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Mear, Roger And Robert Swan, Additional Material By Lindsay Fulc, Her

A Walk to the Pole; To the Heart of Antarctica In the Footsteps of Scott

1987

29,14 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Dettagli

Anno di pubblicazione
1987
Luogo di stampa
London. Jonathan Cape
Autore
Mear, Roger And Robert Swan, Additional Material By Lindsay Fulc, Her
Edizione
First American edition.
Soggetto
Travel - Polar
Lingue
Inglese
Prima edizione

Descrizione

8vo [25.5 x 17 cm]; xiii, 306 pp, numerous color illustrations and plates, map endpapers, tables, index. original cloth, silver spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), clean and fine,. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A well illustrated and interesting account of the first attempt at the south pole on foot since Scott in 1912, following Scott's original route. Swan later went on to the north pole, becoming the first man to reach both poles on foot. This work won the 1987 Boardman Tasker Award. 'Deserves to be widely read' (Richard Adams). This copy has the National Geographic articles 'In the Footsteps of Scott' by Robert Swan, 'The Antarctic Challenge' by Peter Scott, and 'Antarctica' by Priit Vesiland each with color illustrations from photos, published April 1987.