The thrilling story of an ill-fated expedition to the South Pole by the bestselling and award-winning author of Schindler's List. In the waning years of the Edwardian era, a group of English gentleman- adventurers led by Sir Eugene Stewart launched an expedition to reach the South Pole. More than sixty years later, Anthony Piers, the official artist of the New British South Polar Expedition, finally unveils the sobering conditions of their perilous journey: raging wind, bitter cold, fierce hunger, absolute darkness-and ...
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The thrilling story of an ill-fated expedition to the South Pole by the bestselling and award-winning author of Schindler's List. In the waning years of the Edwardian era, a group of English gentleman- adventurers led by Sir Eugene Stewart launched an expedition to reach the South Pole. More than sixty years later, Anthony Piers, the official artist of the New British South Polar Expedition, finally unveils the sobering conditions of their perilous journey: raging wind, bitter cold, fierce hunger, absolute darkness-and murder. The first two decades of the twentieth century were known as the "heroic era" of Antarctic exploration. In 1911, Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole. Weeks later, doomed British explorer Robert Falcon Scott arrived-and then perished in a blizzard. And in 1914, Ernest Shackleton embarked on his infamous voyage to Antarctica. Set during this epic period of adventure and discovery, Victim of the Aurora re-creates a thrilling time in an unforgiving place and is a brilliantly plotted tale of psychological suspense.
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F- in F- jacket. F-/F-. 8vo. original blue boards gilt (exposed extremities a trifle marked & sunned) in dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed); pp. 222. A near fine copy.
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Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 8vo. 222 pp. We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. M24.
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Very Good in Very Good, Price Clipped jacket. Book Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0002224933. Flat signed by author on title page. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery.; Novel of murder during expedition to South Pole. By the author of "Schindler's Ark". A couple of brown spots on outer edge of text block. Minor wear to lower tips of d/j.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Signed by Author.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0002224933. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Flat-signed by author on title page. Flat-signed by author on title page.; Novel of murder during expedition to South Pole. By the author of "Schindler's Ark". Mylar d/j protector.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Signed by Author.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8x5x1; We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! British first edition, first printing. Jacket is in Very Good + condition. Front of jacket has a small 3/8 inch puncture. Front inside cover has a sticker mark at bottom. Jacket is unpriced. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. Front cover has a small 1/4 inch indent. The binding is straight and tight. Previous owners name inside front cover. NO remainder mark.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 222 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. This Is An Astonishingly Vivid And Convincing Evocation Of A Polar Expedition Before The First World War, To Read It Is To Enter That Harsh, Monastic World, To Smell 'the Cocoa And The Acetylene Lamps, The Drying Thermal Underwear Before The Stove And The Acid Smell Of Siberian Pony Dung.
