Essays by Ernest Shackleton & Fridtjof Nansen

Signed by J.H. Whitehouse

By Whitehouse, J. H.

London: Oxford University Press, 1928. 1st Edition. Adventure by Ernest Shackleton & A Visit to Nansen. 8vo, – 22.7cm, [2], 23pp [5]. In Near Fine publisher’s green cloth backed boards with green cloth back strip, upper cover and spine with publisher’s paper labels lettered in black, two portrait front pieces. Uncut page edges. Near Fine condition internally with tight un-cracked hinges and no prior ownership markings. Scarce. This unique copy is signed by Whitehouse on a private library label inside the front cover.
—Spence 1255; Taurus 132; Renard 1691; Rosove 1343.

The significance and importance of this publication to Antarctic exploration lies in the article by Ernest Shackleton entitled “Adventure” where he describes the spirit that moved him to explore. A well-written and interesting pair of essays by two of the most notable and accomplished polar explorers in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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