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ALFRED LANSING. Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Voyage. New York, Toronto & London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1959. 8° (214 x 140mm). Original blue cloth, spine titled in silver, dust-jacket.
PROVENANCE:
Leonard D.A. Hussey ( ). Half-title inscribed, 'For Huss: With the deepest admiration and lasting gratitude. AL 4/3/59'.
A presentation copy of the first edition, signed by the author to Leonard Hussey.
[With]
COMMANDER TAPRELL DORLING, "TAFFRAIL". Sea Escapes and Adventures. London: Philip Allan & Co. Ltd, 1927. 8° (220 x 140mm). (Occasional light spotting, fly leaf browned, one plate detached). Maroon cloth, the spine titled in gilt (a few minor stains).
PROVENANCE: Leonard D.A. Hussey, the flyleaf inscribed, 'Huzz with love from Eleanor H. Shackleton Christmas 1927'. First edition of this work, given to Hussey by Ernest Shackleton's sister, Eleanor Hope Shackleton.
[And]:
A framed photograph after Frank Hurley of Hussey with the dogs on the Imperial Trans-Arctic Expedition. (3)
PROVENANCE:
Leonard D.A. Hussey ( ). Half-title inscribed, 'For Huss: With the deepest admiration and lasting gratitude. AL 4/3/59'.
A presentation copy of the first edition, signed by the author to Leonard Hussey.
[With]
COMMANDER TAPRELL DORLING, "TAFFRAIL". Sea Escapes and Adventures. London: Philip Allan & Co. Ltd, 1927. 8° (220 x 140mm). (Occasional light spotting, fly leaf browned, one plate detached). Maroon cloth, the spine titled in gilt (a few minor stains).
PROVENANCE: Leonard D.A. Hussey, the flyleaf inscribed, 'Huzz with love from Eleanor H. Shackleton Christmas 1927'. First edition of this work, given to Hussey by Ernest Shackleton's sister, Eleanor Hope Shackleton.
[And]:
A framed photograph after Frank Hurley of Hussey with the dogs on the Imperial Trans-Arctic Expedition. (3)
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