The Voyages of Captain Scott: Retold from 'The Voyage of the "Discovery"' and 'Scott's Last Expedition' With an Introduction by Sir J. M. Barrie, Bart.
Published by Smith, Elder, & Co. in London 1914
SKU: 51966
£60.00
FIRST EDITION 8vo. hardback Bickers & Son binding in full navy blue calf with raised bands and decorative gilt to spine. All edges and endpapers marbled. 440pp., indexed, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, 4 colour plates, 28 pages of b/w plates, a facsimile and large folding map at end. Handwritten school prize ink inscription, dated 1919, to verso of ffep and prize winner's bookplate to facing blank. Light foxing to prelims. Small patch of light rubbing to lower edge of inside front cover. Slightest fading to spine and a few faint marks to boards. Overall a GOOD+, HANDSOME COPY.