75/ 949 [(Ant)arctica]. Shackleton, E.H. The Heart of the Antarctic. Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909. Introd. H. Robert Mill. An Account of the first Journey to the South Magnetic Pole by T.W. Edgeworth David. London, W. Heinemann, 1909, 1st ed., 2 vols., XLVIII,371,(1); XV,(1),418,(1)p., 2 frontisp., 3 col. maps and 1 fold. profile loosely inserted, 12 col. plates, num. photogr. plates/ ills., orig. unif. silvergilt and pict. cl., t.e.g., sm. 4to.

- Corners sl. rubbed. Fine and clean copy.

= Headland 1383; Conrad p.148: "This is the place to begin for this expedition as it is a detailed, lucid page-turner." Taurus Collection 58: "Known today as the Nimrod expedition, this proved to be the making of Shackleton, encompassing the first ascent of Mount Erebus, the first (failed) experiment with an automated vehicle in the Antarctic and, most importantly, the mapping of a viable route to the Pole."