SOLD $1200 THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD, Sir Douglas Mawson, 1st edn., 1915, Heinemann, London, 2 volumes, original dark blue boards with some edge wear, gilt titles plus silver embossed figure

THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD, Sir Douglas Mawson, 1st edn., 1915, Heinemann, London, 2 volumes, original dark blue boards with some edge wear, gilt titles plus silver embossed figure ' leaning on the wind' rubbed but near complete, 3 VG+ original folding maps in rear pocket volume two unusually crisp with very minor tears, previous owner's bookplates dated 1926 in prelims both vols, B&W plates, some fold-out plates many with tissue guards throughout both volumes complete, no foxing, Bindings weak but holding, Volume One has unusual dark brown stains on first 20 pages not affecting text (priced accordingly), A Good set despite staining in Volume One of this famous and increasingly scarce book that tells the harrowing story Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14 - the cornerstone for any serious polar book collection. $1200

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THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD, Sir Douglas Mawson, 1st edn., 1915, Heinemann, London, 2 volumes, original dark blue boards with some edge wear, gilt titles plus silver embossed figure ' leaning on the wind' rubbed but near complete, 3 VG+ original folding maps in rear pocket volume two unusually crisp with very minor tears, previous owner's bookplates dated 1926 in prelims both vols, B&W plates, some fold-out plates many with tissue guards throughout both volumes complete, no foxing, Bindings weak but holding, Volume One has unusual dark brown stains on first 20 pages not affecting text (priced accordingly), A Good set despite staining in Volume One of this famous and increasingly scarce book that tells the harrowing story Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14 - the cornerstone for any serious polar book collection. $1200