Antarctic, Zwei Jahre in Schnee und Eis

—Antarctica, or Two Years Amongst the Ice of the South Pole

By Otto Nordenskjöld

Berlin, Dietrich Reimer (Ernst Vohsen), 1904—1st German Edition. 2 Volumes. 8vo, Volume I: [i—iv], vii-xxii, [xxiii-xxvi], 373pp., frontpiece of Otto Nordenskjold—4 maps and plans of which 3 are full page, 140 photographic and drawing illustrations of which 66 are full page. Volume II: [i—iv], v, [vi—viii], 407pp., frontpiece of Gunnar Andersson, 9 maps and plans of which 2 are folding colour, 2 full-page colour, 1 full page black and white, 4 in text, 123 photographic and drawing illustrations of which 55 are full page, 3pp index. Publisher’s pictorial green-blue cloth, decorative spines—both lettered in black. Prior owner’s bookplate and signature of ffe and inside front cover, otherwise a near fine and complete set with no foxing, folds or tears—very well preserved with tight hinges and clean covers. A Very Good set of a beautifully executed publication of Nordenskjold’s Antarctic Expedition narrative. —Taurus 32, Spence 857, Rosove 239

Nordenskjold was first of all a scientist, and also the leader of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition. Part I was written by Nordenskjold and contains the voyage south, the first season’s work aboard ship, the establishment of the Snow Hill base, and the events at Snow Hill and the work of its party afield until its relief. Gunnar Andersson, Nordenskjold, Skottsberg (botanist), and Larsen (the ship’s captain) collectively wrote Part II.

By the time the first 1000 were printed (also available with this set of auction listings), four translations were already scheduled for production—German, French, English and Spanish—this being the First German Edition.