Grey cloth boards with silver lettering to spine. Light edge wear to boards and spine ends. Internally in 'as new' condition with pages free from marks or inscriptions. Very light edge wear to unclipped jacket. Please see images for further details.
Author: Alan Gurney
W W Norton & Co Inc: 2000
Synopsis: In the 1830s the forbidding Antarctic region represented the ultimate mystery. Was there a new polar continent? Three expeditions were launched simultaneously by Britain, France and the United States. This book is a colourful and lively account of their travels and adventures.