Title: Ornithology of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition Author: Calrke, William Eagle, et al. Place: Edinburgh Publisher: The Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory Date: 1913 Description: 203-306, [1] pp.Introduction by William S. Bruce. Illustrated with 7 plates, some color, some from photographs, and two full page maps. (4to) 30x24 cm (12x9¼") original printed wrappers, cloth tape spine. First Edition. Scarce volume of the ornithological results of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-04. The expedition was organized and led by William Spieirs Bruce, a natural scientist and former medical student from the University of Edinburgh. Although overshadowed in prestige terms by Robert falcon Scott's concurrent Discovery Expedition, the SNAE completed a full program of exploration and scientific work. Only 5 copies located at OCLC, Lot Amendments Condition: Wear, toning and foxing to wrappers, with corner wear and tape repairs to rear wrapper, chip to bottom rear corner; scattered foxing, foxing to one of the maps; very good. Item number: 273709a
Title: Ornithology of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition Author: Calrke, William Eagle, et al. Place: Edinburgh Publisher: The Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory Date: 1913 Description: 203-306, [1] pp.Introduction by William S. Bruce. Illustrated with 7 plates, some color, some from photographs, and two full page maps. (4to) 30x24 cm (12x9¼") original printed wrappers, cloth tape spine. First Edition. Scarce volume of the ornithological results of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-04. The expedition was organized and led by William Spieirs Bruce, a natural scientist and former medical student from the University of Edinburgh. Although overshadowed in prestige terms by Robert falcon Scott's concurrent Discovery Expedition, the SNAE completed a full program of exploration and scientific work. Only 5 copies located at OCLC, Lot Amendments Condition: Wear, toning and foxing to wrappers, with corner wear and tape repairs to rear wrapper, chip to bottom rear corner; scattered foxing, foxing to one of the maps; very good. Item number: 273709a
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