I have here for sale a book entitled THE VOYAGE OF THE 'DISCOVERY' by CAPTAIN ROBERT F SCOTT With 260 Full-Page and Smaller Illustrations by Dr E A Wilson and other Members of the Expedition, Photogravure Frontispieces, 12 Coloured Plates in Facsimile from Dr Wilsons' Sketches, Panoramas and Maps in Two Volumes VOL II. This is the Second Impression published by Smith, Elder, & Co., London, in 1905, following the First Impression of a month earlier.  This comprehensive account of Scott's Expedition to Antarctica on boards the "Discovery" includes a fold-out Chart of Sledge Journeys from Winter Quarters; a full-page Map showing Distribution of Rocks and Ice; 5 colour plates showing 6 illustrations; 4 Double-page b/w plates; and 82 b/w plates showing 123 illustrations. 

Dark blue cloth boards with a circular gilt illustration of Scott on the front board.  Minor marks on the boards with a little wear along the edges.  Gilt lettering on the spine with minor tears/fraying to the top and bottom and along the hinges.  Gilt page top edge.  Title page in red and black lettering.  Light foxing to pages.  Remains of tape repair to front hinge.  Both hinges cracked and the binding is a bit loose, but all pages are firm and the book is in very good overall condition.  xii, 508 pages.  24.5 x 17 cm.

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