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New Zealand: Canterbury University Press. Good. Hardcover. 2004. tidy e xlibrary -seldom borrowed -d/j plastic protected .

Christchurch, NZ: Canterbury University Press., 2004. 315pp, index, bibliography, notes, bw ills, pictorial endpapers. Blue cloth in jacket. Slight edge wear to jacket, sticker remnant to rear. Tells the story of Shackleton's support party on the other side of Antarctica from where his expedition became icebound. After 90 years this book provides the first in-depth account of the Ross Sea party, the drift of the Aurora and the relief expedition sent under the command of polar veteran Captain JK Davis.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Christchurch (NZ): Canterbury University Press. 2004. Octavo, cloth boards, dustjacket, b&w illus, maps, pp 315. Small previous owner's bookplate, otherwise fine in like d.j. The first in-depth account of the Ross Sea party, the drift of the Aurora, and the relief expedition:: filling one of the last gaps in the literature of the 'heroic age' of polar expedition.

Montral: McGill-Queen's. VG+/Near Fine. 2004. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 315pp . Slight cant to spine. .

Christchurch: Canterbury U. P., 2004. 1st edition. Nice copy. octavo. hardback with dust jacket 315pp., b/w plates, maps, notes, bibliog., index, Ownership inscription o/w nice copy

Canterbury University Press, 2004. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Fine. ANTARCTICA315 p., [40] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. First Edition. #070723(Booklabel on fpd, otherwise pristine.)Davis, John King, 1884-1967.  |  Shackleton, Ernest, Sir, 1874-1922 -- Travel -- Antarctica.  |  Aurora (Ship)  |  Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, (1914-1917)  |  Aurora Relief Expedition, (1916-1917)  |  Shipwreck survival -- Antarctica -- Ross Sea.  |  Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- British.  |  Antarctica -- Description and travel. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Hardcover in… Read More

New Zealand: Canterbury University Press, 2004. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First New Zealand Edition. 160mm x 235mm. Jacket has minimal general wear and no tears. Book very clean. Binding tight. 315pp.

Christchurch: Canterbury U. P., 2004. 1st edition. Nice copy. octavo. hardback with dust jacket 315pp., b/w plates, maps, notes, bibliog., index,

Montreal: McGill Queens Univ Pr, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Worn and chipped. 8vo. pp. 6 315, ""When Sir Ernest Shackleton's dreams of crossing Antarctica foundered with his ship Endurance in the ice of the Weddell Sea in October 1915, he could only wonder what had become of his support party on the other side of the continent. After almost ninety years Polar Castaways finally tells that story, filling…

Montreal: McGill Queens Univ Pr, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. 6 315 plus 32 plates of B/W photos and 8 plates of colour maps. Ex-Lib with stamp on top edges, fep and a radio tag stuck to the verso of the rear board. otherwise clean and tight. ""When Sir Ernest Shackleton's dreams of crossing Antarctica foundered with his ship Endurance in the ice of…

Christchurch: Canterbury U. P., 2004. 1st edition. As New. octavo. hardback with dust jacket 315pp., b/w plates, maps, notes, bibliog., index,

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CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND: CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY PRESS. BOUND IN CLEAN NAVY BLUE CLOTH WITH BRIGHT SILVER TITLES TO SPINE, THIS DATED 2004 HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION, IS VG IN VG JACKET(UNCLIPPED). 315pp WITH FOREWORD BY R.W. RICCHARDS, PREFACE, 24 CHAPTERS, EXTENSIVE NOTES, BIBBLIOGRAPHY, 65 B/W PHOTOS TAKEN AT THE TIME, AND INDEX. CONDITION VG/VG . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2004.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004-08-17. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Canterbury University Press, UK, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/Very Good. 1st Edition: SIGNED by the Author, McElrea on the title page. 315 pages, illustrated 32 pages of b/w photos, pictorial end papers. Original covers in unclipped dust jacket. Provides the first in-depth account of the Ross Sea party, the drift of the Aurora and the relief expedition under the command of polar veteran Captain J.K. Davis. The often forgotten Ross Sea Party, deposited on Ross Island to lay depots for Shackleton's Trans-Antarctic Endurance Expedition. Their ship Aurora was blown out to sea in a storm, leaving them marooned. Under severe hardships, the men carried on with their mission despite the deaths of three members. Their harrowing story and subsequent thrilling rescue is told with style and historical accuracy. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. ISBN: 1877257265. ISBN/EAN: 9781877257261. Pictures of this… Read More

POLAR CASTAWAYS - signed by both authors - The Ross Sea party 1914-17 of Sir Ernest Shackleton. Richard McElrea & David Harrowfield, 1st edition, 2004, Canterbury University Press, Christchurch This copy signed to title page by David Harrowfield & Richard McElrea, - 315 page hardback VG+ with VG jacket, B&W plates, maps, By far the best account of Shackleton's Ross Sea party, in part because it tells of the often overlooked saga of the Aurora adrift rudderless in the Ross Sea - utterly harrowing . THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED