1997 Trial by Ice Illustrated buying Dust Wrapper John King Davis

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1997 Trial by Ice Illustrated buying Dust Wrapper John King Davis,

John King Davis (1884-1967) was an Anglo-Australian explorer known for having captained many.

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Product code: 1997 Trial by Ice Illustrated buying Dust Wrapper John King Davis

John King Davis (1884-1967) was an Anglo-Australian explorer known for having captained many exploration vessels in Antarctic waters. He made seven voyages to the Antarctic between 1907 and 1930. This work comprises Davis' accounts of his journeys.Profusely illustrated.A first edition of this work.From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back.  Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years.  He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, buying he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations.  His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration. Condition Report: In the publisher's original full cloth binding, with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper is in excellent condition, with ever so slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine only. Ownership bookplate to the verso of the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Overall: Near Fine

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