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Thursday, 14 November 2019

The Heart of the Antarctic - Shackleton

































Title: The Heart of the Antarctic
Publication: Heinmann
Date: 1909
Description: A two volume, hard back, first edtion publication. 'Being the story of the British Antactic Expedition 1907-1909 by E. V. Shackleton E.V.O.
with an introduction by Hugh Robert Mill D.Sc. an account of the firts journey to the South Magnetic Pole by Professor T. W. Edgeworth David F.R.S.'
Vol. 1 372 pages, 117 illustrations, Vol. 2, 417 pages, 3 No. folding maps, 1 No. folding photographic panoramas, 178 illustrations.
See full details here: The Heart of the Antarctic - Shackleton

Monday, 23 September 2019

Laws of Cricket by Crombie for Perrier Water - Antique Book of Cartoons

Title: Laws of Cricket Illustrated by Chas. Crombie

Publication: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Co. Ltd. for Perrier Water
Date: 1906
Description: Hard back book of humorous cartoons depicting the laws of cricket. 12 full colour illustrations and colour advertisements for Perrier Water. First edition.
Condition: Some wear and rubbing to cover, front cover binding separate from frontispiece. Illustrations bright and clear. Ink inscription to inside front cover. Chromolithograph cartoons.

 https://www.antique-prints.co.uk/crombie-cricket.html