Title
Aurora Australis, 1908-09
By
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922
Marston, George
British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909)
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
Antarctica, s.n, 1908
Notes
Museum Victoria copy signed by Ernest H. Shackleton and George Marston ; "Chicken" stencilled inside back cover ; "F.Z.E. from the library of Fred. Z. Eager"-- embossed on front lining paper.
Contents/Summary: Bathybia / Douglas Mawson; Ten pieces consisting of descriptions in poetry, prose and etchings on the Antarctic written and illustrated by Expedition team members.
Spine title: Aurora Australis.
Originally loose sheets bound with green twine in wooden covers made of 3-ply. Brown calf spine and inside edges. Presentation box also of 3-ply. The unattached cover is bound with green twine and has the title and printers' trademark, the two penguins, embossed in calf, glued to it.
First book published in Antarctica. Originally published : [Antarctica : s.n.], 1908 (Antarctica : Printed at the sign of 'The penguin' by Joyce and Wild ...) (Spence. Antarctic, 1095).
Subjects
Antarctica
,
Description and travel
,
Discovery and exploration
,
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922
BHL Collections
Antarctic Exploration & Discovery
BHL at 10
BHL Australia
Museums Victoria
Objects of Wonder
Classification
RB 210
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.61146
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