Southern Lights

The Official Account of the British Graham Land Expedition 1934-1937 - in rare dust jacket

By John Rymill

Chatto and Windus, London 1938. First Edition. 4to., [xv], 296pp., frontispiece plus abundant exceptional sepia toned photographic illustrations — many full page, full page maps and fold-out colour maps - complete. A Near Fine copy in original green cloth covered boards with gilt title label on spine. Dust jacket is clipped and in good condition. Internally in Fine condition and containing 121 excellent sepia toned photographs, three fold-out maps with color, several full page maps — some in color, one large fold-out colour map at rear, no foxing, inscriptions, folds or tears and with strong un-cracked hinges. Exterior is Near Fine with no wear to edges or corners of original green cloth but with one small 1/8” dark spot at the lower spine. A very nice copy in Near Fine condition.

—Conrad 296; Spence 1016. Rosove 226.A1.c

Southern Lights is a well written first person narrative of an important expedition which established that Graham Land, in the Weddell Sea, was part of the Antarctic Continent and not an archipelago. Containing two chapters by A. Stephenson and a historical introduction by Hugh Robert Mill. The British Graham Land Expedition’s objectives were simple: “experience the adventure of polar living, matching danger and daring while exploring Graham Land by ship, sledge and airplane". This book is a very good read.