Fourteen Men (Inscribed First UK Edition)

INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON FFEP. Ex-Libris Bookplate of G. & N. Ingleton on FBEP.

First-hand account of the Australian Antarctic Expedition to Heard Island.

First UK edition, inscribed by author. London: George Allen & Unwin, LTD., 1952. 8vo. Original blue publisher's cloth. Pages: [x], 273.

Bound in original blue publisher's cloth. Lettering to spine stamped in orange. Cover illustration blocked in black, white, and red. G. & N. Ingleton bookplate on FBEP. Ingleton private library stamp "5970" on final page. W. Williams signature in pencil on half-title. Very good. Binding square and tight. Some minor sunning to spine. A few minor markings on front and rear cover boards. Contents in excellent condition. Very mild toning at edges. Some spotting here and there. Plate top edges have been stained by upper edge spraying, otherwise well preserved.

Full title: Fourteen Men: the Story of the Antarctic Expedition to Heard Island.

Provenance: From the library of Warwick H. Williams.

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