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1910-13 British Antarctic Expedition: 'The Undying Fire' by H.G.…
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20-Sep-2011
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1910-13 British Antarctic Expedition: 'The Undying Fire' by H.G.Wells (London, 1919) signed by the author and endorsed 'To Cherry-Garrard, with Warmest Thanks For His Penguins, From H.G.Wells'. Together with two other H.G.Wells books - 'The First Men in the Moon' (London, 1901) and 'Phoenix - a Summary of the Inescapable Conditions of World Reorganisation' (London, 1942). Aspley cherry-Garrard (1886-1959) was an English explorer of Antarctica. He was a survivor on the Terra Nova Expedition and is acclaimed for his historical account of this expedition, 'The Worst Journey in the World'.
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Printed & Written Material: Historical Documents