1963 Discovery II in the Antarctic

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper, With Letter

First edition. With a handwritten letter signed by the author, inserted into the original envelope which is pasted to the rear pastedown. The letter begins: "I am most grateful for your very kind letter telling me how much you had enjoyed the Antarctic story. The appreciation of a reader is most encouraging", dated 25th October, 1963. Illustrated with a frontispiece and forty-one images across twenty-four plates. Collated complete. The story of a British research team in the Southern Seas, being a vivid account of the work of Discovery II and other British vessels alongside the officers who sailed in them. This work provides a commentary on the resourcefulness and dedication of these ships' companies under extreme conditions. Written by John Coleman-Cooke, an English researcher who was appointed to the Council for Nature and was a member of the Standing Committee on National Parks.