Courtauld, Augustine(found by): FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH: AN ANTHOLOGY OF POLAR WRITINGS. , London: Oxford University Press, 1958.1st Edition; xvi, 423pp, map endpapers, bibliography. pale green cloth with silver titling to spine in price clipped pictorial dustjacket. An anthology of polar writings found by Augustine Courtauld from the classical age, vikings, merchant adventurers , the navy and polar explorers. Includes contributions from Homer,Cabot, Barents, Hudson, Cook, Ross, Franklin, Nansen, Shackleton, and Scott to name but a few. Dustjacket spine discoloured, old tape marking to inside of dustjacket, contents clean. Very Good/Good. (Book ref. 2045) £20.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Polar Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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