57972 Edinburgh. C. 1908. Thomas Nelson. VIII, 348 PP, plus 8 b/w plates and a correction tipped in between pages 32 & 33. Fp: Captain Raymond Rallier du Baty. Original brown cloth cover, device "Nelson - Edinburgh" in blind on front cover, gilt title and device on spine. Stamp of previous owner on endpapers and on outside edges (faint). Slight ageing of paper. A very good plus copy. 19 x 13. An expedition in 1907 from France to Melbourne on board the J.B. Charcot with a year's stay on the Kerguelen islands for exploration and sealing. In order to finance this expedition, one of the sponsors, the British "Daily Chronicle", bought the story in 1910. It was only translated into French in 1990. $45.00AUD
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