Shackleton, Ernest

FIRST EDITION, LIMITED EDITION (see footnote), 3 volumes, 4to (275 x 205mm.), (vol.1) [2pp., limitation leaf], frontispiece, xiv, 229 facsimile leaves, including half-titles, plates and text; (vol.2) [2pp. limitation leaf], frontispiece, viii, 179 facsimile leaves, including a folding map; (vol.3) frontispiece, xvi [including the limitation leaf], 152 facsimile leaves, pp.153-160, original dark blue ribbed cloth, coloured illustration mounted on each front cover, gilt edges, pale blue printed dust-jackets, slipcase, some chips and minor repairs to jackets, vol.3 jacket faded (as in the few known copies - it was printed seven years after the first volume and on a different paper stock)

Rosove 287, 291; Spence 1094; Taurus Collection 42, 79

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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“It has always seemed churlish to list this title under Shackleton, who only edited the first of the three volumes, for the publication arose during Scott’s two expeditions. On the first of these, Shackleton was invalided home before its completion, while he was most decidedly not a member of the second Scott effort. Still, this should not detract from the publication, a lithographed facsimile of typescripts produced by members of Scott’s party during three bleak Antarctic winters spent in his company” (Taurus).

Volumes 1 and 2 are limited to 250 copies (this being number 20, printed in 1907); volume 3 is number 156 of a limited edition of 350 copies, printed in 1914.