The Voyage of the 'Why Not?'…
The Voyage of the 'Why Not?' In the Antarctic The Jounal of the Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910. English Version by Philip Walsh
London & New York: Hodder and Stoughton, [1911].
Quarto, with a folding frontispiece and 42 mostly photographic plates; original blue-grey cloth, spine gilt and with a penguin blocked in white, title and gold-blocked ship illustration on the upper board.
The "Pourquoi Pas?" translated
First Edition in English, translated by Philip Walsh. Charcot's account of the Second French South Polar Expedition is one of the classics of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration. Apart from the vast quantity of scientific data collected, Charcot discovered several islands and charted over 1250 miles of uncharted Antarctic coast. The 'Pourquoi Pas?' was later lost in the Arctic when her boilers blew up; all but one of the crew, including Charcot, were killed.
First Edition in English, translated by Philip Walsh. Charcot's account of the Second French South Polar Expedition is one of the classics of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration. Apart from the vast quantity of scientific data collected, Charcot discovered several islands and charted over 1250 miles of uncharted Antarctic coast. The 'Pourquoi Pas?' was later lost in the Arctic when her boilers blew up; all but one of the crew, including Charcot, were killed.
Provenance: Private collection (Australia)
Conrad, p.152; Renard 296; Spence 262; Rosove 67.A2; Taurus 66
Condition Report: Occasional light foxing; recased in original binding, with new endpapers.