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MARR ('SCOUT' ) Into the Frozen South by Scout Marr, FIRST EDITION, 3 photos of Marr loosely ins...

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MARR ('SCOUT' ) Into the Frozen South by Scout Marr, FIRST EDITION, 3 photos of Marr loosely ins...
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MARR ('SCOUT' JAMES) Into the Frozen South by Scout Marr, of the Quest Expedition, FIRST EDITION, 21 half-tone plates, a STUDIO PORTRAIT OF MARR IN SCOUT UNIFORM BY VAN DYK (signed by photographer on the mount, image 135 x 90mm., c.1921), gelatin silver print of Marr on the mast of 'Quest' inked in white and black ink ('Into the Frozen South! By Scout James Marr') on image (proof pencil annotations on verso, 85 x 140mm.), and photograph of Marr and fellow Scout Norman Mooney standing with Shackleton (200 x 145mm.) loosely inserted, publisher's cloth, Cassell, 1923--CHRISTENSEN (LARS) My Last Expedition to the Antarctic 1936-1937, first English edition, SCOUT MARR'S COPY signed by him, and with later label, frontispiece and 10 photographic plates, publisher's boards with printed label on upper cover, loss to spine [Conrad, p.273; Renard 337; Spence 294], Oslo, Johan Grundt Tanum, 1938--BAGSHAWE (THOMAS WYATT) Two Men in the Antarctic. An Expedition to Graham Land 1920-1922, FIRST EDITION, photographic plates, with label 'Given in Memory of James W.S. Marr by his wife 1982' pasted to title, and Signy Island British Antarctic Survey stamps (one 'Withdrawn'), publisher's cloth [Conrad, p.229; Spence 79; Taurus 111], Cambridge, C.U.P., 1939--[QUEST EXPEDITION] Report on the Geological Collections made during the Voyage of the 'Quest' on the Shackleton-Rowett Expedition... in 1921-1922, FIRST EDITION, photographic plates, publisher's cloth, Trustees of the British Museum, 1930--MATTHEWS (L. HARRISON) South Georgia. The British Empire's Subantarctic Outpost, FIRST EDITION, 26 photographic plates, maps in the text, Signy library withdrawal stamp, publisher's cloth, rebacked preserving original spine, Bristol, John Wright, 1931, 8vo (5) Footnotes: Provenance: Second and third mentioned James 'Scout' Marr (1902-1965, polar explorer), donated by his wife to the British Antarctic Signy Island Library; Dr. Ronald Lewis-Smith, who purchased them from the Library, and also befriended Marr in later life, being non-contemporary members of the 1st Aberdeen Grammar Scout Troop. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ā€¢ ā€¢ Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

MARR ('SCOUT' JAMES) Into the Frozen South by Scout Marr, of the Quest Expedition, FIRST EDITION, 21 half-tone plates, a STUDIO PORTRAIT OF MARR IN SCOUT UNIFORM BY VAN DYK (signed by photographer on the mount, image 135 x 90mm., c.1921), gelatin silver print of Marr on the mast of 'Quest' inked in white and black ink ('Into the Frozen South! By Scout James Marr') on image (proof pencil annotations on verso, 85 x 140mm.), and photograph of Marr and fellow Scout Norman Mooney standing with Shackleton (200 x 145mm.) loosely inserted, publisher's cloth, Cassell, 1923--CHRISTENSEN (LARS) My Last Expedition to the Antarctic 1936-1937, first English edition, SCOUT MARR'S COPY signed by him, and with later label, frontispiece and 10 photographic plates, publisher's boards with printed label on upper cover, loss to spine [Conrad, p.273; Renard 337; Spence 294], Oslo, Johan Grundt Tanum, 1938--BAGSHAWE (THOMAS WYATT) Two Men in the Antarctic. An Expedition to Graham Land 1920-1922, FIRST EDITION, photographic plates, with label 'Given in Memory of James W.S. Marr by his wife 1982' pasted to title, and Signy Island British Antarctic Survey stamps (one 'Withdrawn'), publisher's cloth [Conrad, p.229; Spence 79; Taurus 111], Cambridge, C.U.P., 1939--[QUEST EXPEDITION] Report on the Geological Collections made during the Voyage of the 'Quest' on the Shackleton-Rowett Expedition... in 1921-1922, FIRST EDITION, photographic plates, publisher's cloth, Trustees of the British Museum, 1930--MATTHEWS (L. HARRISON) South Georgia. The British Empire's Subantarctic Outpost, FIRST EDITION, 26 photographic plates, maps in the text, Signy library withdrawal stamp, publisher's cloth, rebacked preserving original spine, Bristol, John Wright, 1931, 8vo (5) Footnotes: Provenance: Second and third mentioned James 'Scout' Marr (1902-1965, polar explorer), donated by his wife to the British Antarctic Signy Island Library; Dr. Ronald Lewis-Smith, who purchased them from the Library, and also befriended Marr in later life, being non-contemporary members of the 1st Aberdeen Grammar Scout Troop. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ā€¢ ā€¢ Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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