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Author: Commmander Frank Worsley Title: Endurance An Epic of Polar Adventure Publication: First UK Edition 2nd Impression Published By Geoffrey Bles London 1939……………… (See Pictures)Condition Of Book and Dust-Jacket: This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher’s blue cloth with bright and vivid silver title lettering to spine,in a Very Good Dust-Jacket,with one small 6mm chip to the head of spine and one repaired closed tear of approx 1” to the top edge of the lower cover.Price clipped and this copy has one small previous owner’s name to the front endpaper.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.Superbly illustrated with 18 illustrations including frontispiece of Ernest Shackleton.Clean copy internally with just a few foxing spots noted to the fore-edge of the book.The dust-jacket comes well protected in a brodart cover sleeve,8vo 232pp First UK Edition 2nd Impression [1939 the original publication was in 1931 and is very rare with a high price tag.The Author Frank Arthur Worsley was a New Zealand Sailor and experienced explorer who served on Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1916, as captain of Endurance. He also served in the Royal Navy Reserve during the First World War.Very Scarce title in original dust-wrapper UK Postage: Free Sent Royal Mail 24 Tracked 1-2 Working Days Air-Mail Tracked and Signed Europe £18.95Air-Mail Tracked and Signed Rest of World £24.95Air-Mail Tracked and Signed Zone 3 USA £24.95
