The South Polar Times: Volume III, April to October 1911 (limited to 350 copies)

The South Polar Times was a magazine created by the crew of the two Antarctic voyages led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott in the early 20th century: the Discovery Expedition (1901—04), and the Terra Nova Expedition (1910—13). It documents first-hand many professional and personal aspects of Antarctic exploration, and highlights some of the physical and psychological hardships the men suffered. It was established in part to entertain the crew, all of whom were offered the opportunity to contribute. The magazine combines watercolour paintings, cartoons, and photographs with weather reports, essays, and other colloquial and scientific observations.

Only one copy of each edition was originally printed. The twelve issues of the magazine are collected in four published volumes. Published seven years after volumes 1 and 2 this third volume relates to Scott's second expedition.

Hardcover. English. Smith, Elder & Co., London. 1914. xv, 160 pp with numerous photographs and coloured plates with coloured illustrations within the text. Limited edition copy No. 227 of 350. Rebacked and glued with gilt titles to spine and upper boards. Bright clean copy. Book No: 2504761