Otto Nordenskjol; Charles Rabot — Au Pole Antarctique

Paris, Ernest Flammarion, 1904. Leather. A beautifully bound illustrated account of polar exploration, translated into French and illustrated throughout. Otto Nordenskjold (1869-1928) was a Finnish-Swedish polar explorer and geologist remembered for leading in the 1901-1904 Swedish Antarctic Expedition, which recovered important geological samples and marine samples. Undated; dated from copies on Jisc.Translated into French by Charles Radot.Illustrated with one hundred and four in-text vignette and full page illustrations. Collated, complete.From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years. He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations. His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration. In a pebbled morocco binding. Externally generally smart, with a little wear to the extremities and rubbing to the head and tail of the spine resulting in slight loss to the leather. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages have the occasional instance of spotting, but are otherwise generally bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .