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The Paridigm Press / Bluntisham Books, 1984. 1984 reprint. hardcover. xxx, 315pp, 82 illustrations, folding map, original highly decorative green cloth, minor sunning to spine which is usual with this title, Fine. A beautifully produced reprint retaining much of the character and appearance of the First Edition. Scarce and desirable even in this format.. Armitage's narrative exposes the lighter and anecdotal sides of the expedition and contains occasional comment on the men's characters. He avoided divulging his personal feelings about Scott but in his autobiography was openly uncompplimentary to him. Two Years In The Antarctic is profusely illustrated by Wilson, contains photographic plates, as well as illustrations from The Blizzard, a shipboard publication stemming from the first winter.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

London: Edward Arnold,, 1905. Armitage exposes the lighter and anecdotal sides of the expedition First edition, first impression, of this important account of Scott's Discovery expedition. Armitage served as Scott's second-in-command at the behest of Sir Clements Markham. His chief accomplishment on the voyage was his success in the western mountains and ascent of Victoria. He also became the first person to walk on the polar ice cap, discovering three glaciers in the process. Armitage had originally promised that his book would not be published before Scott's own account, though Scott's delay in writing meant that Two Years in the Antarctic was being advertised with The Voyage of the 'Discovery', causing a dispute between publishers and agents which Armitage and Scott managed to settle amicably in a personal meeting. Armitage writes in his preface: "Why am I writing a narrative about the expedition when Captain Scott has brought out two volumes on the subject? Because I think that a great number of… Read More

London: Edward Arnold, 1905. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. xix,315pp. + 16pp. (publisher's ads dated October, 1905)pp. Octavo in original pictorial green cloth with gilt lettered spine and white lettered front, with plates (including frontispiece), illustrations in text from drawings and folding map (at end). An attractive copy. Rosove 17.A1; Spence 67. Narrative of Scott's 'Discovery' expedition, by the second-in-command. One of the scarcest of the heroic age narratives. 1905