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Cherry-Garrard, Apsley
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Cherry-Garrard, Apsley
- The Worst Journey in the World. Antarctic 1910-1913. London: Constable and Company, [1922]
- paper
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, 2 volumes, 8vo, 5 maps, 4 folding, 10 folding panoramas, 36 photo illustrations on 27 plates, 26 sketches on 23 plates, 6 coloured, linen-backed blue paper boards and endpapers, printed paper labels on the spines, a spare pair of labels tipped in, slight wear and repair to spines
Literature
Rosove 71.A1; Spence 277; Taurus Collection 84
Condition
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The copy is inscribed to Herbert McLean Evans (1882–1971), the American U.S. anatomist and embryologist, and is dated 20 June 1950.
“The best-written and most enduring account of exploits in the Antarctic (continuously in print the past 78 years)” (Taurus Collection).