Mawson The Home of the Blizzard Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14 1930

Description: Mawson The Home of the Blizzard Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14 1930 Click image to enlarge Description MAWSON, SIR DOUGLAS: The Home of the Blizzard. Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914. Illustrated with Ninety-Two Photographs, Eighteen Diagrams, and Three Folding Maps. Abridged Popular Edition. Hodder and Stoughton 1930 Reprint, same year as first. Size approx 7 x 9.5 inches. In light blue cloth covers with gilt to spine. In very good condition. Cover clean and unmarked. Small pin hole dent on spine. Fold out maps clean and intact. Name inscription on front endpaper. Some light foxing to page edges. Else clean and tight. 438pp. Profusely illustrated with 18 diagrams within text, 92 b&w photos and 3 folding maps. The author led the Australasian expedition to explore Antarctica in 1911. Following an accident, himself and one other man attempted to return to base, having to eat some of their dogs on the way. Eventually Mawson was forced to travel the final 100 miles alone and arrived after the ship had left. He and six others spent another winter exploring and finally arrived home in December 1913. His work helped to more acc urately fix Magnetic South. This is the first popular edition of his account of that expedition. 93516 Get images that make Supersized seem small.Showcase your items with Auctiva's Listing Templates! THE simple solution for eBay sellers. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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