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    By Stephen Haddelsey
    Gloucestershire   The History Press
    9.5" by 6" xvi, [3], 238pp
    The scarce first edition of this history, which tells of the astonishing expeditions of Joseph Russell Stonehouse.
    By Stephen Haddelsey

    2008 Ice Captain: The Life of J. R. Stenhouse

    Gloucestershire   The History Press
    9.5" by 6" xvi, [3], 238pp
    The scarce first edition of this history, which tells of the astonishing expeditions of Joseph Russell Stonehouse.
    £30.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 928Y9
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    Description

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

    The scarce first edition.

    With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. 

    This biographical work combines the impressive career of J. R. Stenhouse, a Scottish-born seaman, Royal Navy Officer and Antarctic navigator.

    He is best known for commanding the vessel SY Aurora during a brutal ten-month entrapment in the ice while serving for Sir Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition. 

    Illustrated with numerous monochrome photographs and maps.

    Condition

    In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with minor shelf wear. Dust wrapper is also excellent, with slight edge wear and a couple marks to the spine head. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages.

    Near Fine

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