Shackleton's Forgotten Argonauts

Macmillan, Melbourne, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. With the South Pole conquered by Amundsen & Scott. Ernest Shackleton planned 'the greatest polar journey of all time'. this was to be the crossing, on foot, of the vast Antarctic continent, a journey of nearly 2000 miles in the world's most awesome terrain. In August 1914 the Endurance sailed from England for the Weddell Sea in the South Atlantic with Shackleton & his team of five men, who would walk across the continent..." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 230 pages. There is an old price label on the rear of dust jacket. Dust Jacket has some shelf-wear, as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. It also has some marking and there is a 32mm long tear to the bottom left hand corner of front of dust jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Antarctica; ISBN: 0333338677. ISBN/EAN: 9780333338674. Inventory No: 19034. . 9780333338674