The Home of the Blizzard; Being the story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914...Illustrated in colour and black and white also with maps.
London: William Heinemann, 1915. First Edition. Two volumes : octavo : pp. (vol I) pp. xxx, 349 ; (vol II) xiii [xiv] 338 [2, colophon, blank] : collated and complete (all colour plates, plates, illustrations and maps as called for) : publisher's navy cloth binding with gilt lettering and "Leaning into the wind" image gilt blocked in argent. The silver of the cover image is rubbed, particularly to volume I; joints and corners rubbed; occasional fox mark; light ring mark on top cover of vol I. Very good. Item #15806
"The Home of the Blizzard (London, 1915), profusely illustrated by the magnificent photographs of Frank Hurley, is a classic of polar literature and described the first major scientific exploring venture by Australians beyond their shores." [Australian Dictionary of Biography online].
Price: $2,500.00