POLAR CASTAWAYS: The Ross Sea party 1914-17 of Sir Ernest Shackleton
by Richard McElrea & David Harrowfield,
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POLAR CASTAWAYS - signed by both authors - The Ross Sea party 1914-17 of Sir Ernest Shackleton. Richard McElrea & David Harrowfield, 1st edition, 2004, Canterbury University Press, Christchurch This copy signed to title page by David Harrowfield & Richard McElrea, - 315 page hardback VG+ with VG jacket, B&W plates, maps, By far the best account of Shackleton's Ross Sea party, in part because it tells of the often overlooked saga of the Aurora adrift rudderless in the Ross Sea - utterly harrowing . THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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- Bookseller
- Barking Mad Books (NZ)
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- Title
- POLAR CASTAWAYS
- Author
- Richard McElrea & David Harrowfield,
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition - signed by both authors
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Canterbury University Press
- Place of Publication
- Christchurch
- Date Published
- 2004
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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With 32 seasons in Antarctica and 26 Himalayan expeditions behind him, Colin Monteath also maintains a large polar / mountain / exploration reference library. Researchers, authors, publishers are welcome to use this service...see also hi-resolution image galleries on www.colinmonteath.nz
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