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Mear, Roger And Robert Swan, Additional Material By Lindsay Fulc, Her

A Walk to the Pole; To the Heart of Antarctica In the Footsteps of Scott

1987

29,14 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1987
Lieu d'édition
London. Jonathan Cape
Auteur
Mear, Roger And Robert Swan, Additional Material By Lindsay Fulc, Her
Edition
First American edition.
Thème
Travel - Polar
Langues
Anglais
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

8vo [25.5 x 17 cm]; xiii, 306 pp, numerous color illustrations and plates, map endpapers, tables, index. original cloth, silver spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), clean and fine,. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A well illustrated and interesting account of the first attempt at the south pole on foot since Scott in 1912, following Scott's original route. Swan later went on to the north pole, becoming the first man to reach both poles on foot. This work won the 1987 Boardman Tasker Award. 'Deserves to be widely read' (Richard Adams). This copy has the National Geographic articles 'In the Footsteps of Scott' by Robert Swan, 'The Antarctic Challenge' by Peter Scott, and 'Antarctica' by Priit Vesiland each with color illustrations from photos, published April 1987.
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