Apr 03, 2008 - Sale 2140

Sale 2140 - Lot 93

Price Realized: $ 1,440
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 2,000
AMUNDSEN, ROALD. The South Pole: an Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram," 1910-12. Plates and maps. 2 volumes. 8vo, original gilt-lettered red cloth with Norwegian flag on spines and front covers, bindings slightly cocked, spines faded, ends bumped, light discoloration on rear covers; light foxing on free endpapers, one text leaf slightly wrinkled in outer margin toward end of Volume 1. London, 1912

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first edition in english of the official account of the first expedition to reach the South Pole, published the same year as the Norwegian original. Both versions appeared before the fate of Scott's party became known. Spence 18; Books on Ice 7.1.