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Fuchs, Sir Vivian, Sir Edmund Hillary

The Crossing of Antarctica, the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1955-56

1958

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Year of publication
1958
Place of printing
London. Cassell
Author
Fuchs, Sir Vivian, Sir Edmund Hillary
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Polar Antarctic
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xviii, 338 pp, numerous illustrations from photos, including color, maps, map endpapers, glossary, appendices, index. original cloth, silver spine title lettering, dj (lightly rubbed, closed tear), endpaper inscription, else fine in very good dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Spence 490. Hillary was the first person to reach the South Pole by land since Scott, and Fuchs the first to cross the Antarctic continent.