The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram", 1910-1912
Author(s):
Amundsen, Roald
Copyright: 1913, Lee Keedick, NY
Specifications: 1st ed, thick 8vo, 2 vol, vI pp.xxxv, 392, photo frontis w/ tissue guard, 81 bw illus, fldg plan, 2 maps (1 fldg); vII pp.x, 449, photo frontis w/ tissue guard, 52 bw illus, 20 maps/charts (1 fldg), appendices, teg, gilt-letter spine & covers, blue cloth
Condition: cloth bright, faint sign of former labels on ffep both vols, maps w/ orig folds & no tears, tight, fine
Amundsen's classic account of the discovery of the South Pole in 1911. This was published in the UK three months before word of Capt. Scott’s death became known. A classic work in the annals of polar literature. This nice set includes the oft-missing folding plan of the Fram.
Conrad p.156, Renard 20, Rosove 9.B2.a, Spence 18.