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Scott, Capt. Robert Falcon; Savours, Ann.
South Polar Times.
Publisher: The Folio Society, London;
Date of Publication: 2018
Stock Code: 14227
First edition thus. Large quarto, pp., xxvi, 659. Full colour facsimile editions of the South Polar Times. National Antarctic (Discovery) Expedition, 1901-4; April 1902, May 1902, June 1902, July 1902, August 1902, April 1903, June 1903, August 1903. National Antarctic (Terra Nova) Expedition, 1910-13; June 1911, September 1911, October 1911, June 1912. Plain blue end-papers, with matching pale blue ribbon place-marker. Pictorial cloth boards with silver titles to spine and silver cut out title to upper board. Housed in a blue slipcase, illustrated with a map of Antarctica. A near fine book in a like slipcase. Captain Robert Falcon Scott led two Antarctic voyages in the early 20th century, the Discovery Expedition (1901–04), and the Terra Nova Expedition (1910–13). The South Polar Times was a magazine created by the crew of those expeditions, documenting first-hand the professional and personal aspects of Antarctic exploration and highlights some of the physical and psychological hardships the men suffered. It was established in part to entertain the crew, all of whom were offered the opportunity to contribute. Each issue combined water-colour paintings, cartoons, and photographs with weather reports, essays, and other colloquial and scientific observations. Only one copy of each original edition was printed. The twelve issues of the magazine are replicated and collected here in one complete edition. Heavyweight, so an additional postage contribution may be requested for shipping to overseas addresses. £250.00