Antarctic--"Nimrod" Expedition, 1907-1909--Murray, James

Oblong 4to (180 x 240mm.), 95 SILVER PRINTS (average 70 x 95mm., or the reverse), mounted on thick card, recto and verso, THE PHOTOGRAPHS CAPTIONED ON THE MOUNTS IN INK BY MURRAY, contemporary black half roan gilt, gilt edges, corners rubbed, spine slightly worn

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MURRAY'S PERSONAL ALBUM OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF SHACKLETON'S NIMROD EXPEDITION. A fascinating album of photographs taken by various expedition members, and compiled by the biologist and explorer James Murray, who in 1907, at the age of 41, served under Shackleton on the Nimrod Expedition where he was in charge of the base camp. In 1913, Murray co-wrote a book about the expedition, titled Antarctic Days, with fellow expeditionary member George Edward Marston (1882-1940).