Polar: South Polar Times.

Introduced by Ann Savours. llustrated by Edward Wilson. The Folio Society 2018. 28 x 22 cm. Illustriertes Original-Leinen im Schuber.- First Edition. New and unread, removed from shrink wrap only to check and photograph. Published in this edition by Folio Society in 2018, this is the first and only printing. Captain Scott led two expeditions to the Antarctic: on the ship Discovery in 1901-4 and the Terra Nova in 1910-13. He and his men waited out the long months of winter darkness carrying out scientific research and then used the brief summers to explore the uncharted continent. To entertain themselves during those interminable winters, expedition members created a magazine – the South Polar Times. Typed up and illustrated with expedition members’ own text, paintings, sketches and photographs, each issue was read aloud to all hands. Published in partnership with the Royal Geographical Society, the British Library and the Scott Polar Research Institute, this large format Folio edition (11″ x 8¼”) is the complete facsimile of all 12 original issues of the South Polar Times with pages reproduced to the same dimensions. It goes behind the scenes of the magazine, from editorial process to publication, and dwells on the poignancy of the final issue; created by team members fully aware that the absent Scott, Wilson and colleagues had certainly perished. The volume binding is indicative of the scale and quality of the magazine illustrations; it replicates a detail from Edward Wilson’s exquisite watercolour from the 1902 South Polar Times cover. Introduced by Ann Savours. Profusely illustrated by Edward Wilson and others. xxvi, 659 pp. Blue ribbon marker. Printed on Stucco Old Mill paper at Neografia, a.s., Martin-Priekopa, Slovakia, and bound by them in printed and blocked cloth. 4to – over 9¾” – 12″ tall. Additional photos available on request or these may be viewed on my eBay listing. Heavy/oversize book. U.K. postage at default charge but international buyers will be asked for extra. Enquiries welcome. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.