{"product_id":"charcot-voyage-why-not-1911-association-copy-123814","title":"The Voyage of the \"Why Not?\" in the Antarctic.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003ethe copy of the captain of the morning\u003c\/h4\u003eThe copy of William Colbeck (1871-1930), captain of the ship Morning which led the two relief expeditions of Scott's Discovery. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe expedition actually took place in 1906. Charcot pursued the more modest aim of continuing the work of his previous expedition and charting the Antarctic Peninsular coastline rather than reach the South Pole. The expedition returned to Argentina having discovered Marguerite Bay, Fallières Coast and Charcot Island. Charcot was among the 41 men who went down aboard the Why Not? off Iceland in 1936.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst English edition; large 8vo (26 x 19 cm); ownership inscription to title page, folding frontispiece, 51 photographic illustrations on 41 sheets including 2 plans; publisher's original blue cloth, pictorial gilt vignette to upper cover, gilt lettered, touch of rubbing, lower hinge cracked but firm, a very good copy; viii, 315 pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpence 262; Taurus 66\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"CHARCOT, Dr Jean; WALSH, Philip (translator).","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57142116745591,"sku":"123814","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/123814.jpg?v=1781024013","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/charcot-voyage-why-not-1911-association-copy-123814","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}