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Shackleton, Ernest
Estimate
6,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Shackleton, Ernest
- The Heart of the Antartic. Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1909
- Inscribed and dated 1910
- paper
2 volumes, 8vo (10 x 6 3/4 in.; 254 x 172 mm). Frontispiece portrait, plates, 3 folding maps and one folding panorama in pocket at end of vol 2; an occasional light marginal spot or soilmark. Publisher's blue silver-stamped pictorial cloth, top edge gilt; extremities rubbed, hinges mended.
Condition
an occasional light marginal spot or soilmark. Publisher's blue silver-stamped pictorial cloth, top edge gilt; extremities rubbed, hinges mended.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First trade edition, American issue (simultaneous with the British), inscribed by the author: "To Major Srotho[?] with best wishes from the author E. H. Shackleton, April 1910."