MURRAY GEORGE; editor The Antarctic Manual for the Use of th

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MURRAY, GEORGE; editor. The Antarctic Manual for the Use of the Expedition of 1901. 3 folding maps in the rear pocket. 8vo, publisher's cloth, front cover a bit bowed, some staining to the covers, minor rubbing; staining extending from the bottom margin principally affecting the pastedowns and endpapers, browning to the half-title, the text and maps in good condition; early bookplate on the front pastedown (William K. Carr). London: Royal Geographical Society, 1901

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scarce first edition. "Conceived of by Sir Clements Markham as a primer for the participants of the British National Antarctic Expedition under Captain Scott, this volume contains articles on various branches of Antarctic science and exploration and a bibliography . . . The volume was distributed to expedition members and fellows of the Royal Geographical Society in July 1901, just before the expedition's departure"--Rosove 235.A1; Taurus 39; Spence 829.
with--The Explorer Books facsimile reprint, one of 500 copies.

From the library of Dr. John M. Levinson, with his bookplate.