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Condizione: New. Walsh, Dr Philip (illustratore). KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have.

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Cloth. Condizione: Fine. Not Stated (illustratore). A smart facsimile copy of the The Voyage of the 'Pourquoi-Pas?' The Journal of the Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910. First published in French as Autour du Pole Sud: Expedition du 'Pourquoi-Pas?' in 1910 and in English as The Voyage of the Why Not in the Antarctic in 1911 by Hodder and Stoughton and this is a facsimile of that English edition.This reprint edition has a new foreword by Paul-Emile Victor.Jean-Baptiste Charcot was a French scientist, medical doctor and polar scientist. The Pourquoi-pas was the most modern and comfortable polar vessel of its time and Charcot built it immediately after returning from his first polar expedition. This volume narrates the voyage of this vessel in 1908-1910 with illustrations throughout.With fifty two plate illustrations. In the original unclipped dustwrapper.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dustwrapper which is smart. There is some fading to the spine and some marks to the wraps. Fine. book.

First English edition; large 8vo (26 x 19 cm); ownership inscription to title page, folding frontispiece, 51 photographic illustrations on 41 sheets including 2 plans; publisher's original blue cloth, pictorial gilt vignette to upper cover, gilt lettered, touch of rubbing, lower hinge cracked but firm, a very good copy; viii, 315 pp. The copy of William Colbeck (1871-1930), captain of the ship Morning which led the two relief expeditions of Scott's Discovery. The expedition actually took place in 1906. Charcot pursued the more modest aim of continuing the work of his previous expedition and charting the Antarctic Peninsular coastline rather than reaching the South Pole. The expedition returned to Argentina having discovered Marguerite Bay, Fallià res Coast and Charcot Island. Charcot was among the 41 men who went down aboard the Why Not? off Iceland in 1936. Spence 262; Taurus 66.

viii,315 pp. Quarto. Original gilt lettered illustrated blue cloth. White stamped decoration on spine. Fore edge untrimmed. Very slight wear and soiling on the boards. Folding frontispiece. 2 full page maps and plans. 47 photographic illustrations. The boards are slightly bowed otherwise a very attractive clean copy. Spence 262. Taurus Collection 66. Rosove 67 A3. First edition in English but this being the Canadian issue published simultaneously with the UK edition and from the same sheets. Narrative of the voyage of the "Pourquoi Pas?", Charcot's second French Antarctic expedition on which exploring the Bellingshausen Sea and the Amundsen Sea and discovering Loubet Land, Marguerite Bay, Mount Boland and Charcot Island, which was named after his father, Jean-Martin Charcot. He named Hugo Island after Victor Hugo, the grandfather of his wife, Jeanne Hugo. This Canadian issue is identical to the UK issue expect for the colour of the cloth of the binding. Uncommon in nice condition with little wear.