Voyages of the 'Morning' (First Edition)

A very good copy of this extremely scare Antarctic narrative.

This book provides an interesting and highly readable accounting of the discovery of Scott Island and the first landing on Beaufort Island, as well as the personal impressions of the Southern party of the expedition upon their return. Written with warm wit and a sharp eye for detail, the author provides descriptions of the contemporary lives and friendships between the members about the Morning.

Perhaps aiding the warm tone of this book is the fact that no crew members on the Morning died a frozen death, has limbs amputated, or irretrievably falls into a crevice. This marks the narrative as unique from its peers in both tone and content. Doorly paints a vivid picture of what the sailors and officers were thinking on their voyage of discovery and how he saw them in 1904, before the world began to regard them as "heroes", tragic or otherwise.

First edition. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1916. 8vo. Original blue publisher's cloth. Pages: xx, 224. 16 Photographic and illustration plates (incl. frontis). 4 musical numbers. Fold-out map at rear.

Bound in original blue publisher's cloth. Lettering and margins on cover and spine blocked in white. Illustration of penguins on cover blocked and stamped in black and white. Includes a panoramic set of photographs on the rear endpapers taken by W. Williams entitled: ""Discovery II" Pole Cape Crozier, March 12 1978, John Lythgoe". Very Good. Spine ends slightly weathered and bumped. Mild sunning to spine. Some markings across bindings. Binding corners turned slightly. Binding has loosened a fraction between signatures towards the middle, but remains square and generally tight. Mild age toning to end papers. Contents in excellent condition. Some mild age toning at edges. Some foxing and spotting present here and there. Some foxing to fold-out map. Heavy tape markings on rear end papers from previously adhered photographs.

Provenance: From the library of Warwick H. Williams.

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