated “5/1/17” (? 19) and “Revise 8 Aug 1919” (with various intermediate proof reader’s approval dates), with numerous corrections by the Author and by proof reader(s), especially to the preliminaries. None of the plates nor the folding map are present. Pp. 19-22 and 177-178 are supplied (bound in) in later photocopy. Pp. 51-56, together with the index (pp. 179- 183) are lacking, the index doubtless not yet having been produced at that time. We have supplied (loose) copies of these missing pages for the sake of completeness. A remarkable and interesting survival from the publishing history of a rare book. #57915 A$1950.00 24 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

23 Deacon, George. THE ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR OCEAN. Oblong med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. viii, 180, [4](blank); 14 maps & plans, 28 illusts. (mostly full page), index; original illustrated slick boards; a nice copy. Cambridge; Cambridge University Press; (1984). ***The first publication in a new series entitled “Studies in Polar Research”. Renard 427. #8222 A$110.00 25 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

24 Debenham, Frank. THE QUIET LAND. The Diaries of Frank Debenham. Member of the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913. Edited by June Debenham Back. Forword by Sir Vivian Fuchs. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 208(last blank); numerous illustrations from photos. & drawings, glossary, bibliog.; original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; a fine copy in d/w. (Bluntisham); Bluntisham Books, Erskine Press; 1992. ***Renard 435. Debenham, an Australian, was the virtual founder and first Director of the Scott Polar Research Institute. This is the first publication of his diaries of Scott’s second (and last) expedition 1910-13. #35901 A$175.00 26 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

25 Dunnett, Harding McGregor. SHACKLETON’S BOAT. The Story of the James Caird. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. x, 150; very numerous illusts., appendix (the construction of the James Caird), biographical notes, Worsley’s log of the boat journey, log of events, list of subscribers; original papered boards; (inscription on front paste-down whited out; o/wise a nice copy in d/w.). (Kent); Neville & Harding; (1996). ***Foreword by Sir Vivian Fuchs FRS. #63290 A$150.00 27 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

26 Elzinga, Aant; Editor. CHANGING TRENDS IN ANTARCTIC RESEARCH. From an International Symposium in Goteborg, 30 September - October 1, 1991 to mark the 30th anniversary year of the Antarctic Treaty, with a special concluding chapter based on a recent evaluation of the activities of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xii, 164(last blank); several maps & text illusts., glossary, refs., 3 appendices, index; original slick illustrated boards; a fine copy. Dordrecht; Kluwer Academic Publishers; (1993). #19270 A$185.00 28 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

27 [Evans, Edward R. G. R.]. THE DESOLATE ANTARCTIC. By Admiral Lord Mountevans. First Edition; pp. xvi, 172; 3 endpaper maps, 23 plates, bibliog., index; original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; (name on half-title); a very good copy in torn d/w. London; Lutterworth Press; (1950). ***Spence 435; Renard 503. A good brief historical overview. #20247 A$50.00 29 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

28 Fisher, Margery & James. SHACKLETON. Drawings by W. E. How who served with the “Endurance” Expedition. First Edition; pp. xvi, 560(last blank); 8 maps & plans (including double endpaper maps and 2 double-page text maps), 48 plates, 4 full-page & 28 other text illusts. including several facsimiles of original documents, (26 illusts. by W. E. How, who served on the Endurance Expedition); 6 appendices, incl. chronology, refs. & bibliog., index; original cloth; a very good copy. (London); Barrie; (1957). ***Spence 460. Death notice of Shackleton’s only daughter, Cecily, tipped onto half-title with pencilled annotation by one who attended the memorial service beneath. #4014 A$135.00 30 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

29 Forster, Johann Reinhold: THE RESOLUTION JOURNAL OF JOHANN REINHOLD FORSTER. Edited by Michael E. Hoare. 4 vols., First Edition; Vol. I, pp. xviii, 182; folding map, col. frontis. & 6 b/w. plates (1 folding); Vol. II, pp. viii, 183-370; 5 text maps, 11 plates (2 folding); Vol. III, pp. viii, 371-554; 5 text maps, 10 plates; Vol. IV, pp. viii, 555-834(last 3 blank); 4 text maps, 9 plates, 2 appendices, bibliog., indices; original blue cloth, spines lettered in gilt, with gilt device on front boards; a fine set in d/ws. London; The Hakluyt Society; 1982. ***Cook’s Second Voyage in which he crossed the Antarctic Circle for the First Time. This journal was only recently discovered, and has never before been published. Hakluyt Society, Second Series Nos. 152-155. #4147 A$350.00 31 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

30 Fraser, Conon. BEYOND THE ROARING FORTIES. New Zealand’s Subantarctic Islands. 4to, First Edition; pp. x, 214; 13 maps & diags., numerous fine col. illusts. from photographs by the Author, refs., bibliog., index; original dark blue cloth-grained papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; a fine copy in d/w. Wellington; Government Printing Office Publishing; 1986. ***Renard 559. #28397 A$175.00 32 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

31 Gran, Tryggve: THE NORWEGIAN WITH SCOTT. Tryggve Gran’s Antarctic Diary 1910-1913. Edited by Geoffrey Hattersley- Smith. Translated by Ellen Johanne McGhie (nee Gran). Preface by Basil Greenhill. Roy. 8vo, First Edition in English; pp. 260(last 2 blank); 2 endpaper maps, map frontis., 16 plates, biographical notes, refs., index; original papered boards; (name on endpaper); a very good copy in d/w. [London]; Her Majesty’s Stationery Office [for] National Maritime Museum; (1984). ***Renard 611. #6165 A$85.00 33 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

32 Haddelsey, Stephen. BORN ADVENTURER. The Life of Frank Bickerton Antarctic Pioneer. Foreword by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 256(last blank); 3 maps, 8 plates, notes & sources, bibliog., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. (Stroud); Sutton Publishing; (2005). ***Bickerton was mechanical engineer on Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-14. #8962 A$65.00 34 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

33 Hoflehner, Josef. FROZEN HISTORY. The Legacy of Scott and Shackleton. Photographs by Josef & Katharina Hoflehner. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. 288; endpaper schematic map, numerous superb illusts. from photographs, notes & sources, bibliog.; original quarter cloth; a fine copy in d/w. (Wels - Austria; Josef Hoflehner; 2003). #19325 A$140.00 35 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

34 Icenhower, J. B.; Capt. U.S.N. THE FIRST BOOK OF THE ANTARCTIC. Pictures by Rus Anderson. Small 4to, 7th Impr.; pp. 72(incl. endpapers); numerous illusts., index; original blue- grey plasticised cloth, lettered in black on spine & front board; a nice copy in d/w. New York; Franklin Watts, Inc.; 1956. ***Spence 618; Renard 781. One of a series of “The First Books” for children. #40845 A$20.00 36 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

35 Ingamells, Rex; Edited by. MERRINGEK. [An Occasional Magazine, No. 1, July, 1953]. For an understanding of Australia’s history and traditions, primeval, colonial and modern. Associate Editor: John McKellar. Committee: A. R. Chisholm, E. Morris Miller, J. K. Moir, R. A. Swan. First Edition; pp. [viii], 48(last adv. - by Gaston C. Renard); refs., original wrappers; a fine copy; scarce. Melbourne; A Jindyworobak Publication; (1953). ***Including a 10-page article on Australian interest in the Antarctic by R. A. Swan. This was the only issue. #52333 A$45.00 37 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

36 Johnson, Clive. LAND OF THE ICE KING. 4to, First Edition; pp. 160; endpaper map, lavishly illustrated with fine col. photos.; bibliog.; original dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; a fine copy in d/w. (Shrewsbury); Swan Hill Press (An imprint of Airlife Publishing); (1990). ***Renard 812. #43734 A$110.00 38 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

37 Joppien, Rudiger & Smith, Bernard. THE ART OF CAPTAIN COOK’S VOYAGES. 2 vols., super roy. 4to, First Edition, 2nd Impr.; Volume I: The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768-1771; pp. [xvi], 248(last blank); Volume II: The Voyage of the Resolution and Adventure 1772-1775; pp. [xiv], 274; in total nearly 1200 illusts. in col. & b/w.; bibliog. and index to each vol.; original cloth; a fine set in dustwrappers. Melbourne; Oxford University Press; (1987). ***The superior issue of Volumes I and II: the first impression (of 1985) was issued in papered boards only. #22140 A$650.00 39 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

38 Lansing, Alfred. ENDURANCE. Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage. First Edition, Book Club Issue; pp. viii, 284; endpaper maps, 12 plates; original two-tone cloth-grained papered boards, three-quarter dark blue, spine lettered in silver & one quarter light blue; a very good copy in torn pictorial d/w. by William Steinel. New York; McGraw-Hill, Book Company, Inc.; (1959). ***Spence 680; Renard 866. In common with most copies we have seen, the dustwrapper states “Book of the Month Club Selection”, while the title verso states “First Edition”. Some copies were issued in dark blue papered boards only. #8298 A$85.00 40 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

39 Laseron, Charles Francis. SOUTH WITH MAWSON. Reminiscences of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911- 1914. First U.K. Edition; pp. 224; endpaper maps, 14 plates; original grey cloth, spine lettered in dark blue; a fine copy in worn d/w. London & Sydney; George G. Harrap, in association with the Australasian Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd.; (1947). ***Spence 683; this edition not in Renard. The Author was assistant biologist to the expedition. #42151 A$175.00 41 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

40 Law, Phillip. THE ANTARCTIC VOYAGE OF HMAS WYATT EARP. First Edition; pp. xii, 152; frontis., 2 double-page maps, 38 illusts., 2 double-page diags., 3 appendices incl. glossary, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. (Sydney); Allen & Unwin; (1995). ***The first ANARE voyage which consolidated Australia’s claim to Antarctic territory. #15069 A$75.00 42 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

41 McGregor, Alasdair. FRANK HURLEY. A photographer’s life. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. [viii], 460; numerous col. & monochrome illusts., notes, glossary, bibliog., index; original papered boards; a nice copy in d/w. (Camberwell, Victoria); Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books; (2004). #19487 A$175.00 43 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

42 McPherson, John G. FOOTPRINTS ON A FROZEN CONTINENT. 4to, First Edition; pp. 152; numerous colour & b/w. maps, photographs and other illusts., index; original white cloth-grained papered boards, lettered in blue on spine and front board; a very good copy in d/w. [Sydney & Wellington]; Hicks Smith & Sons Ltd.; [1975]. ***Numerous fine illustrations with some emphasis on geological aspects of the Antarctic continent. Renard 976. #29108 A$85.00 44 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

43 Martin, Stephen. A HISTORY OF ANTARCTICA. Post 4to, First Edition; pp. 272; numerous illusts. (many in col.), index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. [Sydney]; State Library of New South Wales Press; [1996]. ***Concentrating on the human element in Antarctica with many illustrations from unusual and less well-known sources. #53883 A$65.00 45 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

44 Mawson, Sir Douglas, D.Sc., B.E. THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD. Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914; Illustrated in Colour and Black and White also with Maps. 2 vols., reduced roy. 8vo, First Edition; Vol. I, pp. [ii](blank), xxx, 352(last 3 blank); photogravure frontis., 8 col. plates with title-tissues, 109 b/w. plates (3 double-page & 1 folding), 17 text illusts. including 6 maps; Vol. II, pp. [ii](blank), xiv, 340(last blank); 3 large folding tinted maps (in pocket), photogravure frontis., 10 col. plates with title-tissues, 93 b/w. plates (4 double-page & 1 folding), 20 text illusts. including 8 maps, 7 appendices incl. glossary, index; title-pages printed in black & brown; original dark blue ribbed cloth, lettered in gilt on spines and front boards, with illustration in silver on front boards and blind publisher’s device on rear boards; top edges dyed blue-grey; (the silver of the illustrations on front boards dulled; apart from a little fox-spotting in Vol. II internally very fine, clean and crisp); a very nice set; scarce. London; William Heinemann; (1915). ***Spence 774; Renard 1022; Rosove 217.A1b. With the signature of A. Neil- Milne, Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney (c. 1913) at the front of both volumes. #35728 A$2500.00 46 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

45 Mawson, Sir Douglas. THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD. A True Story of Antarctic Survival. Foreword by Ranulph Fiennes. First U.S. Facsimile Edition of Abridged Popular Edition; pp. xxxiv, 438, [8](blank); portrait frontis., 7 full-page & 1 text maps, 64 plates, 5 full-page plans & several other texts diags. & figs., 3 appendices (incl. glossary), index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. New York; St. Martin’s Press; (1998). ***A facsimile of the “Abridged popular edition” first published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1930, but including, for the first time, original images from the Mawson Collection, several previously unpublished. A useful addition to the literature on Mawson’s expedition, this edition also includes the Foreword by Ranulph Fiennes and in this respect differs from the Australian issue which has instead a Foreword by Phillip Law and a Preface by Christopher Anderson and Gavin Brown. #63260 A$85.00 47 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

46 Mear, Roger & Swan, Robert. A WALK TO THE POLE. To the Heart of Antarctica in the Footsteps of Scott. With research and additional material by Lindsay Fulcher. Super roy. 8vo, First U.S. Edition; pp. xiv, 306; endpaper maps and 2 others, frontis. (showing ice cliffs of the Barne Glacier, Cape Evans), numerous illusts. (many in colour), appendices, bibliog., supporters and sponsors, index; a fine copy in d/w. New York; Crown Publishers; (1987). ***Renard 1053. #27546 A$65.00 48 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

47 Monteath, Colin. ANTARCTICA BEYOND THE SOUTHERN OCEAN. Oblong folio, First Edition; pp. 160; numerous col. plates, bibliog., index; a nice copy in slightly torn d/w. (Auckland); David Bateman; (1996). #18170 A$50.00 49 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

48 Murdoch, W. G. Burn. FROM EDINBURGH TO THE ANTARCTIC. An Artist’s Notes and Sketches during the Dundee Antarctic Expedition of 1892-93. With a Chapter by W. S. Bruce, Naturalist of the Barque ‘Balaena’. First Edition; pp. xii, 364, 24(adv. dated 1894 and at end coded 10,000/6/94); 1 sketch map, 1 full- page tinted & 1 folding map, over 100 text illusts.; original dark green fine-grained cloth, lettered in silver on spine and with silver and brown illustration and decorative lettering on front board, red endpapers; (corners a little bumped; some mild foxing; prize plate & bookplate on front endpaper); a very good, sound copy; uncut; very scarce. London; Longmans, Green and Co.; 1894. ***Spence 825; Renard 1108; Rosove 234.A1.b. #50811 A$1500.00 50 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

49 New York Times: THE NEW YORK TIMES. International Edition, One Shilling. Vol. CIV, No. 35,645. Broadsheet, pp. 8; several illusts.; lightly folded and browned, a small tear in front leaf, but in excellent condition. Toorak, Victoria; P. F. Jones, Authorised Representative of the The New York Times, on behalf of the Herald and Weekly Times Ltd.; August 28, 1955. ***Accompanied by a printed letter signed by General Manager Jones explaining that this is the first number of the New York Times to be printed in Australia, about 96 hours after publication in New York. As well as news articles there are reviews of theatre, film, music, art and books including here Mario Marret’s Seven Men Amongst the Penguins: an Antarctic Venture, with an illustration from that book. #16521 A$35.00 51 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

50 Pyne, Stephen J. THE ICE. A Journey to Antarctica. Med. 8vo, 2nd Impr.; pp. [x], 428, [2](blank); 8 maps, 16 plates, several diags., notes, bibliog., index; original cloth; a fine copy in d/w. Iowa City; University of Iowa Press; (1987). ***Not an account of an actual journey but “a major new study which explores the stark and largely unknown continent of Antarctic from an entirely new perspective. It is at once a geophysical examination of Antarctica and an ... essay on the art, icescape, and history of one of the most alien landscapes of our planet”. - dustwrapper blurb. An interesting book approaching a number of aspects of Antarctica from a new and critical perspective and with unusual insights. #33090 A$165.00 52 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

51 Ralston, Kathleen. A MAN FOR ANTARCTICA. The Early Life of Phillip Law. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. x, 236, [2](blank); 3 text maps, frontis., 12 plates, notes, glossary, bibliog., index; a fine copy in d/w. (Melbourne); Hyland House; (1993). #40813 A$65.00 53 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

52 Rosove, Michael H. ANTARCTICA, 1772-1922. Freestanding Publications through 1999. 4to, First Edition; pp. xxx, 538(last blank); 10 plates (5 col.), 3 indices (author/editor, title, and subject); original quarter buffalo hide, with linen sides, acid-free paper; a fine copy. Santa Monica, California; Adelie Books; 2001. ***Limited edition of 500 numbered and signed copies. A “must have” for anyone interested in Antarctica, this new bibliography, the latest word on Antarctica’s classical and heroic periods, is the result of ten years research including the examination of private collections, booksellers holdings, and the repositories of twelve of the worlds most important libraries and archives (Scott Polar Research Institute, Royal Geographical Society, Royal Society, British Library, BibliothŠque Nationale, Mawson Collection, Baker Library at Dartmouth, Hill Collection, Scripps Oceanographical Institute, UCLA, Huntington Library, and Library of Congress), aided by bibliographies, twenty years of booksellers catalogues, and computerized databases. The bibliography contains many rare and virtually unknown publications and clarifies innumerable obscure points of interest. Included are all publications in the original language of the author and English-language translations. (Non- English translations are given in brief.) Given are all contemporary publications (prospectuses, narratives, science) and selected post-contemporary publications (memorials, diaries, autobiographies, biographies, analyses, bibliographies, references, humanities) in all identified editions, printings, and variants, with binding and collation details, bibliographical references, ISBN, rarity, original price, and referenced commentary. Less important post-contemporary publications are listed in brief. Author/editor, title, and subject indexes are provided. #64738 A$395.00 54 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

53 Rosove, Michael H. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS SUPPLEMENT to the Rosove Antarctic Bibliography. 4to, First Edition; pp. xiv, 50(last blank); 4 col. plates; original quarter cloth, with linen sides, acid-free paper; a fine copy. Santa Monica, California; Adelie Books; 2008. ***This important supplement covers the same subject period as the original bibliography and has resulted from the contributions of over fifty polar book collectors, booksellers, and historians. Heretofore unrecognized publications (including sixteen primary works) are now described, with much additional information about previously reported publications and the correction of errors. #21934 A$110.00 55 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

54 Savours, Ann. THE VOYAGES OF THE DISCOVERY: The Illustrated History of Scott’s Ship. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. xvi, 384; 2 endpaper & 6 other maps, 8 col. plates, 16 b/w. plates, 2 diags.; notes, biblio., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in slightly faded d/w. London; Virgin Publishing; (1992). ***The Discovery was specially built for Scott’s first expedition (1901-4). Her subsequent history was no less exciting as she was used as the annual supply ship for the Hudson Bay Company and during World War I ferried vital food supplies to France’s Atlantic ports and munitions to Archangel in northern Russia. She was sent south again to rescue Shackleton’s men marooned on Elephant Island in 1916 and again in 1925-27 (the “Discovery Expeditions”) and on Mawson’s BANZAR Expeditions 1929-31. This book contains much new material on these and other facets of the interesting history of this famous ship. Renard 1348; Rosove 283.A1. #35862 A$250.00 56 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

55 Savours, Ann. THE VOYAGES OF THE DISCOVERY: The Illustrated History of Scott’s Ship. Cr. 4to, Abridged Edition; pp. 160; numerous maps, col. & b/w. illusts., appendix, index; a fine copy in d/w. London; Chatham Publishing; (2001). ***The Discovery was specially built for Scott’s first expedition (1901-4). Her subsequent history was no less exciting as she was used as the annual supply ship for the Hudson Bay Company and during World War I ferried vital food supplies to France’s Atlantic ports and munitions to Archangel in northern Russia. She was sent south again to rescue Shackleton’s men marooned on Elephant Island in 1916 and again in 1925-27 (the “Discovery Expeditions”) and on Mawson’s BANZAR Expeditions 1929-31. This book contains much new material on these and other facets of the interesting history of this famous ship. #37629 A$45.00 57 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

56 Scholes, Arthur. FOURTEEN MEN. Story of the Australian Antarctic Expedition to Heard Island. First Edition; pp. [xii], 276(last 2 versos blank); endpaper maps, 11 plates; original grey cloth, spine lettered in darker grey; a nice copy, with portions of d/w. loosely inserted; scarce. Melbourne; Cheshire; (1949). ***Spence 1032; Renard 1351. #29561 A$85.00 58 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

57 Schulthess, Emil. ANTARCTICA. [Ein Bildband]. Long oblong f ’cap folio, First Edition; pp. [xx], [188](last 2 blank); 173 col. & b/w. plates & a few maps, appendix; original cloth-backed slick colour-illustrated boards; a very good copy; scarce. (Zurich); Artemis; (1960). ***This original edition not in Spence. Text in German. #18269 A$75.00 59 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

58 Seaver, George. EDWARD WILSON: NATURE-LOVER. First Edition; pp. xii, 222(last blank), [2](adv.); 15 col. & 1 b/w. plates, 14 full-page & 35 other drawings by Wilson, index; original blue cloth, gilt illust. on front board, spine lettered in gilt on white label; (some light browning, as often; inscription on endpaper); a very good copy; scarce. London; John Murray; (1937). ***Spence 1082; Renard 1420. #4112 A$60.00 60 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

59 Shackleton, E. H. THE HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC. Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09. With an Introduction by Hugh Robert Mill, D.Sc. An Account of the First Journey to the South Magnetic Pole by Professor T. W. Edgeworth David, F.R.S. 2 vols., thick cr. 4to, First Edition; Vol. I, pp. xlviii, 372; Vol. II, pp. xvi, 420(last blank); very numerous plates, maps and other illusts. as detailed below, 10 appendices, index; original silver-decorated cloth (slight waterstains to lower edge; spines faded & joints cracked; some foxing & occasional small waterstains to lower margins of some plates); still a very good, sound set; top edges gilt; scarce. London; William Heinemann; 1909. ***The Appendices contain the scientific notes and technical data of the expedition. The maps and illustrations are as follows:- Vol. I: photogravure portrait frontis., 6 full-page col. plates with titled tissues, 77 full-page b/w. plates, 24 b/w. plates with two illusts. per plate & 1 with 3 illusts.; 3 double-page b/w. plates & 11 illusts. in text; Vol. II: 3 folding maps in pocket, 2 panoramas on large folding sheet in pocket, photogravure frontis., 6 full-page col. plates with titled tissues, 51 full-page b/w. plates, 37 b/w. plates with 2 illusts. per plate, 4 b/w. plates with 3 illusts. per plate and 1 with 4 illusts., 1 double- page b/w. plate & 38 illusts. in text. The collation of this work is notoriously tedious (though quite straightforward) but the number of plates etc. given above have been thoroughly checked and can be regarded as definitive (for this First, London, Edition only!). This copy contains in addition an Errata slip to Volume II, not always present. As with all books we offer for sale, this work has been collated in detail, and is absolutely complete. Spence 1097; U.S.N. 23-59.21; Renard 1446; Rosove 305.B1.a. #16471 A$950.00 61 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

60 Shackleton, Sir Ernest; C.V.O. SOUTH. The Story of Shackleton’s Last Expedition 1914-1917. Illustrated. Roy. 8vo, 3rd Impr.; pp. [ii](blank), xxii, 376, folding col. map, 6 sketch maps (1 full-page), col. frontis., double-page panorama & 86 full-page plates, 2 appendices, index; original dark blue cloth, lettered on spine and front board in silver, and decorated with fine silver illustration of the “Endurance” in the ice on front board; (waterstain to blank lower margin throughout, o/wise a very good copy); scarce. London; William Heinemann; 1920. ***Renard 1462; Rosove 308.A3. This third impression was printed two months after the first on better quality paper, with the (few) errors corrected. This copy is inscribed by Dick (R. W.) Richards “Shackleton ! Outstanding Leader of Men Mike Glenny. A very good friend to me. Dick Richards Shackleton I.T.A.E. 1914-17 Sept. 1983”. #19979 A$1850.00 62 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

61 Shackleton, Sir Ernest. SOUTH. The Story of Shackleton’s Last Expedition 1914-1917. Facsimile Edition; pp. xx, 380; 6 maps in text (1 full-page), 24 full-page plates, 2 appendices, index; original papered boards; (name on endpaper); a very good copy in d/w. (New York); Konecky & Konecky; N.D. [c. 1998]. ***A facsimile of the U.S. edition, but with fewer plates. #63261 A$75.00 63 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

62 [Shackleton, E. H.]. AURORA AUSTRALIS. Cr. 4to, Facsimile Edition, New Zealand (=principal) Issue; pp. xxiv(last blank), [184](last 3 blank); col. title to facsimile & 11 full-page illusts.; Introduction by Mary Goodwin containing 11 illusts.; original brown cloth-grained papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; a fine copy in d/w. Auckland; Seto Publishing; [1988]. ***The endpapers convey a bibliographical falsehood, reproducing the signatures from The Antarctic Book, with two of the signatures moved to fit on the page! These signatures of course have no immediate connection with Aurora Australis. This copy is unusual, but similar to one or two others we have seen in that there is a remnant of the paste- up artist’s markings still remaining on the half-title verso. See Renard 1440. #12806 A$75.00 64 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

63 Simpson, G. C. British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913. METEOROLOGY. Vol. I, Discussion. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. xii, 326; col. map frontis. with overlay, 5 folding plates, 93 text figs., 163 tables, index; (front hinge mostly split; rear hinge weak; o/wise fine in original cloth); a very good copy; scarce. Calcutta; Printed by Thacker, Spink & Co.; 1919. ***USN 16.192; Renard 186 (part); Rosove 293-1.A1. #49198 A$250.00 65 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

64 Skeib, Gunter. ANTARKTIKA. Kontinent im Brennpunkt der Forschung. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 288; endpaper map, numerous maps, figs. & illusts. in text, 32 col. & 64 b/w. plates, index; original decorated cloth; a very good copy in defective d/w. Leipzig; Urania-Verlag; [1965]. #22574 A$70.00 66 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

65 Sparrman, Anders. A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD with Captain James Cook in H.M.S. Resolution. Introduction & Notes by Owen Rutter. [Translated into English by Averil Mackenzie- Grieve]. F’cap folio; First Edition in English; pp. 220(last blank), [2](blank); folding map, 12 wood-engravings by Peter Barker- Mill; appendix, notes; original green buckram, gilt, top edge gilt; a fine, clean copy; scarce. London; Golden Cockerel Press; 1944. ***Edition limited to 350 numbered copies on Arnold’s mould-made paper. This is the first translation into English of Sparrman’s account of Cook’s Second Voyage and can be regarded as a kind of sequel to Sparrman’s South African narrative (first published in English in 1785) which contains only a few pages on the remainder of the voyage. [Holmes 92*; Beddie 1284; Davidson, pages 62-63; Spence 1150; USN 23-5.59; Du Rietz 1231; Renard 1517 (specially bound issue only)]. #2259 A$2200.00 67 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

66 Stanton, William. THE GREAT UNITED STATES EXPLORING EXPEDITION OF 1838-1842. Small cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. x, 438(last 5 blank); endpaper maps, several illusts., notes, index; original cloth; a fine copy in slightly worn d/w. Berkeley; University of California Press; 1975. ***This great expedition led by Charles Wilkes, U.S.N., with 6 vessels, made numerous discoveries in the Pacific and Antarctic regions; and the expedition called twice at Sydney. The results of the voyage were first published in 5 large volumes and atlas in 1844. Not in Spence; Renard 1531. #4133 A$95.00 68 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

67 Steinitz, Hans. DER 7. KONTINENT. Das Ringen um die antarktische Eiswelt. Zwei Reliefkarten. Funf mehrfarbige Bilder. Neunundzwanzig einfarbige Bilder. Drei Kartenskizzen. First Edition; pp. 296; 2 folding col. maps, full-page map, 5 col. plates, 16 b/w. plates, 2 text plans, bibliog., index; original cloth; a nice copy in slightly worn d/w. Bern; Kummerly & Frei, Geographischer Verlag; (1959). ***Presenting a different viewpoint and some little- seen photographs. Text in German. #35993 A$120.00 69 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

68 Stephenson, Jon. CREVASSE ROULETTE. The First Trans- Antarctic Crossing 1957-58. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. 192; 71 illusts. (mostly col.), 41 figs. & maps, 5 appendices, glossary, bibliog., notes, index; original slick illustrated papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. [Sydney]; Rosenberg; (2009). ***A well-illustrated first-hand account by one of the participants. #18232 A$45.00 70 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

69 Tyler-Lewis, Kelly. THE LOST MEN. The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton’s Ross Sea Party. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [xviii], 366; 7 maps, 16 plates, 2 text illusts., appendix, notes, bibliog., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. (London); Viking; (2006). #18185 A$50.00 71 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 57 2012.

70 Von Humboldt, Alexander. NEW DISCOVERIES. Account of the Discoveries of the Russians in the Southern Polar Seas, by M. Simonoff. (By M. Alexander Von Humboldt.). Just over 1 full column, closely set, on the back page of The Edinburgh Evening Courant, Monday, January 19, 1824. Broadsheet; pp. [4]; lightly folded; in excellent condition; rare. Edinburgh; The Edinburgh Evening Courant; 1824. #38339 A$110.00 GASTON RENARD Pty. Ltd. Postal Address: Established 1945 Electronic communications: P.O. Box 1030, (A.C.N. 005 928 503) Telephone: +61 (0)3 9459 5040 Ivanhoe, Melbourne, ABN: 68 893 979 543 FAX: +61 (0)3 9459 6787 Victoria, 3079, Australia. www.GastonRenard.com E-mail: [email protected] NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS:

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