Aurora australis [electronic resource].

The ascent of Mount Erebus / T.W.E. David -- Midwinter night / Nemo -- Trials of a messman / A messman -- A pony watch / Putty -- Southward bound / Lapsus Linguæ -- An interview with an emperor / A.F.M. -- Erebus / Nemo -- An ancient manuscript / Shellback -- Life under difficulties / J. Murray -- Bathybia / D. Mawson.

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Title from TIFF cover (viewed on Dec. 12, 2011).

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"Published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907, during the winter months of April, May, June, July 1908. Illustrated with lithographs and etchings; by George Marston"--Leaf [4].

Publication details from leaf [4].

Originally issued on paper watermarked with crown, and "Abbey Mills" and "Greenfield" watermarks.

Original has title within ornamental border, with hand-coloured vignette. Each chapter has own t.p. printed in orange. Penguin design (designed by Causton & Sons) stamped in orange on leaf [4] as printer's device, and blindstamped on spine of bound copies. Orange penguin stamps on t.p. of each chapter.

Electronic reproduction of the first book ever printed in the Polar regions; ed. by E.H. Shackleton. Limited ed. of around 100 copies, 25-30 of which were bound by Bernard Day using wooden boards from packing cases. Copies vary slightly in contents.

Original issued in two states, an earlier state with 10 engraved ill. (p. [119-120] has text on both sides), and a later state with 11 engraved ill. (p. [119-120] has revised text on one side and extra ill. on the other). Cf. Greene.

Greene, M.L. Aurora australis (1908). (In Book talk, p. 69-79), p. 72-73

Electronic reproduction. : Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand, 2011-2012. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Reproduction of Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy.

Electronic reproduction of the Alexander Turnbull Library copy 1, an earlier variant state with 10 plates. Binding of original: 1/4 harness leather, loose paper sheets laced with green cord within bevelled Venesta board wooden covers, printed "[J]ulienne soup", spine blind stamped with title and penguin printer's device, untrimmed edges. News clipping and extract from publisher's catalogue tipped onto flyleaf. Front cover loose. Provenance of original: Sir Joseph Kinsey bequest (bookplate and stamp), originally purchased from Sotheby's.

Electronic reproduction of the Alexander Turnbull Library copy 2, a later variant state with 11 plates. Binding of original: 1/4 harness leather, loose paper sheets laced with green cord within bevelled Venesta board wooden covers, printed "Beans", spine blind stamped with title and penguin printer's device, untrimmed edges. Provenance of original: bought by Alex H. Turnbull in 1912 from Francis Edwards, who possibly obtained it from Sir Ernest Wild (Alexander Turnbull Library MS-Papers-0057-112/1912/IV) ; bookplate of Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull.