The Southern Ice-Continent: The German South Polar Expedition aboard the Gauss 1901-1903
Author(s):
Drygalski, Erich von
Copyright: 1989, Bluntisham, Cambridgeshire
Specifications: 1st in Eng, ltd ed 450, 4to, pp.xxi, 373, photo frontis, 127 bw photos, bw drawings, 8 maps, gilt-lettered spine, black lettered & illustrated cover, tan cloth
Condition: issued w/o dj, cloth fine
The first English translation of Drygalski's 1904 narrative. This was the second expedition to winter over and fielded a strong scientific team, resulting in 20 volumes of scientific reports. The ship Gauss was released only after spreading garbage around the ship to absorb sunlight.
Conrad p.96, Karrow 191, Meadows 305, Renard 1666, Rosove 104.A1, see Spence 384.