AURORA AUSTRALIS

Information on the Bugayer copy of Aurora Australis

Copy Number: 100 Location: Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

R.J. CAMPBELL

Information on the Campbell copy of Aurora Australis

Copy Number: 101 Location: Web:

Cdr Campbell purchased his copy from Francis Edwards.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

CANTERBURY MUSEUM

Copy Number: 29 Other identifiers: Nuttall copy; TARCTIC | ON 1907
Location: Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand
Web: http://www.canterburymuseum.com

Information on the Canterbury Museum copy of Aurora Australis

On the verso of the front board is taped a typed sheet: "First printed book produced in the Antarctic. This copy of "Aurora Australis" one of an edition of 100 printed at the winter quarters (Cape Royds) of the British Antarctic Expedition during the winter months of April, May, June, July 1908. Was presented by Sir Ernest Shackleton to Mr. Henry Nuttall in 1911. Purchased 1970." [This was observed in 1991. It may not have been present in 2010.]

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: None (There is a slight horizontal split and a knot hole in the lower half of the inside cover, not going through to the outer surface.
   b) Inside back cover: TARCTIC | ON 1907 (Upside down at foot of board. The O is only partially present. The entire word is undoubtedly EXPEDITION.)
2. Inscriptions (text and location): On recto of first blank leaf in ink: "To Henry Nuttall with | Kindest wishes from the Editor E.H. Shackleton, | in remembrance of the | practical help to our | Scientific Results and | the always sympathetic | attitude towards the Expedition | August 1911 | This book was made in | the Antarctic. | E.H. Shackleton."
Nuttall was apparently the chairman of the council of the Manchester Geographical Society according to an article on the copy in the December 1970 issue of Antarctic.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Illustration
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Color
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Present
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Bottom
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Present
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Not present
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown but assumed to be spelled Clarke.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): 1) The Messman; 2) Fourteen Good and True
10. Condition: Excellent. Backstrip appears to be original and unrepaired. No markings on exterior of boards. (1991)
Outer top and bottom boards are fine and unmarked. Rebacked without the penguin logo. Some leaves loose or separated. (2010)
11. Provenance: "Purchased 1970", probably from Sotheby's. John Millard, in a letter to Robert Stephenson dated 1 May 1982, says: "Both copies were bought at auction, at Sotheby's, London, 17th November 1970." (The second copy was also P.J. Skellerup's which is now owned by Seamus Taaffe—copy 110.)
12. New points: New points come to light and they will be included here rather than trying to insert them above which would necessitate re-doing the entire Details file.
   a) Does text on the fourth line of the 11th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus', which begins with the text hanging straight down, read "household gods"? Unknown
[Note: No copies are known to have it as Goods.]
   b) Does a comma or a period appear after "knees" on the second line of the 13th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text all, down the ravine? Unknown
[Note: No copies are known to have it with a comma.]
   c) Does the temperature given on the eighth line of the 14th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text When we awoke at 4 a.m. appear as 30° or 34°? Unknown
[Note: There are known to be copies with both temperatures.]

Source: R. Stephenson, personal inspection (5 February 1991, May 2010); Joanna Condon (Information Manager / Curator of Manuscripts Canterbury Museum).
Contacts: Joanna Condon (Information Manager / Curator of Manuscripts Canterbury Museum).

Inside back cover.

CHRIST'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE

Copy Number: 11 Other identifiers: [IRI]SH STEW copy; CUTLETS copy; Raymond Priestley copy.
Location: St Andrew's Street, Cambridge CB2 3BU, UK
Web: http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/current-students/library/library_info/old_library

Information on the Christ's College copy of Aurora Australis

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: SH STEW running downward vertically with the base of the lettering closest to the outer edge. Not doubt IRISH STEW.
   b) Inside back cover: ON CUTLETS running downward vertically with the top of the lettering closest to the outer edge. Could be MUTTON CUTLETS.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): No inscriptions but the bookplate of Raymond Priestley is present on a blank leaf which now is at the end of the volume although the book being disbound this blank could very well have originally been at the beginning. The College has a letter from Priestley that accompanied the donation, dated 6 June 1921.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Illustration
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Color
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Not present
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Bottom
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present [John Millard, in a letter to Robert Stephenson dated 10 June 1985, says 'this copy has an extra illustration title/cover sheet, "A Giant Tick was Investigating the Carcase."']
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Present
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Not present
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Spelled Clarke
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): 1) In the Stables
10. Condition: "All the leaves have become separated from the cord but are otherwise in good condition. The spine is a little cracked at the front edge, and is original with the blind-stamped trade mark and title."
11. Provenance: Presented to the College by Raymond Edward Priestley, the original owner.
12. New points: New points come to light and they will be included here rather than trying to insert them above which would necessitate re-doing the entire Details file.
   a) Does text on the fourth line of the 11th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus', which begins with the text hanging straight down, read "household gods"? Unknown
[Note: No copies are known to have it as Goods.]
   b) Does a comma or a period appear after "knees" on the second line of the 13th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text all, down the ravine? Unknown
[Note: No copies are known to have it with a comma.]
   c) Does the temperature given on the eighth line of the 14th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text When we awoke at 4 a.m. appear as 30° or 34°? Unknown
[Note: There are known to be copies with both temperatures.]

Source: E-mail from Jane Gregory, Old Library, Christ's College to Robert Stephenson 24 March 2010.
Contacts: Jane Gregory, Old Library, Christ's College.

Left: Inside front cover. Right: Inside back cover.
Images provided by Christ's College.

Raymond Priestley's bookplate.
Image provided by Christ's College.

CLARE LODGE

Copy Number: 37 Location: Harpenden, Hertfordshire, U.K. Web:

Information on the Clare Lodege copy of Aurora Australis

In a letter at SPRI dated 11 September 1957 (see below) the writer, Mr E. Shutt, Governor, National Children's Home, stated that Clare Lodge had a copy of 'Aurora Australis.' Possibly given by sister of Frank Wild.
Needs confirmation.

Letter at SPRI

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Copy Number: 02 Location: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Butler Library, 6th floor East, 535 West 114th Street, New York, NY 10027, USA. Web: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb

Information on the Columbia copy of Aurora Australis (Source: http://clio.cul.columbia.edu)

Title: Aurora australis. [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.
Physical Description: 6 p.l., [151] p. I illus., 10 pl. 28 cm.
Publisher/ Date: Printed at the sign of ʻThe Penguins’; by Joyce and Wild. Latitude 77° 32ʹ South, longitude 166° 12ʹ east. Antarctica [1908]
Notes: Title within ornamental border, with vignette in colors. At head of title: 1908-09.
The first book ever printed in the Polar regions; ed. by E. H. Shackleton. Loose sheets laced in wooden covers, made of packing-cases which contained the provisions. Only 90 copies printed.
Contains signatures of the editor and illustrator.
Contents: 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.
LCCN: 13012986
Location (guide): Rare Book, Butler 6th Fl. East (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: B999 Au6

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: None.
   b) Inside back cover: PATES
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "Contains signatures of the editor and illustrator "[Shackleton and Marston]. Signatures are on recto of second blank leaf.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "Backstrip off entirely"
11. Provenance: Donated by Bassett Jones.
Source: R. Stephenson, personal inspection (11 October 1980).

NEELON CRAWFORD

Information on the Crawford copy of Aurora Australis

Copy Number: 102 Location: Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

Copy Number: 03 Location: Rauner Library, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. Web: http://www.dartmouth.edu

Information on the Dartmouth copy of Aurora Australis (Source: http://libcat.dartmouth.edu/search)

Title: Aurora australis
Imprint: Antarctica : British Antarctic Expedition, 1908
Description: c150 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Location: Rauner Stefansson
Call Number: G850 1907 .A8
Note: Autographed by Ernest Shackleton, George Marston and R.E. Priestley
Edited by E.H. Shackleton
The first book ever printed on the Antarctic continent
"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. Printed at the sign of 'The Penguins'; by Joyce and Wild. Latitude 77° 32' south, longitude 166° 12' east Antarctica."
Loose sheets laced in wooden covers, made of packing-cases which contained provisions. Only 90 copies printed
At head of title; 1908-1909

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: ISH | RCTIC | ITION | 07
   b) Inside back cover: OATM

2. Inscriptions (text and location): Signatures of Shackleton, Marston and Priestley on recto of first leaf. The concluding page of 'Trials of a Messman' is signed in ink by Priestley.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Broken joints. David Stam says in an e-mail that it "has been disbound" (23 June 2007).
11. Provenance: Dartmouth's copy was in the collection of Vilhjalmur Stefansson which was purchased by Dartmouth. Presumably it was given to Stefansson by Shackleton although this cannot be confirmed.
Source: R. Stephenson, personal inspection.

DULWICH COLLEGE

Copy Number: 12 Location: Archives, Dulwich College, Dulwich Common London SE21 7LD Web: http://www.dulwich.org.uk

Information on the Dulwich College copy of Aurora Australis

John Millard, in a letter to Robert Stephenson dated 11 Janauary 1985, says: "...the copy in their [Dulwich] library was originally given to Rudyard Kipling, in 1914, with Shackleton's regards, signed by Frank Wild. This was presented to the College by Elsie Bambridge, Kipling's daughter, in 1942. Curiously, there was a copy sold by Sotheby's, on 13th October 1942, at £32, inscribed by Shackleton, containing Kipling's bopokplate, which is also in the College's copy. It was acquired by Maggs Bros., London."

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: '1907' can be seen in the photograph. There may stencilling not visible.
   b) Inside back cover: BRITISH | ANTARCTIC | EXPEDITION || PETIT POIS (Source: A. Mawer)
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Inscribed in ink on copyright leaf: "To Rudyard Kipling with | Ernest Shackleton's regards. 1911 | Frank Wild 8/6/14
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Frank Wild to Rudyard Kipling to J.Q. Rowlett to Dulwich.
Note: Attached to the verso of the title page is a letter written in ink The printed letterhead reads: "Wimpole Hall | Cambridgeshire" along with a telephone number and cable address? It is dated June 1942. In ink it reads: "This book was given to my father (the late Mr. Rudyard Kipling) by Sir Ernest Shackleton on his return from his Antarctic Expedition in 1908. The pieces of wood which bind the book, were taken from the packing cases, that contained..." It continues on the verso but what was written is not evident from the image.

Source: Personal inspection by Robert Stephenson.

DUNDEE HERITAGE TRUST

Copy Number: 13 Location: Discovery Point, Discovery Quay, Dundee DD1 4XA U.K. Web: http://www.rrsdiscovery.com

Information on the Dundee Heritage Trust copy of Aurora Australis

This copy was transferred to the Dundee Heritage Trust from the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, in 1995.

This conflicts with what John Millard found and reported to me in a letter dated 7 November 1982: "Copy #1 [of the National Maritime Museum's three copies] was given to Mrs. J.B. Joel by Shackleton. Unfortunately, there is no date. Later; presented to 'HMS Discovery', in November 1975 by the son H.J. Joel. It's evidently on indefinite loan to the Museum [HMS Discovery?], in view of their special interest in the ship, which is being restored by the Maritime Trust."

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Transferred to the Dundee Heritage Trust from the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, in 1995.
Source: Conversation with Chris Henry, DHT, September 2007.

ETON COLLEGE

Copy Number: 35 Location: Windsor, Berkshire SL4 6DW, U.K. Web: http://www.etoncollege.com/collegelibrary.aspx

Information on the Eton College copy of Aurora Australis

The Fishers, who wrote the biography 'Shackleton' (London: Barrie, 1957), claimed in correspondence with John Millard that in preparing their book they made use of a copy of the Aurora held by Eton College.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: '1902' [sic]
   b) Inside back cover: 'There is no stencilling on the back board. There is part of a word that appears to have been written on it "sions".'

Tracings of the Inside front cover and the inside back cover.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): 'Ernest Shackleton | Editor' on first blank recto.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Present.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? A.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Yes.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Not present.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Clarke.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Three are tipped-in: The Messman; In the Stables; Fourteen Good and True.
10. Condition: "Cracked along spine - spine detached in places. No sign of any repair work. No separated leaves."
11. Provenance: This copy bears the bookplate of Bernard Eckstein.
Source: E-mails to Robert Stephenson from Rachel Bond of the College Library, 22 March 2010, and from Katie Lord (Miss) MCLIP, Deputy College Librarian, Eton College, 26 March 2010.

MARTIN GREENE

Information on the Martin Greene copy of Aurora Australis

Copy Number: 103 Location: Seattle, Washington, USA. Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

HARRISON COPY

Information on the Harrison copy of Aurora Australis

Copy Number: 111 Location: Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Copy Number: 04 Location: Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Web: http://lib.harvard.edu

Information on the Harvard copy of Aurora Australis (Source: http://holliscatalog.harvard.edu)

Title: Aurora australis. [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.
Published: Printed at the sign of ʻThe Penguins’; by Joyce and Wild. Latitude 77° 32ʹ South, longitude 166° 12ʹ east. Antarctica 1908]
Location: Houghton Typ 100.908 F [Prefaces signed by the editor: E.H. Shackleton.] [The count of pages includes all printed leaves except the plates. The contents are recorded from the table; in the text "Midwinter night" is signed Veritas, and "An ancient manuscript" is signed Wand Erer.] [Original half leather, and unfinished wooden boards made from packing cases; the leaves laced into the cover with olive green silk cord; in cloth case.]
Description: 6 p.ℓ., [151] p. : 1 illus., 10 plates ; 28 cm.
Contents: The ascent of Mount Erebus [by] T.W.E. David.--Midwinter night [by] Nemo.--The messman [by] A messman.--A pony watch [by] Putty.--Southward bound [by] Lapsus linguæ.--An interview with an emperor [by] A. F[orbes]. M[ackay].--Erebus [by] Nemo.--An ancient manuscript [by] Shellback.--Life under difficulties [by] James Murray.--Bathybia [by] Douglas Mawson.
Notes: Title within ornamental border, with illus. in colors. At head of title: 1908-09.
The first book ever printed in the Polar regions; only 90 copies printed.
"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. Printed at the sign of ’The Penguins’; by Joyce and Wild. Latitude 77°· 32' south, longitude 166°·12' east. Antarctica ..."
HOLLIS Number: 004146875

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: [B]AYLEY Ltd | [Exp]ORT | [Pac]KERS | [Lon]DON | E C
   b) Inside back cover: [Brit]ISH | [Anta]RCTIC | [Exped]ITION | [19]07 [stencilling upside down] (Source: A. Mawer with minor corrections by R. Stephenson)

Inside front cover and inside back cover.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "Prefaces signed by the editor: E.H. Shackleton." [Note: These are not signatures; they are printed and thus the same as all copies. This copy has no signatures or inscriptions of any kind.]
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Not present.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "Backstrip defective. Many leaves torn from cord lacing." In 2008 the backstrip is totally separated from the book.
11. Provenance: Gift of Donald McKay Frost. Deposited 29 October 1946. Given 4 December 1946. There were 100 or so other titles given by him at the same time. A note in the accession record indicated "100" which library staff surmised to indicate a value of $100.
Source: R. Stephenson, personal inspection (July 1978 and 17 September 2008). Stencilling: A. Mawer.

THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY

Copy Number: 05 Location: 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, California 91108, USA. Web: http://www.huntington.org

Information on the Huntington copy of Aurora Australis (Source: http://catalog.huntington.org):

Ernest Shackleton's sister, Edith, was born on 25 April 1878 and died on 26 September 1935. She was the wife of Rev Frank Ayres although they later separated.

Call #: 70724
Title: Aurora australis. [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]
Imprint: Printed at the sign of ʻThe Penguins'; by Joyce and Wild. Latitude 77° 32' South, longitude 166° 12' east. Antarctica [1909]
Description: Large 8vo
Note: Title within ornamental border, with vignette in colors. At head of title: 1908-09
The first book ever printed in the Polar regions; ed. by E. H. Shackleton. Loose sheets laced in wooden covers, made of packing-cases which contained the provisions. Only 90 copies printed
Contents: 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 Linguae.--An interview with an emperor; A.F.M.--Erebus; Nemo.--An ancient manuscript; Shellback.--Life under difficulties; J. Murray.--Bathybia; D. Mawson
Note: At head of title: 1908-09 Heh copy: Bound in one-half calf, wood covers, uncut
Presentation copy from A.S.W. Rosenbech to Mr. Huntington: rec'd from Mrs. Huntington, June 1925
Libr congr #: 13012986 //r953

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: RUIT in gutter, upside down.
   b) Inside back cover: None.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): On upper recto of front end-paper: "Purchased in April, 1925 from Miss Edith | Shackleton, and on June 8, 1925 is | presented to Henry E. Huntington with | the warm regards of | A.S.W. Rosenbach"
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Present.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: The edge of the venesta of the top of front board is split. One small groove split ca. 1/3 from bottom of top board running horizontally. Knot in center at top edge of back board. Leather backstrip in good condition. Joints worked at head of spine, top joint.
11. Provenance: Edith Shackleton to A.S.W. Rosenbach to Henry E. Huntington.
Source: R. Stephenson, personal inspection, April 9, 1985.

Antarctica's First Published Book on Display
Ernest Shackleton Printed Rare Volume in 1908

For readers who enjoy a thrilling adventure story, nothing can compare to the true-life saga of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the Endurance. This epic tale of survival against all odds has held readers spellbound for nearly 100 years. And Shackleton continues to inspire the imagination: he is the subject of numerous new books and documentaries, a television movie starring Kenneth Branagh, and a traveling exhibition currently on view at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

But for bibliophiles, Shackleton's real claim to fame may rest on a very different polar feat: he was the publisher of the first book ever printed in Antarctica.

A first edition of that historic 1908 publication, entitled Aurora Australis, is on view at the Huntington Library through September 2. Bound in wood from provision cases, and containing accounts of expedition activities as well as humorous essays, fiction, and poetry contributed by the crew, the 120-page volume is both a publishing milestone and a fascinating artifact from the "Heroic Age" of polar exploration.

In 1907, seven years before setting sail on the ill-fated Endurance, Shackleton embarked on an expedition to Antarctica aboard the Nimrod in an attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole. Already a veteran of polar exploration—he had accompanied Robert Falcon Scott on the Discovery voyage in 1903-04—Shackleton recognized the importance of maintaining morale among his crew during the long, dark months of the Antarctic winter. To keep tedium at bay, the British expedition's essential supplies included a printing press, an etching press, large quantities of paper and ink, and all the materials needed to write, typeset, illustrate, print, and bind a full-length publication.

Their "publishing house" was a cramped hut at Cape Royds on Ross Island, the expedition's base and home to 15 men. Crew members Frank Wild and Ernest Joyce had learned the rudiments of printing in England prior to departure, but special challenges arose when they set up shop in Antarctica. With outdoor winter temperatures of -50 degrees or less, and indoor temperatures often below freezing, they had to move a candle back and forth under the inkplate to keep the ink from freezing solid.

Expedition artist George Marston illustrated the volume with etchings and color lithographs. In the crowded and dirty hut, achieving a clean print could be a frustrating process. Crew biologist James Murray, working on his specimens alongside Marston's etching press, noted, "I've seen him during a whole night pull off half a dozen wrong ones for one good print, and he did not use so much language over it as might have been expected."

The job of binding the printed books fell to Bernard Day, engineer and general handyman. The expedition's packing crates provided convenient material for the covers. Day cut and planed the wooden crates, polished the surfaces, and added beveled edges. The printed pages were sewn together then attached to the boards, and the spine was covered in sealskin.

As the finishing touch, the spine was imprinted with a "Penguin Press" trademark designed by Marston. An inscription inside the book reads, "Printed at the sign of the Penguins… Latitude 77° 32' South, Longitude 166° 12' East, Antarctica."

Only 25-30 bound copies of Aurora Australis were produced. (An unknown number of unbound pages was also printed; the total number of bound and unbound copies is estimated at fewer than 100.) The Huntington's volume is known as the "Bottled Fruit" edition after the contents of the packing case used for its covers. Philadelphia bookseller A. S. W. Rosenbach presented this copy to Henry Huntington in 1925. It has been studied by scholars researching polar history but has rarely been exhibited to the public.

The book takes its name from the mysterious "southern lights," the Antarctic counterpart of the Arctic's Aurora Borealis.

Shackleton and fellow publishers Frank Wild and George Marston would later achieve their greatest fame as survivors of the Endurance. But their polar publication has achieved a certain fame of its own as a bibliographic "first" and a fascinating piece of Antarctic history.

Aurora Australis is on display at The Huntington in the East Foyer of the Library Exhibition Hall, through September 2 [2002?].

Source: From the Library's website http://www.huntington.org/AntarcticBook.html but it is no longer up.

ERNEST JOYCE COPY

Copy Number: 110 Location: Private collection, New Jersey, USA.

Information on the Joyce copy of Aurora Australis

This copy has significance as it is one owned by Ernest Joyce, who with Frank Wild were the two printers, and was passed down within the family until purchased at auction in 1992. It would seem odd that there are no inscriptions or other markings of any kind. Two sheets are included with this copy. Although now loose they are punched and presumably were bound in originally. The sheets were printed on the same press and constitute a menu for a Midwinter Celebration at Winter Quarters June 23rd 1908.

VARIOUS POINTS

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: BRITISH [partially obscured by leather hinge] | ANTARCTIC | EXPEDITION | 1907
   b) Inside back cover: 443
2. Inscriptions (text and location): No signatures or other inscriptions or notations.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? A.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? A.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present..
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Comma is present.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Not present.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Clarke.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Two of the lithographs are tipped in. Which ones not known.
10. Condition: "Good condition, but the first third of the pages are loose." —From the present owners.
"Approximately 100 pages have pulled loose including the 4 additional pages previously described but all could be made good with eyelet reinforcements. One page has a 8cm. tear, otherwise the pages are generally clean and there is very little foxing. The leather spine is partially split down the front and has a small split on the back, however, the binding is still fIrm. The leather hinges inside have not been handled as much as the outside leather and are of a lighter colour than the outside leather but it is the opinion of the cataloguer that they are original." —From the auciton catalogue description.
11. Provenance: The present owners purchased this copy at a 1992 New Zealand auction sale. It was consigned by a member of Joyce family.
Source: Communication with the owners, March 2010.

BOB KUCHAREK

Information on the Kucharek copy of Aurora Australis

Copy Number: 118 Location: Web:

John Millard, in a letter to Robert Stephenson dated 31 August 1983, writes: "Through a round about method I was able to get his [Mackintosh's] daughter's name & address in Britain. I wrote her in July 1982, she answered me in July 1983, apologizing for the delay, but didn't say why. She said, her father's copy of the 'A' was still with the family and hadn't been sold."

Robert Stephenson, in a letter to John Millard dated 4 February 1986, writes: "I had an interesting phone conversation in September with Bob Kucharek from England. As I recall he had seen or spoken with you in Toronto just before. I assume his copy is your "Private Coll. #7 Wilts" under private ownership in the UK."

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: There is some thought that this copy was Aeneas MackIntosh's.
Source:

UNKNOWN (PREVIOUSLY JOHN LEVINSON)

Copy Number: 104 Location: Unknown. Jeremy Markowitz described the buyer at the Swann sale as a "private collector from the US." Web:

Information on the former Levinson copy of Aurora Australis (adapted from the description in Swann sale catalogue)

Lot 120, Swann 5/24/07
SHACKLETON, ERNEST H. Aurora Australis. Plates. 4to, publisher's leather-backed packing crate venesta wooden boards, the inside upper cover stencilled with "[Bri]tish [A]rctic [Expe]dition" and the inside lower cover with "Veal," rebacked in facsimile to the original; uncut.
East Antarctica: "Printed at the Sign of 'the Penguins'; By Joyce and Wild," 1908-09 [$50,000/75,000]
FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST BOOK PUBLISHED IN ANTARCTICA. INSCRIBED TO NIMROD EXPEDITION MEMBER GEORGE BUCKLEY AND SIGNED BY SHACKLETON, FRANK WILD, GEORGE MARSTON, ERNEST JOYCE AND BERNARD DAY.
The inscription in Shackleton’s hand to Buckley, reads "as a remembrance of the practical help and enduring sympathy to our little Expedition from the Publishers, Editor, Artist & printers." Buckley (1866-1937) met Shackleton in New Zealand when the Nimrod arrived there in 1906 and convinced him to take him on the expedition as far as the ice pack, at which time he would return to New Zealand on the towing vessel the S. S. Koonya. Shackleton agreed to let him join the expedition only a few hours before sailing, and writes in The Heart of the Antarctic that Buckley was "equipped for the most rigorous weather in the world with only the summer suit he was wearing; surely a record in the way of joining a Polar Expedition" (page 41). Upon reaching 61°29'S, Shackleton continues: "The meeting with the pack-ice was to terminate the Koonya's tow, and that also meant our parting with Buckley, who had endeared himself to every man on board, from able seaman upwards ... " (page 59).
ONE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 COPIES PRINTED of which approximately 65 extant copies are known, with roughly half located in institutions. This copy a rare variant, issued without the final leaf with the plate titled "A Giant Tick Was Investigating the Carcase" and with the verso of leaf 63 without the illustration titled "Many Shekels Were Needed For The Ship To Go Forth." See John Millard's introduction to the 1986 Bluntisham facsimile reprint for a discussion of this and other variants. This lot is accompanied by two 1994 typed letters signed by Millard to John Levinson, discussing Buckley, the printing of AA, known variants, the need for many copies to be rebacked, etc.
"The most renowned title in the Antarctic canon, this book was printed throughout an Antarctic winter at Cape Royds in 1908, during Shackleton's Nimrod expedition"- Taurus 60; Spence 1095; Rosove 304.A 1; Books on Ice 7.5.
WITH-George Buckley's Antarctic Club Certificate of Membership, "restricted to members of British Expeditions which have been engaged in exploration work in the Antarctic Regions," certificate number 24, signed by Reginald Skelton. Approximately 11x15 inches. Framed. [London], 17 January 1929.
SOLD FOR $70,000 including the 20% buyers premium.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: TISH | RCTIC | DITION
   b) Inside back cover: VEAL
   Note: Apparently the covers were switched during rebinding. See letter of 11 July 1997 below.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Inscribed to Nimrod Expedition Member George Buckley and signed by Shackleton, Frank Wild, George Marston, Ernest Joyce and Bernard Day. The inscription in Shackleton's hand to Buckley, reads "as a remembrance of the practical help and enduring sympathy to our little Expedition from the Publishers, Editor, Artist & printers.)
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? B.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Present.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "rebacked in facsimile to the original"
11. Provenance: Shackleton to George Buckley...John Levinson (purchased at a Bloomsbury auction sale), to unknown American buyer at the Swann sale.
Source: R. Stephenson, personal inspection; Swann auction catalogue May 24, 2007.

Source: Swann auction catalogue.

Information from correspondence to and from John Millard:

John Millard writes Robert Stephenson, 18 May 1984: "It seems that George Buckley did receive a copy of the 'A', plus a copy of Shackleton's book "Heart of the Antarctic", which was inscribed to him. Later Buckley gave the 'A' to a friend, who in turn gave it to Buckley's granddaughter, Daphne, after grandfather's death in 1937. Daphne is the only child of Richard, by his first wife, as Mrs Buckley refers to Daphne as her stepfaughter. It seems that Daphne held on to the books for a number of years, but in the early 1970s decided she need the cash that they represented and relucatantly consigned them to auction at Sotheby's. The letter says in 1974, and the successful bidder was Gaston's Alpine Books in Middlesex. On checking my recoprds of auction sales, I couldn't find one for 1974, but there was a sale at Sotheby's on the 12th of June 1972, at which Gaston's was the successful bidder. So I assume that this is the right date. On checking the photo-copies of the Sotheby's catalogue descriptions that I acquired from the British Library, I found that Shackleton's and George Marston's signatures are in this particular copy of the 'AA', although it is not mentioned in the B.A.R. or A.B.P.C. listings. Further, some time ago, when I first made up my records of the copies sold at auction, I wrote to Gaston's for the details on this copy they acquired from this sale, unfortunately I never heard from them."
John Millard writes Robert Stephenson, 10 June 1985: "#10. Bob Finch put me on to this one. It's owned by the owner of Gaston's Alpine Books. The Sheaf copy that he sold to Bob, he acquired from Sotheby's sale, 12th June 1972. His present copy is a presentation copy given originally to Lt. Col George Alexander Maclean Buckley, the New Zealander, who did a great deal to help Shackleton's expedition."
John Millard writes John Levinson, 16 May 1994: "Buckley was born in Heathcote Valley, N.Z. on the 25th October 1866. He was christened George Alexasnder McLean Buckley. McLean was his mother's maiden name. After receiving his primary school education in N.Z., he was sent to Britain for extra schooling, after which he received a commission as a lieutenant in the British Army. While serving with his regiment in India, he received word that he had inherited a large estate in N.Z. from an uncle on his mother's side of the family. He resigned his commission , went to Britain, married his girlfriend Mabel Gertrude Warren in 1890. He and his wife arrived in N.Z. in 1891 to take up his inheritance. In 1894 they had a son Riochard McLean Buckley, followed by two daughters. Buckley himself was a very active individual. He was an expert swimmer, won many prizes and honors, it has been said that he never lost a race that he entered. He was also a very accomplished horseman, he rode very well and knew about horses and how to keep them fit, etc. He was also interested in deep sea sailing, etc. In 1904 he gained his Master Mariner Certificate. When Shackleton and the "Nimrod" arrived in N.Z. in 1906, Buckley was gung-ho for it, for him it was the ultimate adventure. He did everything that he could to help make it a success. The final plan was have the "Nimrod" towed down to the ice pack by the Dominion Government steamer the "S.S. Koonya", in order to conserve the small amount of coal carried by "Nimrod", some of which had to be off loaded for the wintering party. When Buckley heard about this he persuaded Shackleton to let him travel to the ice pack on the "Nimrod", to return on the "Koonya". Buckley entered into this whole heartedly, and took on all the dirtiest and difficult jobs available. He helped a lot with the Manchurian Ponies that Shackleton was using for motive power, in place of sled dogs. Being an expert sailor he took his turn at the wheel. When they reached the ice and Buckley was transferring to the "Koonya" the crew of the "Nimrod" gave him a rousing sendoff. I thought, to myself, when I read this if anyone deserved a copy of the 'AA' Buckley certainly did. I made a number of inquiries in New Zealand, to the ATL, the Christchurch Public Library, etc., but there wasn't a lot of information about his later life available. Buckley served in the first World War and sometime later he sold his properties in N.Z. and moved back to Britain for the rest of his life. He died in London on 10th November 1937, leaving his son and one daiughter. His wife and other daughter had died earlier. As I didn't have any information regarding his son, I inquired of the authorities in Britain for a copy of his will and last testament. This revealed his son's given names and this his son was his sole heir and he had earlier made a settlement on his remaining daughter when she married. I learned from "The Times" that Richard had died on the 1st April 1960. Leaving a second wife and a daughter by his first wife. Also, that he was a Founder, First Secretary and later Admiral of the Royal Ocean Racing Club, following in his father's footsteps with an interest in sailing
My next approach was to the present Secretary of the RORC for any information he could give me about Richard. Eventually, through a previous Secretary, I was put in touch with Richard's widow. She was, to say the least, most helpful. She contacted her Stepdaughter, George Buckley's granddaughter, and from her learned that George had lent his copy of the 'AA' to a friend, when George died in 1937, this friend retuned the 'AA' to the family. The granddaughter said she held the 'AA', plus one or two Antarctic items for a number of years, but some time later decided to sell the 'AA', as she and her husband needed the money to help with the farm they were operating. I understand it was sold privately to a dealer in London, who decided to keep it and to sell it later to help finance his retirement. I assume he had decided to retire and put the 'AA' up for sale and now you have it."
John Millard writes John Levinson, 16 May 1994: "Do you have a copy of the catalogue of the Bloomsbury Book Auction sale in which your copy of the 'AA' is listed?" In other words, Dr Levinson purchased his copy at auction in London sometime prior to May 1994.
John Millard writes John Levinson, 11 July 1997: "Recently, I looked up my correspondence with the previous owner of the 'Buckley' copy, this dates back to March 1985. At that time he had two copies of the 'AA', the 'Buckley' and another known as the 'Sheaf' copy. This latter one he eventually sold to Bob Finch, who resold it, after holding it for awhile. In my request for information I included a pre-printed form "Original Packing Case Markings", which the owner filled in and retuned to me with a lot of other information. It would appear from the information in your recent letter and the form that I received from the previous owner that the covers of your copy have been switched around when it was re-bound. I have enclosed a copy of the form for your information. I would assume that the re-binder had no information as to which was the front cover and which was the back or he may have arbitrarily used the best looking one for the front. I don't think it really matters at this late date, as a lot of different things have happened to the various copies over the last 86 years that books have been in existence."

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, RARE BOOK DIVISION

Copy Number: 06 Location: Thomas Jefferson Building, 1st Street SE between Independence Avenue and East Capitol Street, Washington, D.C. Web: http://catalog.loc.gov

Information on the Library of Congress copy of Aurora Australis

LC Control No.: 13012986
LCCN Permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/13012986
Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)
Main Title: Aurora australis. [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.
Published/Created: Printed at the sign of 'The Penguins’; by Joyce and Wild. Latitude 77° 32' South, longitude 166° 12' east. Antarctica [1908]
Description: 6 p.l., [151] p. I illus., 10 pl. 28 cm.
Contents: 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.
Notes: Title within ornamental border, with vignette in colors. At head of title: 1908-09.
The first book ever printed in the Polar regions; ed. by E. H. Shackleton. Loose sheets laced in wooden covers, made of packing-cases which contained the provisions. Only 90 copies printed.
LC Classification: G850 1907 .A8
CALL NUMBER: G850 1907 .A8
Request in: Rare Book/Special Collections Reading Room (Jefferson LJ239)

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: TURTLE SOUP
   b) Inside back cover: HONEY

Drawing of stencilling.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): No inscrtiptions or signatures other than the pencil notation "£5/5/-" on the verso of the first leaf, upper left hand corner, and "196507" with "13" [could possibly be a capital B] underneath, on the verso of the title-page.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "Excellent"
11. Provenance: Unknown, although by gift or presentation, not purchase. The copy has been at the Library of Conress at least since 1913 based on the catalgouing.
Source: Liz Batiste, who inspected the copy and reported this to me in a letter dated 9 July 1980.

THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM

Copy Number: 07 Location: The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA. Web: http://www.themorgan.org

Information on the Morgan Library copy of Aurora Australis

No results were found when searching the Library's website for either the Aurora or for Shackleton
Call Number: Basement Morgan Family Collection

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: None.
   b) Inside back cover: OAT [plus portion of the letter M]
2. Inscriptions (text and location): To J. Pierpont Morgan Esq with gratitude from The Editor. E.H. Shackleton. [Note: An accompanying letter from Shackleton is in the box. See below.]
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "Backstrip off and mounted in box. Unlaced. Many holes pulled through."
11. Provenance: Presented to J. P. Morgan by Shackleton.
Source: R. Stephenson, personal inspection (10 October 1980).

The following handwritten letter accompanies the Morgan's Aurora:

MARLBOROUGH CLUB.
PALL MALL. S.W.
25th July 1911 [sic]
Dear Mr Pierpont Morgan
Mr ?? ?? ?? [Mr Oliver Locker Lampson]
has told me of your
generous help to the
scientific results of
my Expedition. I much
appreciate this and
as a slight remembrance
of your kindness
________page break_______
would ask you to
accept this book I
send you:
This is the first book
ever printed in
the Polar Regions.
It was written by
members of the
Expedition: printed
and bound in
the Antarctic, the
________page break_______
covers are made out
of our provision cases,
and the whole was
done during the long
polar night: There
are only 80 copies
in existence that being
the number printed
and only 30 have
been distributed.
Again thanking You
Believe me
Yours truly,
Ernest Shackleton

NOTE: "Commander Oliver Stillingworth Locker-Lampson CMG, DSO, (1880-1954) was a British soldier and right-wing Conservative Party politician. His older brother Godfrey was also a Tory MP.
He was elected to the House of Commons at the January 1910 general election as Member of Parliament for Ramsey in Huntingdonshire. When that seat was abolished at the 1918 general election, he was returned for the newly re-established Huntingdonshire seat, transferring in 1922 to Birmingham Handsworth, which he held until he stepped down from Parliament at the 1945 general election.
The son of the poet Frederick Locker and Jane Lampson (daughter of Sir Curtis Lampson), he was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. Lawyer then MP before First World War.
During World War I he commanded Royal Naval Air Service armoured cars. In 1931 he founded the short-lived Sentinels of Empire "to peacefully fight Bolshevism and clear out the Reds!" whose motto was "Fear God! Fear Naught!"."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Locker-Lampson
Also see http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/topics/war/rnacd.shtml

MUSEUM VICTORIA

Copy Number: 25 Other identifiers: CHICKEN copy; Eager copy; Mackeller copy
Location: 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Web: http://museumvictoria.com.au

Information on the State Library of Victoria copy of Aurora Australis

John Millard, in a letter to Robert Stephenson dated 10 July 1982, tells about an Australian correspondent who "...made a trip to the State Library to have a look at their copy of the 'A'. She described its state, etc., and also mentioned that included in the box, which holds the 'A', were some loose lithographs from the 'A', with a note that they came from a copy owned by one Mr. L. Ramsay. Then she said that none of the loose lithographs appeared in the copy held by the Library. Mr. Ramsay, according to my correspondent, was a wealthy Melbourne business man, and obviously a benfactor of the Expedition, who had a copy of the 'A'."

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: None
   b) Inside back cover: CHICKEN in the top center running vertically top of lettering closest to spine, base of lettering closest to outer edges of the boards.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Ernest H. Shackleton | George Marston in upper center of recto of blank leaf following copyright page and preceding the dedication page (see image).
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Text
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Color
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Present
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Bottom
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Not present
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Spelled Clarke
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): 1) The Messman; 2) Fourteen Good and True
10. Condition: Top board is quite clean although with slight cupping. Back board is quite good though a tiny split at top, ca. 1/2 inch in length. Original spine (not rebacked). A little rubbing but no splits. Blindstamped logotype and title are in place. On the gutter an adhesive strip has been somewhat crudely added (see image). The original green cord is lacking and the individual sheets have had tabs added to them which are in turn bound.
11. Provenance: "Our copy was presented to the people of Victoria by Campbell D. Mackeller. It is the copy given him by Shackleton “on behalf of the members of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09, as a remembrance of his unceasing interest, great generosity and personal friendship to all." (Penguins watched these Polar Printers). According to John Millard, "Campbell D. Mackeller was a great friend and a loyal supporter of Shackleton."
12. New points: New points come to light and they will be included here rather than trying to insert them above which would necessitate re-doing the entire Details file.
   a) Does text on the fourth line of the 11th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus', which begins with the text hanging straight down, read "household gods"? Given the context the intention was almost certainly "household goods". "Unknown".
[Note: No copies are known to have it as Goods.]
   b) Does a comma or a period appear after "knees" on the second line of the 13th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text all, down the ravine? "Unknown".
[Note: No copies are known to have it with a comma.]
   c) Does the temperature given on the eighth line of the 14th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text When we awoke at 4 a.m. appear as 30° or 34° ? "Unknown".
[Note: There are known to be copies with both temperatures.]
Notes: Appearing in the upper rignt corner of the first blank leaf, stamped in blind (see image): F.Z.E. | LIBRARY OF | FRED Z. EAGER
Sources: http://museumvictoria.com.au/about/mv-news/2009/library-week-rare-book-viewing/ ; Leonie Cash (Librarian Museum Victoria); Personal inspection 17 June 2010.
Contacts: Leonie Cash (Librarian Museum Victoria)

Left: Inside front cover. Right: Inside back cover.

Left: Fred Z. Eager marking Right: Signatures of Shackleton and Marston

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA (Kivell copy)

Copy Number: 21 Other identifiers: BUTTER 267 copy; Kivell copy
Location: Parkes Place, Parkes, ACT 2600, Australia
Web: http://www.nla.gov.au/

The NLA has two copies of the Aurora, one of which (SR 919.9 AUR) is disbound (Copy 33).

An article on this copy (Copy 21) appeared in the March 2009 issue of The National Library Magazine.

Information on the National Library of Australia copies of Aurora Australis

Bib ID: 855596
Format: Book
Online Access: SR 919.9 AUR
Printer: (Antarctica : Printed at the sign of the Penguins by Joyce and Wild)
Description: [Antarctica : s.n.,] 1908
[150] p., [11] leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection: Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NKq5544
Notes: "Published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907, during the winter months of April, May, June, July, 1908."
Edited by E.H. Shackleton.
The first book ever printed in Antarctica.
Title within ornamental border, with vignette in colors. At head of title: 1908-09.
Loose sheets laced in wooden covers made of packing-cases which contained the provisions.
Only 90 copies printed.
Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.aus-vn855596 [White copy]
Rex Nan Kivell Collection NKq5544 - "Butter 267".
SR copy [Copy 33 or White copy] disbound.
Copy 1—Details: NKq 5544. Collect from: Petherick Reading Room (Australian Rare or Fragile)
Copy 2—Details: SR 919.9 AUR. Collect from: Petherick Reading Room (Australian Rare or Fragile)
Source: http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/855596/Details?lookfor=title%3A%28aurora+australis%29+%7Bformat%3ABook%7D&max=22&offset=8

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: BUTTER in the center somewhat closer to the gutter, running vertically top of lettering closest to spine, base of lettering closest to outer edges of the boards.
   b) Inside back cover: 267 in the center, top of numerals closest to spine, bottom of numerals closest to outer edges of the boards.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Illustration
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Color
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Present
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Bottom
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Present
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Not present
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Spelled Clarke
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): 1) The Messman; 2) In the Stables; 3) Fourteen Good and True
10. Condition: Excellent. Very tight. No loose sheets. Original green cord. Original spine. Knot at foot of outer front board and two knots in area of stencilling on inner front board, presumably as issued.
11. Provenance: Purchased from Rex Nan Kivell in 1959.
"Rex Nan Kivell was a collector, who's magnificent collection the Australian Government acquired in 1959. More information about the Nan Kivell collection is available from http://www.nla.gov.au/collect/kivell.html and you might find his biographical entry in the Australian dictionary of biography also of interest: http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150532b.htm"
12. New points: New points come to light and they will be included here rather than trying to insert them above which would necessitate re-doing the entire Details file.
   a) Does text on the fourth line of the 11th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus', which begins with the text hanging straight down, read "household gods"? Given the context the intention was almost certainly "household goods". "Unknown".
[Note: No copies are known to have it as Goods.]
   b) Does a comma or a period appear after "knees" on the second line of the 13th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text all, down the ravine? "Unknown".
[Note: No copies are known to have it with a comma.]
   c) Does the temperature given on the eighth line of the 14th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text When we awoke at 4 a.m. appear as 30° or 34° ? "Unknown".
[Note: There are known to be copies with both temperatures.]
Notes: This copy is kept in a light blue drop-leaf custom box with green leather spine. In gilt: AURORA | AUSTRALIS | 1908-9 | JOYCE | AND WILD | FIRST BOOK | PRINTED | IN THE ANTARCTIC
There is a Kivell bookplate (see image) on the inside front board of the box. At the base of the bookplate in pencil is the notation: FRM/NK 5544.
The same bookplate is found on the recto of the first blank on the book. It has the same notation on its base.
Loose in the box is a single sheet of paper: "This book was printed at South Pole a printing press was taken on the Expedition. Wooden cover made from a Butter box."
There is a bar code sticker at the center of the verso of the final leaf of the book.
Sources: Catalogue; Allen Mawer; Erica Ryan (Manager, Australian Collection Development, National Library of Australia); Personal inspection 7 June 2010.
Contacts: Erica Ryan (Manager, Australian Collection Development, National Library of Australia)

Left: Inside front cover. Right: Inside back cover.

Left: Outer front board. Right: The Kivell bookplate.

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA (White copy)

Copy Number: 33 Other identifiers: White copy
Location: Parkes Place, Parkes, ACT 2600, Australia
Web: http://www.nla.gov.au/

The NLA has two copies of the Aurora, one of which (SR 919.9 AUR) is disbound (Copy 33).

Photographs of each page of this copy may be found at http://nla.gov.au/nla.aus-vn855596.

Information on the National Library of Australia copies of Aurora Australis

Bib ID: 855596
Format: Book
Online Access: SR 919.9 AUR
Printer: (Antarctica : Printed at the sign of the Penguins by Joyce and Wild)
Description: [Antarctica : s.n.,] 1908
[150] p., [11] leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection: Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NKq5544
Notes: "Published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907, during the winter months of April, May, June, July, 1908."
Edited by E.H. Shackleton.
The first book ever printed in Antarctica.
Title within ornamental border, with vignette in colors. At head of title: 1908-09.
Loose sheets laced in wooden covers made of packing-cases which contained the provisions.
Only 90 copies printed.
Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.aus-vn855596
Rex Nan Kivell Collection NKq5544 - "Butter 267".
SR copy disbound.
Copy 1—Details: NKq 5544. Collect from: Petherick Reading Room (Australian Rare or Fragile)
Copy 2—Details: SR 919.9 AUR. Collect from: Petherick Reading Room (Australian Rare or Fragile)
Source: http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/855596/Details?lookfor=title%3A%28aurora+australis%29+%7Bformat%3ABook%7D&max=22&offset=8

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): No
   a) Inside front cover: None unless under bookplate which seems unlikely
   b) Inside back cover:
2. Inscriptions (text and location): There are no signatures or presentation inscriptions dating to the time of the expedition.
In the center of the inside front cover is the bookplate (see image) of Henry L. White and at the foot in the lower right corner is a booksellers ticket (see below under 'Provenance'). Written diagonnaly across the upper left corner in pencil: "919.9 AUR [unreadable] Printed at the Winter Quarters in the Antarctic Regions. The covers were made out of kerosene cases. Professor Sir T. W. Edgeworth David was a notable member of this Expedition." The number 482 in pencil within a circle appears in upper right hand corner of the bookplate.
A sheet of paper (loose in a mylar sleeve), not full-size, is typed all in capitals: "AURORA AUSTRALIS, | 1908-09.| ----- | PRINTED AT THE WESTERN [SIC] QUARTERS IN THE | ANTARCTIC REGIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH | ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1907-09. | SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON IN THE PREFACE | STATES THAT "OWING TO THE LOW TEMPERATURE IN | THE HUT THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE PRINTING INK | IN A FIT STATE TO USE WAS TO HAVE A CANDLE | BURNING UNDER THE INKING PLATE ... THE PRINT- | ING OFFICE WAS ONLY SIX FEET BY SEVEN AND HAD | TO ACCOMMODATE A LARGE SEWING MACHINE AND | BUNKS FOR TWO MEN ... THE PRINTING WAS DONE | ENTIRELY BY JOYCE AND WILD, THE LITHOGRAPHY | AND ETCHINGS BY MARSTON, AND THE COVERS MADE | OF PROVISION CASES WERE MANUFACTURED BY DAY""
Written in pencil diagonally in the upper left corner of the recto of the first blank immediately proceeding the title page: "Printed at the South Polar regions. Read Shackleton's "additional preface" within."
On the verso of the title page, centered, is a rubber oval stamp: "Commonwealth National Library 12 Sep. 1929"
In the upper right corner of the copyright page are the rubber stamped numbers: "69944"
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Illustration
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Color
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Not present
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? B.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Comma present.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Spelled Clarke
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): 1) The Messman; 2) In the Stables; 3) Fourteen Good and True
10. Condition: Disbound. Leather backstrip, although original, is rubbed and separated from back cover. Slight horizontal split in front board about two-thirds from the foot. Green cord is present (in the mylar sleeve containing the sheet of paper noted above). The individual leaves appear in good condition despite punch holes having torn to the edge.
11. Provenance: Contains bookplate of Henry L. White of Belltrees (a property in Scone, NSW), a collector of Australian ornithology, philately and bibliography. The front cover has a label from A.H. Spencer “new & secondhand bookseller & publisher, 86 Bourke St., Melbourne (The ‘Hill of Content’) Aust.”.
12. New points: New points come to light and they will be included here rather than trying to insert them above which would necessitate re-doing the entire Details file.
   a) Does text on the fourth line of the 11th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus', which begins with the text hanging straight down, read "household gods"? Given the context the intention was almost certainly "household goods". "Gods"
[Note: No copies are known to have it as Goods.]
   b) Does a comma or a period appear after "knees" on the second line of the 13th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text all, down the ravine? "Period".
[Note: No copies are known to have it with a comma.]
   c) Does the temperature given on the eighth line of the 14th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text When we awoke at 4 a.m. appear as 30° or 34° ? "30°"
[Note: There are known to be copies with both temperatures.]
Notes: This copy is kept in a light blue drop-leaf custom box with green leather spine. In gilt: AURORA | AUSTRALIS | 1908-9 | JOYCE | AND WILD | FIRST BOOK | PRINTED | IN THE ANTARCTIC
There is a Kivell bookplate (see image) on the inside front board of the box. At the base of the bookplate in pencil is the notation: FRM/NK 5544.
The same bookplate is found on the recto of the first blank on the book. It has the same notation on its base.
Loose in the box is a single sheet of paper: "This book was printed at South Pole a printing press was taken on the Expedition. Wooden cover made from a Butter box."
There is a bar code sticker at the center of the verso of the final leaf of the book.
Sources: Catalogue; Allen Mawer; Erica Ryan (Manager, Australian Collection Development, National Library of Australia); Personal inspection 7 June 2010.
Contacts: Erica Ryan (Manager, Australian Collection Development, National Library of Australia}

Left: Inside front cover with bookplate. Right: Inside back cover.

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND

Copy Number: 14 Location: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EW, Scotland, UK Web: http://www.nls.uk

Information on the National Library of Scotland copy of Aurora Australis (source: http://main-cat.nls.uk)

Title: Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / [edited by Sir E. Shackleton; illustrated by George Marston].
Date(s): 1908.
Publisher: Antarctica : published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, printed at the Sign of ’The Penguins.'
Format: Book
Size etc: 1 v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Note: Signed by the editor and illustrator, and bound in wooden boards, being fragments of packing-cases used in the expedition.
Limited. ed of 90 copies.
Consult in: NRR (George IV Bridge); stored in George IV Bridge
Shelfmark: GB/B.422

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: "Honey and Fruit cover" HONEY || UIT (Source: A. Mawer) [presumably HONEY on inside front and UIT on inside back]
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.

2. Inscriptions (text and location): Signed by Shackleton and Marston on the blank leaf following the title page.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "Spines cracked otherwise very fine copy."
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source: R. Stephenson, personal inspection (April 1980).

NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM (Dawson-Lambton copy)

Copy Number: 15 Location: Caird Library, National Maritime Museum. Greenwich, UK Web: http://www.nmm.ac.uk

Information on the National Maritime Museum Dawson-Lambton copy of Aurora Australis (source: http://www.nmm.ac.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/3zdKcPggdP/0/241450005/9)

Aurora Australis 1908-09
Marston, George (ill)
See also: 094:910.4(99)"1908/1909"
See also: 820-82
See also: 919.9
See also: 910.4(99)"1908/1909":094
Personal Author: Marston, George (ill)
Title: Aurora Australis 1908-09
Publication info: Ross Island Joyce & Wild 1908
Physical descrip: 225p
General Note: Printed at the sign of the Penguins, latitude 77 degrees 32 minutes South longitude 166 degrees 12 minutes East
General Note: Front and back boards made from the Expedition's packing cases
Technical details: STEER
Acquisitions source: L1956-141 : PBB4190
Acquisitions source: Shackleton, E H (to) Dawson-Lambton, E : 25 Dec 1909 : inscription : PBB4190
Acquisitions source: Joyce, Ernest E (to) Buckley, Mr & Mrs : inscription : PBB4190
Acquisitions source: Wild, Frank : signature : PBB4190
Acquisitions source: Marston, George : signature : PBB4190
Acquisitions source: Day, Bernard : signature : PBB4190
Binding: 28cm
Local subject: Exploration
Added author: Shackleton, Ernest H, Sir
Item ID: PBB4190
Call number: 910.4(99)"1908/1909":094
Location: Book stack

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "Shackleton, E H (to) Dawson-Lambton, E : 25 Dec 1909" or similar, as above.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Present.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Presented to Elizabeth Dawson-Lambton by E.H. Shackleton. Unclear why "Joyce, Ernest E (to) Buckley, Mr & Mrs" appears above.
Source: http://www.nmm.ac.uk

NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM (Invernairn copy)

Copy Number: 16 Location: Caird Library, National Maritime Museum. Greenwich, UK Web: http://www.nmm.ac.uk

Information on the National Maritime Museum Invernairn copy of Aurora Australis (source: http://www.nmm.ac.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/3zdKcPggdP/0/241450005/9)

INVERNAIRN, Lady Elspeth, fl.l902-l952
Item info: 1 copy available in SWW.
1 copy total in all locations.
Call number: IVR/13
Copy: 1
Item ID: IVR/13
Material: Manuscripts
Location: SWW basement

Aurora Australis 1908-09
Marston, George (ill)
See also: 094:910.4(99)"1908/1909"
See also: 820-82
See also: 919.9
See also: 910.4(99)"1908/1909":094
Personal Author: Marston, George (ill)
Title: Aurora Australis 1908-09
Publication info: Ross Island Joyce & Wild 1908
Physical descrip: 225p
General Note: Printed at the sign of the Penguins, latitude 77 degrees 32 minutes South longitude 166 degrees 12 minutes East
General Note: Front and back boards made from the Expedition's packing cases
Technical details: STEER
Acquisitions source: L1939-36 : PBP2621
Acquisitions source: Shackleton, E H (to) Elspeth : Nov 1909 : inscription : PBP2621
Binding: 28cm
Local subject: Exploration
Added author: Shackleton, Ernest H, Sir
Item ID: PBP2621
Call number: None given
Location: On display

Additional information: "Lady Invernairn had already between 1938 and 1939 presented to the Museum…presentation copies of the Aurora Australis and the Heart of the Antarctic (1909).
Lady Invernairn, nee Elspeth Tullis, married William (later Sir William) Beardmore (1856-1936), Chairman and Managing Director of William Beardmore & Co., Engineers and Shipbuilders, in 1902. He was created Baron Invernairn of Strathnairn in 1921. They both met Ernest (later Sir Ernest) Shackleton (1874-1922) in Edinburgh in 1905, not long after the latter's return from the Antarctic where he had taken part as a junior officer in the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901 to 1904. In 1906 Shackleton entered Beardmore's employment at Parkhead, Glasgow. With Mrs Beardmore's encouragement, he planned his own British Antarctic Expedition in the Nimrod in 1907. Shackleton went south again in the Endurance as leader of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914 to 1917. See H.R. Mill, 'The Life of Sir Ernest Shackleton' (London, 1923) and Margery and James Fisher, 'Shackleton' (London, 1957)."
Source: http://www.nmm.ac.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/8qjgaoUKYn/0/52430005/9

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: G.A. Mawer describes it in an e-mail as "unbound."
11. Provenance: Presented to Lady Elspeth Invernairn by E.H. Shackleton. It appears to have come to the NMM in 1939 as suggested above ("Acquisitions source: L1939-36 : PBP2621"
Source: http://www.nmm.ac.uk

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

Copy Number: 08 Location: New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018, USA. Web: http://catnyp.nypl.org

Information on the New York Public Library copy of Aurora Australis (source: http://catnyp.nypl.org)

Aurora australis. : [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. Printed at the sign of "The Penguins;" by Joyce and Wild. Latitude 77° 32' south, longitude 166° 12' east.
Imprint: Antarctica, 1908.]
Description: 99 l., 10 pl. 4.
Location: Humanities - Print Room
Call Number: Spencer Coll. Eng. 1908. [The Spencer Collection surveys the illustrated word and book bindings of all periods and all countries and cultures, from medieval manuscripts, Japanese scrolls, and Indian miniatures to monuments in Renaissance printing, illustration and binding to contemporary livres d'artistes.]
Note: David, T. W. E., The ascent of Mount Erebus. Nemo, Midwinter night. A messman, Trials of a messman. Putty, A pony watch. Lapsus linguæ, Southward bound. M., A. F., Erebus. Shellback, An ancient manuscript. Murray, J., Life under difficulties. Mawson, D., Bathybia.
One of ninety copies printed. Title within ornamental border, with vignette in colors. At head of title: 1908-09.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): None.
   a) Inside front cover: None.
   b) Inside back cover: None.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Signed by Shackleton and Marston on recto of second blank, the leaf immediately before the title page.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "Quite good."
11. Provenance: London bookdealer Bernard Quaritch sold this copy to W.A. Spencer. In a letter to Spencer dated 11 March 1912, Quaritch said the the man who sold it to him had a second copy exactly like this one. The seller assured Quaritch that the plate in question was never issued. [The plate in question, according to the Quaritch catalogue which must have accompanied this copy, was called for in the text of "Life under difficulties." No such plate is called for in the Table of Contents or elsewhere. The bookseller could have been thinking of the elusive "Giant Tick" illustration.]
Source: R. Stephenson, personal inspection (10 October 1980).

THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY

Copy Number: 34 Location: The Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, Illinois 60610-7324, USA Web: http://www.newberry.org

Information on The Newberry Library copy of Aurora Australis

The Newberry Library copy is in the Gerald F. Fitzgerald Collection. The Collection is yet to be added to the library's on-line catalgue. The entry in the published The Gerald F. Fitzgerald Collection of Polar Books, Maps, and Art at The Newberry Library (2000) reads:

Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry, Sir (1874-1922) [643]
Aurora Australis: Published at Winter Quarters of British Antarctic Expedition, 1907, during the Winter Months of April, May, June, July, 1908. Illustrated with Lithographs and Etchings by George Marston. Printed at the Sign of 'The Penguins'; 77°.. 32' South, Longitude 166°.. 12' East, Antarctica.
Quarto, quarter red leather on original packing case boards with bevelled edges restored by Middleton.
6 p. 1. [151] p., [10] leaves of plates.
One of 60 bound copies. Signed by "Ernest H. Shackleton. George Marston [and] Eric S. Marshall 'Lapsus Linguae' ".
The first book printed in the Polar regions.
References: Spence 1095. OCLC 14213274.

Call Number: Case Fitzgerald 643

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: ME | COM [upside down]
   b) Inside back cover: ALISTER & CO. | ON MERCHANTS. | POOL. | MI [The MI is right side up; all else is upside down].

Inside front cover and inside back cover.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): On first blank page, recto: At top, in pencil: "Binding restored by Bernard Middleton of London | 1979." In middle of page, in three different inks, signatures of "Ernest Shackleton | George Marston | Eric S. Marshall | "Lapsus Linguae" On second blank page, recto: Top center, in blue ink: "E. J. C. Kendall | September 1951 | given by Dr. E. S. Marshall" [E.S. Marshall was a member of the Nimrod expedition and of the polar party; E.J.C. Kendall was a British M.D., long the Medical Officer of Epsom College, Surrey]
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Present.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Present.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Spine is excellent, but no blind-stamped "Sign of the Penguins." The title is blind stamped at the top, with the bottom lines of the type measuring 5 mm and 6.2 mm from the top of the spine. A couple sections of pages have begun to spring from the binding cord. They are not completely detached, but could become so if the volume were forced open.
11. Provenance: E.S. Marshall to E.J.C. Kendall (Kendall inscribed this in 1951, see above). To Gerald F. Fitzgerald (purchased by him from Maggs [London bookseller] in August, 1979—probably going directly from Kendall to Maggs). Thence to The Newberry Library.
Source: Robert W. Karrow, Jr., Curator of Special Collections and Curator of Maps, The Newberry Library.

PRIVATE COLLECTION Bay Area, USA

Copy Number: 115 Location: Bay Area, California, USA. Web:

Information on the US Private Collection copy of Aurora Australis

During a telephone conversation Martin Greene referred to a 'Rick' in the Bay Area of California who has a copy.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

PRIVATE COLLECTION Devon, UK

Copy Number: 113 Location: Devon, UK. Web:

Information on the UK Private Collection copy of Aurora Australis

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

PRIVATE COLLECTION Norfolk, UK

Copy Number: 114 Location: Norfolk, UK. Web: Provenance:

Information on the UK Private Collection copy of Aurora Australis

The owner of this copy told me that he bought it at Christie's London in 1999.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

PRIVATE COLLECTION Santa Monica

Copy Number: 105 Other identifiers: PEDITION 907 copy.
Location: California, USA.
Web:

Information on the this copy of Aurora Australis

"As for my copy of AA, the inside front venesta board bears "PEDITION" and just below it "907". The stenciling is at the upper left, explaining the missing "EX" and "1", and why the tops of the "PEDITION" letters and left-hand side of the "9" are somewhat cut off. The inside of the rear venesta cover is unstenciled. Unless there's another, I suggest that my copy be referred to as the "PEDITION 907" copy." (e-mail 30 April 2008)

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: [Ex]PEDITION | [1]907
   b) Inside back cover: None.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

PRIVATE COLLECTION Scotland, UK

Copy Number: 117 Location: Scotland, UK. Web: Provenance: Purchased at auction

Information on the UK Private Collection copy of Aurora Australis

This is probably the copy Millard identifies as "UK Private Collection #4, Scotland, UK" (Copy 162).
A copy sold at a Scottish country house auction on 20 September 1982 fetching £1,800. This copy has autographs including E.H. Shackleton, Bernard Day, George Edward Marston, James Murray, A. Forbes Mackay and Frank Wild. The buyer was a Scottish descendant of a member of Shackleton's Endurance expedition.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Front and end paper autographed by E.H. Shackleton, Bernard Day, George Edward Marston, James Murray, A. Forbes Mackay and Frank Wild.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Present.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Purchased at a Scottish auction sale September 20, 1982.
Source: E-mail from Sue Gibson through Jonathan Shackleton July 27, 2007.

UK PRIVATE COLLECTION West Berkshire UK

Copy Number: 112 Location: West Berkshire, UK. Web:

Information on the UK Private Collection copy of Aurora Australis

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

ROYAL COLLECTIONS, WINDSOR CASTLE

Copy Number: 17 Other identifiers: TURTLE SOUP copy
Location: Royal Library, Windsor Castle
Web: http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/default.asp?action=article&ID=21

Information on the Royal Collections copy of Aurora Australis

ERNEST SHACKLETON (1874-1922), ed.
Aurora Australis 1908-09, 1908
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
PRINTED AT THE SIGN Of 'THE PENGUINS';
BY JOYCE AND WILD.
LATITUDE 77° 32' SOUTH
LONGITUDE 166° 12' EAST
ANTARCTICA

Rebound in the Royal Bindery in 2008 in quarter leather with original cowhide spine inset, Venesta packing case boards, stamped MOC[K TU]RTLE [SOUP] inside front board, BRITISH AN / EXPEDITIO and crate number 1723 inside back board, TION 1907 inside spine
Rebacked 273 x 210 mm (10-3/4 x 81/4 in.)
RCIN 1121970

PROVENANCE: Probably presented to King Edward VII
by Ernest Shackleton, 1909

Aurora Australis was the first book to be produced entirely in Antarctica. The idea of an expedition newsletter was not new in polar exploration (as is demonstrated by the South Polar Times of Scott's Discovery expedition - see no. 88), but an actual publication had not heen attempted. Shackleton returned to the Antarctic with a printing press, paper, type and plate-making equipment, all donated hy the printing firm of Joseph Causton & Sons. Frank Wild and Ernest Joyce took a quick course in printing before they left England, sufficient to be able, after a couple of weeks' practice, to produce two pages a day. The difficulties were considerable. 'A lamp had to be placed under the type-rack to keep it warm, and a lighted candle was put under the inking-plate, so that the ink would keep reasonahly thin in consistency' (Shackleton 1909, vol. I, p. 217). The biologist James Murray described the cramped conditions: 'The work had to be done ... in a small room occupied by fifteen men, all of them following their own avocations, with whatever of noise, vibration and dirt might be incidental to them' (Murray and Marston 1913, p. 104).
No more than 80 copies of the book were ever produced, according to Shackleton himself in a letter to Pierpont Morgan, 25 July 1911 (Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, ARC 571.2). The copies were bound in boards prepared hy Bernard Day, from Venesta packing cases. Surviving bound copies are often known by the commodity advertised on the boards. This is the only known copy with boards from crates used to transport mock turtle soup.
Shackleton begged indulgence from his readers: 'I trust that all who have a copy will think kindly of the first attempt to print a book and illustrate it in the depth of an Antarctic Winter' (Shackleton 1908, fol. 5v). The book featured articles on the first ever ascent of Mount Erebus, a comic account of the 'Trials of a Messman', and an encounter with an Emperor penguin. Shackleton noted in the preface that in the 'months lit only by vagrant moon and elusive aurora; we have found in this work an interest and a relaxation, and hope eventually it will prove the same to our friends in the distant Northland' (Shackleton 1908, fol. 4v).
Source: Hempleman-Adams, David, Sophia Gordon and Emma Stuart, The Heart of the Great Alone; Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography (London: Royal Collections Publications, 2009), p204.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: MOC[K TU]RTLE [SOUP]
   b) Inside back cover: BRITISH AN | EXPEDITIO and crate number 1723. Inside spine: TION 1907 [it's unclear what 'inside spine' refers to.]
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Color
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Present
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown
10. Condition: "Rebound in the Royal Bundery in 2008 in quarter leather with original cowhide spine inset."
11. Provenance: "Probably presented to King Edward VII by Ernest Shackleton, 1909".
12. New points: New points come to light and they will be included here rather than trying to insert them above which would necessitate re-doing the entire Details file.
   a) Does text on the fourth line of the 11th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus', which begins with the text hanging straight down, read "household gods"? Unknown
[Note: No copies are known to have it as Goods.]
   b) Does a comma or a period appear after "knees" on the second line of the 13th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text all, down the ravine? Unknown
[Note: No copies are known to have it with a comma.]
   c) Does the temperature given on the eighth line of the 14th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text When we awoke at 4 a.m. appear as 30° or 34°? Unknown
[Note: There are known to be copies with both temperatures.]

Source: Hempleman-Adams, David, Sophia Gordon and Emma Stuart, The Heart of the Great Alone; Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography (London: Royal Collections Publications, 2009), p204.
Contacts:

ST JOHN'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE

Copy Number: 36 Location: Cambridge, U.K. Web: http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library

Information on the St John's College copy of Aurora Australis

Thought to have a copy of the Aurora. Needs confirmation. According to Hew Lewis-Jones (SPRI) this might be a copy owned by Vivian Fuchs who was a member of the college.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

SCOTT POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Copy Number: 18 Other identifiers: BRI[tish] | BUTTER copy; H.R. Mill copy; Emily Shackleton copy
Location: Scott Polar Research Institute, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, U.K.
Web: http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk

Information on the SPRI copy of Aurora Australis

Call number: MS.722
H.R. Mill's bookplate appears on the inside front board. Above it is a typed label: "Photostat copies of missing leaves were made from copy in Dr. E.J.C. Kendall's possession. His copy also contains various blank leaves not in this copy and has coloured decoration on title-page."

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: The bookplate of H.R. Mill is on the inside front cover and obscures some stencilling. BRI (upside down, at the bottom) can be made out, almost surely BRI[TISH].
   b) Inside back cover: BUTTER running downward vertically with top of lettering closest to the edge.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Inscribed in ink on first (uncolored) title page within the cartouche: To Hugh Robert Mill. | In memory of his friend | Ernest H. Shackleton | and of the years 1901-1922 | from Emily Shackleton | Dec 7th 1922
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Illustration
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? There are two title pages: First: black and white. Second: colored.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? First (black and white) title page: not present. Second (colored) title page: present
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present?Present
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown
10. Condition: Rubbing and some splitting of leather spine.
11. Provenance: Presentation copy Emily Shackleton to H.R. Mill.
12. New points: New points come to light and they will be included here rather than trying to insert them above which would necessitate re-doing the entire Details file.
   a) Does text on the fourth line of the 11th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus', which begins with the text hanging straight down, read "household gods"? Unknown
[Note: No copies are known to have it as Goods.]
   b) Does a comma or a period appear after "knees" on the second line of the 13th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text all, down the ravine? Unknown
[Note: No copies are known to have it with a comma.]
   c) Does the temperature given on the eighth line of the 14th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text When we awoke at 4 a.m. appear as 30° or 34°? Unknown
[Note: There are known to be copies with both temperatures.]

Notes: The following are photostats/photocopies: Chapter titles: "Struggle? For The Broom", "In the Stables".
The illustration "The Messman" has been labelled in pencil. Figure on left noted as 'Priestley'; figure on right as 'W. Roberts'.
The illustration "Struggle? For The Broom" is not in sepia but in black and white, presumably a photostat/photocopy.
Source: Personal inspection by Robert Stephenson, 24 April 1980 and November 2007.
Contacts:

previously LORD SHACKLETON

Information on the Shackleton copy of Aurora Australis

Copy Number: 106 Location: Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM

Copy Number: 38 Other identifiers: Mawson copy; PETIT POIS copy
Location: North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000
Web: http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au

Information on the South Australian Museum copy of Aurora Australis

This copy physically resides in the Mawson Centre at the South Australian Museum.

In the gutter of the recto of the first blank very close to the center hole in pencil appears 75653.

In the upper right corner of the title page is an oval rubber stamp which reads LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE and in the center, in ink, the date 15.6.62.

In the upper right corner of the verso of the last blank is a handwritten notation in pencil(?): 919.9 | A9 | SR cabinet | (for Mawson Inst).

With the copy is a letter dated 27 September 1982 from Eric Wainwright, University Librarian, to Dr. J.B. Jones, Chairman, Department of Geology, regarding this copy.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: PETOT POIS running downward vertically with the base of the lettering closest to the outer edge.
   b) Inside back cover: H ANTARCTIC | ITION 1907. running downward vertically with the top of the lettering closest to the outer edge.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Illustration
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Color
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Not present
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Bottom
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Present
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Not present
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Spelled Clarke
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): 1) The Messman; 2) In the Stables; 3) Fourteen Good and True
10. Condition: Original spine, title and logo present. Large long and narrow knot in ca. center of outer top board, probably 'as issued.' No splits in or warping of boards. Very tight. Few if any sheets loose. Original green cord. Very bright stencilling. Overall condition is very good to excellent.
11. Provenance: This copy "(presented by Lady Mawson in 1962) was originally held in the Strong Room [of the Barr Smith Library] but was part of the Mawson Institute for Antarctic Research collection, at that time part of the University of Adelaide. This collection has since been transferred to the South Australian Museum." (Source: E-mail from Cheryl Hoskin, Special Collections Librarian, Barr Smith Library, 5 April 2010.)
12. New points: New points come to light and they will be included here rather than trying to insert them above which would necessitate re-doing the entire Details file.
   a) Does text on the fourth line of the 11th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus', which begins with the text hanging straight down, read "household gods"? Unknown
[Note: No copies are known to have it as Goods.]
   b) Does a comma or a period appear after "knees" on the second line of the 13th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text all, down the ravine? Unknown
[Note: No copies are known to have it with a comma.]
   c) Does the temperature given on the eighth line of the 14th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text When we awoke at 4 a.m. appear as 30° or 34°? Unknown
[Note: There are known to be copies with both temperatures.]

Source: Personal inspection 15 June 2010.
Contacts: Mark Pharaoh, Senior Collection Manager, Mawson Centre, South Australia Museum.

Left: Inside front cover. Right: Inside back cover.

STATE LIBRARY OF N.S.W., DIXSON LIBRARY

Copy Number: 22 Other identifiers: Dixson copy; SUGAR copy
Location: Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Web: http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au

"The Dixson Library printed book collection has over 20,000 printed items. The Library is not added to and was the personal collection of Sir William Dixson (1870–1952)."

Note: The electronic/digital version appearing at
http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/search~S2?/cSAFE%2F+Q90%2F80/csafe%2F+q90%2F80/-3,-1,0,E/l856~b1706157&FF=csafe%2F+q90%2F80&1,1,,1,0
is the Mitchell Library copy (No 23) not this copy.

Information on the Dixson Library copy of Aurora Australis (Source: http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/search?/XAurora%20Australis&SORT=D/XAurora%20Australis&SORT=D&SUBKEY=Aurora%20Australis/1%2C17%2C17%2CE/frameset&FF=XAurora%20Australis&SORT=D&9%2C9%2C)

Published: [Antarctica : s.n.,] 1908 (Antarctica : Printed at the sign of the Penguins by Joyce and Wild)
Description: 1 v. unnumbered [ca.150] p., [11] leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
Series: Dixson images
Subject: Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration.
Antarctica -- Description and travel.
Antarctica -- Literary collections.
Notes: Illustrated with lithographs and etchings by George Marston.
"Published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907, during the winter months of April, May, June, July, 1908."
Edited by E.H. Shackleton.
The first book ever printed in Antarctica.
Title within ornamental border, with vignette in colors. At head of title: 1908-09.
Contents: 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.
Summary: Printed in 1908 by members of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09, the first book ever printed in the Polar regions; ed. by E. H. Shackleton. Loose sheets laced in wooden covers, made of packing-cases which contained the provisions. Estimated only about 90 copies printed; not a public ed.
Notes: Sir William Dixson Library
Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at http://image.sl.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/ebindshow.pl?doc=q90_80/a031.
Dixson copy has ms note on fly leaf: 90 copies only printed.
Other Author: Shackleton, Ernest Henry Sir, 1874-1922.
Marston, George.
Millard, John.
Conference: British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909)
Bib Util: 2898432
Call No: SAFE/ Q90/80

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: GRANULATED | SUGAR running downward vertically with the base of the lettering closest to the outer edge. The first word appears to be 'granulated' but it is difficult to make out. The bookplate obscures the lower portions of several letters in this first line.
   b) Inside back cover: MEDICAL running upward vertically with the base of the lettering closest to the outer edge.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Illustration
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Color In upper right corner is an oval blind stamped "Library of New South Wales Dixson Library". Each leaf (not page) has been numbered in pencil in upper right corner of recto. The last leaf is numbered 108.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Present
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Bottom
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Present
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Not present
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Spelled Clarke
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): 1) The Messman; 2) In the Stables; 3) Fourteen Good and True
10. Condition: This copy is disbound. Original spine with title and logo present and still attached to both boards. The outer front cover has a knothole close to the spine about midway between the top and bottom edges (probably as issued). No foxing present. The holes of many of the sheets have opened to the edge. The green cord is preserved in a mylar sleeve.
11. Provenance: John Millard, in a letter to Robert Stephenson dated 11 July 1982, states: "According to the Library the book was purchased by Sir William Dixson for his collection in 1913, from Angus & Robertson. His collections was bequeathed to the State Library after his death in 1952. There is no information in it regarding previous ownership…"
12. New points: New points come to light and they will be included here rather than trying to insert them above which would necessitate re-doing the entire Details file.
   a) Does text on the fourth line of the 11th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus', which begins with the text hanging straight down, read "household gods"? Unknown
[Note: No copies are known to have it as Goods.]
   b) Does a comma or a period appear after "knees" on the second line of the 13th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text all, down the ravine? Unknown
[Note: No copies are known to have it with a comma.]
   c) Does the temperature given on the eighth line of the 14th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text When we awoke at 4 a.m. appear as 30° or 34°? Unknown
[Note: There are known to be copies with both temperatures.]

Notes: This copy is kept in a generic gray archival box. On recto of first blank in lower left corner in pencil: "94 printed".
Source: Personal inspection 4 June 2010.
Contacts:

Left: Inside front cover. Right: Inside back cover.

Left: Bookplate on inside front cover. Right: Outer front cover.

STATE LIBRARY OF N.S.W., MITCHELL LIBRARY

Copy Number: 23 Other identifiers: Mitchell copy; Packets copy
Location: Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
Web: http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au

This copy is kept in a custom blue box. There is a note affixed to the inner top cover of the box stating that the book was preserved by funds from Mr Maurice and Mrs Fran Cutler from a preservation acution 17 April 2002.

Information on the Mitchell Library copy of Aurora Australis

Published: [Antarctica : s.n.,] 1908 (Antarctica : Printed at the sign of the Penguins by Joyce and Wild)
Description: 1 v. unnumbered [ca.150] p., [11] leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
Series: Dixson images
Subject: Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration.
Antarctica -- Description and travel.
Antarctica -- Literary collections.
Sir William Dixson Library.
Notes: Illustrated with lithographs and etchings by George Marston.
"Published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907, during the winter months of April, May, June, July, 1908."
Edited by E.H. Shackleton.
The first book ever printed in Antarctica.
Title within ornamental border, with vignette in colors. At head of title: 1908-09.
Contents: 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.
Summary: Printed in 1908 by members of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09, the first book ever printed in the Polar regions; ed. by E. H. Shackleton. Loose sheets laced in wooden covers, made of packing-cases which contained the provisions. Estimated only about 90 copies printed; not a public ed.
Notes: Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/search~S2?/cMRB%2F+Q989.8%2F+A/cmrb%2F+q989.8%2F+a/-3,-1,0,E/l856~b1706157&FF=cmrb%2F+q989.8%2F+a&1,1,,1,0
Dixson copy has ms note on fly leaf: 90 copies only printed.
Other Author: Shackleton, Ernest Henry Sir, 1874-1922.
Marston, George.
Millard, John.
Conference: British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909)
Bib Util: 2898432
Call No: MRB/ Q989.8/ A

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): None. Allen Mawer reports that "45 packets" appears in pencil on inside back cover. This is barely visible and upside down appearing just above a rectangular white label with typescript: "MRB/ Q989.8? A | Aurora Australis". In the center of inner back board is a handwritten adhesive label reading: MRB | Q989.8 | A. In the lower left of the inner back board is a modern barcode adhesive label reading: STATE LIBRARY | OF N.S.W. | [barcode] | N1665467".
   a) Inside front cover:
   b) Inside back cover:
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Illustration. This sheet—text on the recto and illustration on the verso—appears in duplicate.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Color. In upper right corner is an oval blind stamp reading "Library of New South Wales Dixson Library".
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Present
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Bottom
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Present
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Not present
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Spelled Clarke
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): 1) The Messman; 2) Fourteen Good and True
10. Condition: This copy is disbound. The spine has been totally replaced, somewhat crudely. The top of the new spine is stamped in gold capitals: MITCHELL | LIBRARY [at the top]; AURORA | AUSTRALIS [ca. 1/4 down from head of spine]; ML | Q989.8 |A [at foot of spine]. The outer surface of the boards are clean without noticeable defect with the exception of moderate cupping to the top board and a slight horizontal split two-thirds down from the top edge of the top board stretching from the gutter two-thirds to the outer edge. Occasional foxing present. The holes of many of the sheets have opened to the edge. The green cord is preserved in a sealed clear mylar square sleeve.
11. Provenance: John Millard, in a letter to Robert Stephenson dated 11 July 1982, states: "According to the Library the book was purchased by Sir William Dixson for his collection in 1913, from Angus & Robertson. His collections was bequeathed to the State Library after his death in 1952. There is no information in it regarding previous ownership…"
12. New points: New points come to light and they will be included here rather than trying to insert them above which would necessitate re-doing the entire Details file.
   a) Does text on the fourth line of the 11th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus', which begins with the text hanging straight down, read "household gods"? Gods
[Note: No copies are known to have it as Goods.]
   b) Does a comma or a period appear after "knees" on the second line of the 13th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text all, down the ravine? Period
[Note: No copies are known to have it with a comma.]
   c) Does the temperature given on the eighth line of the 14th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text When we awoke at 4 a.m. appear as 30° or 34°? 30°
[Note: There are known to be copies with both temperatures.]

Notes: On recto of first blank in upper left corner in pencil: "90 copies only | Privately Printed". Each leaf (not page) has been numbered in pencil in upper right corner of recto. The last leaf is numbered 108. On copyright page, below '(All rights reserved)' are the following numbers written in ink: "72974". There is a rubber stamp above the word DEDICATED on the dedication page: Round with a crown on the top and inside around the inner edge: "PUBLIC LIBRARY OF N.S.W." Within that appears "MITCHELL | LIBRARY" with a rule above and a rule below. This same stamp appears in a variety of places throughout the copy. To the left of the dedication, close to the gutter and running vertically upward, appears the following in pencil: "9/7/12 A&R. [presumably Angus & Robinson, see Provenance] Ga/-/- [The G could be a J; presumably a price code in £/s/d]
Source: Personal inspection 4 June 2010.
Contacts:

Left: Inside front cover. Right: Inside back cover.

STATE LIBRARY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Copy Number: 26 Location: Corner North Terrace and Kintore Avenue, Adelaide, South Australia. Web: http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au

Information on the State Library of South Australia copy of Aurora Australis

Title: Aurora australis / illustrated with lithographs and etchings by George Marston.
Dates/Publication Details: [Antarctica : s.n.,] 1908 (Antarctica : Printed at the sign of the Penguins by Joyce and Wild)
Description/Quantity: [150] p., [11] leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm
Note: "Published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907, during the winter months of April, May, June, July, 1908."
Edited by E.H. Shackleton.
The first book ever printed in Antarctica.
Loose sheets laced in wooden covers made of packing-cases which contained the provisions.
Only 90 copies printed.
Location: Rare Books Room.
Call No.: 919.8904 A931 b Restricted use.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: "consists of a row of the bottom-half of a number of unidentifiable letters (10 stencil markings) and below these a half 0 0 7 so presumably the box the cover was made from was stencilled 007 with the cut made through the first 0."
   b) Inside back cover: None.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Signatures of Ernest H. Shackleton and, beneath, George Marston, "on second fly leaf."
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? B.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? A.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? A.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? No.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Yes.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? No.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Clarke.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): 3 "Messman, In the Stables, Fourteen good men and true."
10. Condition: "Our copy has been conserved. The leather spine was replaced but the old has been kept and it is possible to discern that it was blind stamped with 'The sign of the penguins'. As additional evidence of this the conservator has re-created the blind stamping on the new leather. The cord is in situ but is no longer used to hold the pages together following conservation."
11. Provenance: "Donated by the Estate of Sir Josiah Symon." "Aurora Australis came to the State Library as a part of Sir Josiah Symon's library which was bequeathed to us in the 1930s, so the book was part of his collection, rather than being donated as a single object which is how I read the statement "Donated by the estate of Sir Josiah Symon". A moot point perhaps. The volume has his Manoah House bookplate (as opposed to his alternative armorial bookplate) pasted on the inside front cover. Note also that on the back of the first fly leaf in the top left hand corner is lightly pencilled '5/5/-M' perhaps a boookseller's notation of five guineas (5 pounds 5 shillings, no pence)."
Source: Valerie Sitters, Content Services Librarian, State Library of South Australia, e-mail to Robert Stephenson 11 April 2010.

STATE LIBRARY OF TASMANIA

Copy Number: 24 Other identifiers: Juliennes Soup copy; John King Davis copy.
Location: State Library of Tasmania, 91 Murray Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.
Web: http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au

Information on the State Library of Tasmania copy of Aurora Australis

An article by Penny Carey Wells on this copy appeared in the Journal of the New Zealand Antarctic Society, Vol 21, Nos. 3 & 4, 2003.

Title: Aurora Australis 1908-09: [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; edited by E.H. Shackleton]
Publisher: Printed at the sign of 'The Penguins' : by Joyce and Wild, [1908]
Description: 1 v. : ill., map ; 28 cm.
Notes: Title with ornamental border, with vignette in colors. The first book ever printed in the Polar regions. Loose sheets laced in wooden covers, made of packing cases which contained the provisions.Only 90 copies printed. Tasmaniana copy includes mounted photographs of Expedition participants and signatures. The copy was presented to Capt. J.K. Davis by the printer, Ernest E.M. Joyce.
Location: Hobart izone Tas Quarto (Stack)
Call Number: TL.Q 919.89 AUR
Source: http://catalogue.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/item/?q=Aurora+Australis&i=10&id=116430

Comment: I believe this to be the most interesting and possibly the most valuable—both scholarly and a monetarily—of the Auroras that I have had the privilege to see. First, it's in excellent condition (with the exception of a substitute binding cord). Two, it has the variant text which is considerably less common. Three, it's presentation copy to a major player in the expedition, John King Davis, signed by one of the two printers, Ernest Joyce. Four, it has stencils on not just one but on both inner boards. Five, it is extra-illustrated, including a bound-in autographed menu from the same press. Six, it comes with accompanying documentation. And seventh, and most importantly, it is accompanied by a bound proofs which shed light on editorial changes made during the production of the volume.
—R. Stephenson

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes (see images).
   a) Inside front cover: The numeral 1 and a portion of what appears to be the numeral 9 are found in the lower right corner in a vertical orientation with the base of the numerals closest to the fore-edge of the boards. This probably was a part of a year perhaps 1907.
   b) Inside back cover: JULIENNES | SOUP running vertically, base of lettering closest to spine, top of lettering closest to outer edges of the boards. The very left portion of the letter J is clipped, while only the very left portion of the letter S of JULIENNES is visible.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "To Captain Davis from the Artist | and printers - Kia Ora | Ernest E. M. Joyce | Nov. 3rd 09" This appears at the top of the recto of the second blank leaf (see image). Below it are clippings mounted to the leaf, the upper one is from vol I of The Heart of the Antarctic, opposite page 222, and shows the press and type case inside the hut and the second one, possibly an original photograph, is captioned below in handwriting and reads "The artist George Marston and James Murray at Cape Royds 1908". It shows the two men standing in front of the hut door.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Text
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Color
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Present
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Bottom
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Present
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Not present
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Spelled Clarke
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): "Fourteen Good and True"
10. Condition: Overall this copy is in very good condition. Green cord has been replaced by a white one. The binding is wholly original and in good condition although a library mark has been added to the spine just below the Penguin logotype in black ink: T.C. | Q | 919.9 | AUR [This differs slightly from the call number given above.]
11. Provenance: Ernest Joyce to Captain John King Davis. Davis presented it to the Library in 21 December 1961. Included with the book is a letter from Davis.
12. New points: New points come to light and they will be included here rather than trying to insert them above which would necessitate re-doing the entire Details file.
   a) Does text on the fourth line of the 11th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus', which begins with the text hanging straight down, read "household gods"? Unknown
[Note: No copies are known to have it as Goods.]
   b) Does a comma or a period appear after "knees" on the second line of the 13th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text all, down the ravine? Unknown
[Note: No copies are known to have it with a comma.]
   c) Does the temperature given on the eighth line of the 14th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text When we awoke at 4 a.m. appear as 30° or 34°? Unknown
[Note: There are known to be copies with both temperatures.] (See Addendum below.)
Notes: This copy is extra-illustrated. In addition to the two photographs noted above on the same page as the Joyce inscription, there are:
1) A newspaper clipping on the recto of the first blank (see image). The headline is "AURORA AUSTRALIS" with the supra title reading TREASURES OF OUR LIBRARY. It is given as "By J.A.F." [This could be John Feely who wrote an article that appeared in the Melbourne Sun on 2 July 1949 entitled "Penguins Watched these Polar Printers."] At the bottom of the clipping, in handwriting, is "Melbourne Herald March 10th 1945". In the article the Victorian Public Library is mentioned so the "Treasures of our Library" refers to that library. (The copy referred to is now in Museum Victoria.)
2) Two black and white photographs are mounted on the verso of the first blank (see image). The uppermost one shows what can be assumed to be the officers and crew of the S.Y. Nimrod. Below this is a photograph of the S.Y. Nimrod. At the foot of the page is a mounted typed sheet that reads:
S. Y. NIMROD
Wood Aux. Barqentine built 1866 by A. Stephens & Sons at Dundee
227 Tons Nett: Length 136'. Beam 27' Depth 16'
British Antarctic Expedition 1907/09
Lieut. E.H. Shackleton, R.N.R.
3) Map mounted to verso of title page showing Shackleton route overprinted in red to show where the Aurora Australis was produced (see image).
4) Mounted below the concluding lines of 'Bathybia', the last page of printed text, is a photograph of Mawson and Shackleton looking over documents (see image). Below the photograph is the handwritten caption "Dr Douglas Mawson and Sir Ernest Shackleton at 9 Regent Street London in 1911."
5) Bound-in after the concluding leaf of "Bathybia" is a signed menu (see image) that was printed for the Mid Winter 1908 dinner. This would have been printed on the same press as the Aurora Australis using the same paper.
The signatures are of Adams, Brocklehurst, David, Day, Joyce, Mackay, Marshall, Marston, Mawson, Murray, Priestley, Roberts, Shackleton and Wild.

Source: From article noted above. Personal inspection on 24 June 2010.
Contacts: Ian Morrison, Stephanie McDonald (Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office).

Left: Inside front cover. Right: Inside back cover.

Left: The newspaper clipping mounted on recto of first blank. Right: Photographs of the Aurora and its crew on verso of first blank.

Left: The inscription from Ernest Joyce on recto of second blank. Right: Map mounted to verso of title page.

Left: Mawson and Shackleton in 1911. Right: Bound-in Midwinter 1908 dinner menu with signatures.

ADDENDUM - The Aurora Australis Proofs

The State Library of Tasmania also has in its possession a bound volume which is described as proofs of the Aurora Australis. These are the only known such proofs.

It was donated to the Library by Sir William Crowther. On the inner top cover Crowther's signature and date ("6.8.70") appear. In the upper left corner is a call number: "919.9 | AUR". In the upper right corner is the number "C6386". These are not proofs of the full volume, only of parts. Those included are the 'Preface', 'Erebus' (poem), 'Southward Bound' (poem) and much but not all of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'.

Included with the bound proofs is a letter signed John K. Davis, dated 2nd June 1944, written from 83 Queens Road, Melbourne, to Dr. Crowther. Davis states that "While searching for some other papers I came across some proofs of the first book to be printed in the Antarctic … I received these page proofs from Ernest Joyce … With the happiest recollections of my evening spent with you in Hobart, I am sending you these proofs as an additional item you may like to add to your collection…"

Seventeen pages plus three duplicate pages out of a total of 34 text pages are included. Some of the sheets are soiled and some edges are missing. There are few mostly unreadable notations in pencil.

I undertook a reasonably close reading of the proofs and compared them with two published facsimile editions (Bluntisham and SeTo) and with my own copy. I found only minor changes which were all reflected alike in all three copies. There was one exception, however:

On the 8th line from the top of page 14 the temperature appears as 30° in the proof, while in my copy the figure is 34°. The 1986 Bluntsham edition of the Aurora Australis has 30° while the 1988 SeTo/Airlife edition (which employed the Kinsey copy—No. 30) has 34° meaning that there are at least two variants, 30° and 34°. The digitized online version of the Mitchell Library copy (No 23) has it as 30° while the digitized online version of the University of Adelaide's copy (No 27) has 34°. This page begins with the text 'When we awoke at 4 a.m.', the 14th page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus.'

It will be interesting to find out which is the more common temperature, in other words at what point in the press run was the change made. And was it strictly a typographical error that was being corrected or something else that caused the change?

—R. Stephenson
(2 August 2010)

ROBERT B. STEPHENSON

Copy Number: 109 Other identifiers: B43935 copy
Location: Jaffrey, NH 03452, USA.
Web: http://www.antarctic-circle.org

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: B43935 | 25.1LB TINS
   b) Inside back cover: ANTA | NI | LYT | LAND | T | 2.0.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Text
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Color
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Present
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Bottom
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Present
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Not present
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Spelled Clarke
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown
10. Condition: Excellent. Green cord present.
11. Provenance: Purchased from Francis Edwards, Ltd., London, July 28, 1978, for £1,000. See entry in 'Copies sold at auction or appearing in booksellers' catalogues.'
12. New points: New points come to light and they will be included here rather than trying to insert them above which would necessitate re-doing the entire Details file.
   a) Does text on the fourth line of the 11th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus', which begins with the text hanging straight down, read "household gods"? Gods
[Note: No copies are known to have it as Goods.]
   b) Does a comma or a period appear after "knees" on the second line of the 13th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text all, down the ravine? Unknown
[Note: No copies are known to have it with a comma.]
   c) Does the temperature given on the eighth line of the 14th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text When we awoke at 4 a.m. appear as 30° or 34° ? 34°
[Note: There are known to be copies with both temperatures.]

Source: Personal inspection.

Left: Inside front cover. Right: Inside back cover.

SEAMUS TAAFFE

Copy Number: 110 Location: Athy, Ireland. Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: 1903 [sic]
   b) Inside back cover: 40 x 1 LBS | CHOCOLATE
2. Inscriptions (text and location):"To Belle Donaldson | from E.H. Shackleton | Xmas 1910"
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Present.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Better than good.
11. Provenance: Belle Donaldson to P. J. Skellerup to … to Seamus Taaffe.
Source: R. Stephenson, personal inspection ( 25 October 2008).

Left: Inscription to Belle Donaldson (1910) and P.J. Skellerup's name and date (1970). Right: Title page (Variant A).

Left: Inside front cover. Right: Inside back cover.

TAURUS COLLECTION

Copy Number: 111 Location: Web:

Information on the Taurus Collection copy of Aurora Australis

[SHACKLETON, Ernest, Editor] Aurora Australis. Illustrated with lithographs and etchings by George Marston. Printed at the Sign of The Penguins' by Joyce and Wild. 4to; pp. [2] (blank), [8] (title in blue and black), colophon, [1] (blank), dedication, [1] (blank), [2] (blank), [4] (Preface & Additional Preface, each 2pp. by E.H. Shackleton), [2] (Contents, verso blank), [2] (blank), [42] (The Ascent of Mount Erebus by T. W. Edgeworth David, last 2 blank & including title (in red) and 2 leaves of illustrations [1 etching, 1 lithograph], versos blank), [4] (title, in red "Night Watchman", verso blank) plus lithograph, [2] (title, in red "Midwinter Night", verso blank), [4] (Midwinter Night by Veritas, last 2 blank), [18] (Trials of Messman [Priestley], last blank, including two titles (in red), & 2 lithographs [1 mounted, 1 in brown ink], versos blank), [14] (A Pony Watch by Putty [Marston], last 3 blank & including 2 titles (in red), versos blank & 1 lithograph, recto blank), [10] (Southward Bound by Lapsus Linguae [Marshall], last 3 blank & including title (in red) & 1 etching, versos blank), [16] (An Interview with an Emporer by A.F.M. [Mackay], last 3 blank, including title (in red, verso blank), [10] (Erebus by Nemo [Shackleton], including 2 titles (in red) & 1 mounted lithograph, versos blank, & 1 blank leaf), [22] (An Ancient Manuscript by Wand Erer [? Frank Wild], last 3 blank & including title (in red), verso blank, and 1 illustrations on back of text), [16] (Life under Difficulties by J. Murray, last 3 blank & including title (in red), verso blank, & another blank leaf), [40] (Bathybia by Douglas Mawson, last 3 blank, including 3 titles (in red) & 2 etchings, versos blank); TOTALLING 109 unnumbered leaves, including 11 full page plates (7 lithographs, 2 of these mounted, and 4 etchings) and 16 title-leaves printed in red, versos blank, entirely uncut; in the original sheep-backed packing-case boards bound by Bernard Day, verso of upper cover with part of identification 'British Anta[rctic] Expedition' and verso of lower cover with 'Butter', new spine to match the original with title in blind and the two penguin symbol, sewn and uncut as issued, preserved in fleece-lined cloth chemise and drop-back box; edition limited to approximately 100 copies.

Winter Quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition 1908-09.
First edition. The most renowned title in the Antarctic canon, this book was printed throughout an Antarctic winter at Cape Royds in 1908, during Shackleton's Nimrod expedition. Wonderful descriptions exist of the difficulties encountered by Joyce, Wild and Marston in its printing, and by Day in its binding, all of which help to make the book a collector's curiosity. As for its contents, Shackleton's son later gave it a fitting epitaph: "It contains no vel}' important information about the success or otherwise of expedition affairs but it does show imagination, ingenuity and a surprising degree of professionalism in the difficult circumstances."
Bernard Day bound this title in a decidedly eccentric manner, using Venesta boards (a kind of early plywood) from amongst the 2500 packing cases taken to the Antarctic by the expedition. Today, copies tend to be known by the contents stencilled on their boards. So this copy would be described as a "Butter" copy, since that word is to be found on the rear cover. It should be distinguished from another "Butter" copy, now in the Scott Polar Research Institute, which originally belonged to Lady Shackleton.
Conrad p146; Spence 1095.
Source: The Taurus Collection, Kossow and Milton, 2001.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: BRITISH ANTA EXPEDITION [unclear where line breaks occur]
   b) Inside back cover: BUTTER
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Probably none as there is no mention of any in description.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "new spine to match the original..."
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source: The Taurus Collection, Kossow and Milton, 2001.

From The Taurus Collection, Kossow and Milton, 2001.

ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY (Kinsey copy)

Copy Number: 30 Location: Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, Cnr Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Wellington, New Zealand. Web: http://www.natlib.govt.nz/atl

Information on the Alexander Turnbull Library copy No 1 (Kinsey) of Aurora Australis (source: http://nlnzcat.natlib.govt.nz)

Title: Aurora australis.
Variant Title: At head of title: 1908-09
Publisher: [Antarctica : Printed at the Sign of ʻThe Penguins’; by Joyce and Wild. Latitude 77°··32ʹ South, longitude 166°··12ʹ east, 1908]
Description: [6] leaves, [182] p., [10] leaves of plates : 10 ill. ; 28 cm.
LC Call Number: G850 1907
Note: "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].
Issued on paper watermarked with crown, and "Abbey Mills" and "Greenfield" watermarks.
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.
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.
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.
Alexander Turnbull Library copy exhibited ; qREng AURO 1908 (1772) copy 2 : Simple to Sumptuous: Bookbindings 1450 to the Present. 5 April - 19 July 2008 Nz
The Alexander Turnbull Library copy 1 (Kinsey copy) is earlier variant state with 10 plates. Binding: 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: Sir Joseph Kinsey bequest (bookplate and stamp), originally purchased from Sotheby’s. Acc. 658814.
The Alexander Turnbull Library copy 2 (Turnbull copy) is later variant state with 11 plates. Binding: 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: bought by Alex H. Turnbull in 1912 from Francis Edwards, who possibly obtained it from Sir Ernest Wild [sic] (Alexander Turnbull Library MS-Papers-0057-112/1912/IV); bookplate of Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull. Acc. 1772.
Indexed Referenced in: Greene, M.L. Aurora australis (1908). (In Book talk, p. 69-79), p. 72-73
Other Contributor: Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922.
Marston, George. ill.
Wild, Frank, b. 1874. printer.
Joyce, Ernest E. Mills (Ernest Edward Mills), d. 1940. printer.
Day, Bernard. binder.
Kinsey, Joseph, Sir, 1852-1936. former owner.
Turnbull, Alexander, 1868-1918. former owner.
Wild, Ernest E. (Ernest Edward), Sir, 1869-1934. former owner.
Sir Joseph Causton and Sons. ill.
Sotheby’s (Firm) bookseller.
Abbey Mills (Holywell, Wales). papermaker.
Francis Edwards (Firm) bookseller.
British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909)
Place of Publication: Antarctica.
Table of Contents: 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.
Record number: 1200169
Note: I recorded the following number/marking during my inspection of the copy of 7 February 1991: "R919.9 | AURO | #1169"

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: No stencilling or markings.
   b) Inside back cover: U [portion of...] LIENNE | SOUP [running vertically downward] (Source: Airlife edition).

2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? B.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Present.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? A.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present in Airlife edition.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Yes.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? No.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Yes.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "Top board totally separated from back strip. Rear joint slightly split at foot. But otherwise not bad."
11. Provenance: Sir Joseph Kinsey bequest (originally purchased from Sotheby's. Acc 658814.)
Note: On recto of first blank leaf are pasted two clippings. One dated in hand 1912 states:
"Messrs. Sotheby's have just sold for £8 5s one of the most remarkable books of modern times, "Aurora Australis," published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antarctic Expediution during the winter months of April, May, June and July, 1907, illustrated with lithographs and etchings by G. Marston. This was the first book ever printed in the Polar Regions. The editor was Lieutenant (now Sir) E.H. Shackleton. The covers of the book are made from the wood of the packing cases which contained the provisions. Only ninety copies were printed, the majority of which are in the hands of members of the expedition."
This clipping is mounted on lined exercise paper which in turn is mounted on the first blank. Kinsey's signature in ink is on the lined paper. Below this is the following, directly mounted to the blank: Bookplate affixed. Heraldic arms. SIR JOSEPH KINSEY | BEQUEST TO | ALEXANDER TURNBULL | LIBRARY | 1936.
Sources: Alexander Turnbull Library catalogue (http://nlnzcat.natlib.govt.nz); Airlife facsimile edition, 1988 (which used this copy); Personal inspection by Robert Stephenson, 7 February 1991.

ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY (Turnbull copy)

Copy Number: 31 Location: Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, Cnr Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Wellington, New Zealand. Web: http://www.natlib.govt.nz/atl

Information on the Alexander Turnbull Library copy No 2 (Turnbull) of Aurora Australis (source: http://nlnzcat.natlib.govt.nz)

Title: Aurora australis.
Variant Title: At head of title: 1908-09
Publisher: [Antarctica : Printed at the Sign of ʻThe Penguins’; by Joyce and Wild. Latitude 77°··32ʹ South, longitude 166°··12ʹ east, 1908]
Description: [6] leaves, [182] p., [10] leaves of plates : 10 ill. ; 28 cm.
LC Call Number: G850 1907
Note: "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].
Issued on paper watermarked with crown, and "Abbey Mills" and "Greenfield" watermarks.
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.
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.
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.
Alexander Turnbull Library copy exhibited ; qREng AURO 1908 (1772) copy 2 : Simple to Sumptuous: Bookbindings 1450 to the Present. 5 April - 19 July 2008 Nz
The Alexander Turnbull Library copy 1 (Kinsey copy) is earlier variant state with 10 plates. Binding: 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: Sir Joseph Kinsey bequest (bookplate and stamp), originally purchased from Sotheby’s. Acc. 658814.
The Alexander Turnbull Library copy 2 (Turnbull copy) is later variant state with 11 plates. Binding: 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: 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. Acc. 1772.
Indexed Referenced in: Greene, M.L. Aurora australis (1908). (In Book talk, p. 69-79), p. 72-73
Other Contributor: Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922.
Marston, George. ill.
Wild, Frank, b. 1874. printer.
Joyce, Ernest E. Mills (Ernest Edward Mills), d. 1940. printer.
Day, Bernard. binder.
Kinsey, Joseph, Sir, 1852-1936. former owner.
Turnbull, Alexander, 1868-1918. former owner.
Wild, Ernest E. (Ernest Edward), Sir, 1869-1934. former owner.
Sir Joseph Causton and Sons. ill.
Sotheby’s (Firm) bookseller.
Abbey Mills (Holywell, Wales). papermaker.
Francis Edwards (Firm) bookseller.
British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909)
Place of Publication: Antarctica.
Table of Contents: 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.
Record number: 1200169 Note: I recorded the following numbers/markings during my inspection of the copy of 7 February 1991: "R919.9 | AURORA | 1908" and "#1168"

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: No stencilling, only a small bookplate: FROM THE | COLLECTION OF | ALEXANDER | HORSBURGH | TURNBULL | WELLINGTON | NEW ZEALAND within a rectangular double rule with Maori design at top. Centered outside rule at foot: TE RAU PRESS.
   b) Inside back cover: BEANS [running vertically upward.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "Some leaves are loose but generally a very good copy."
11. Provenance: Bought by Alex H. Turnbull in 1912 from Francis Edwards, who possibly obtained it from Sir Ernest [sic] Wild (Alexander Turnbull Library MS-Papers-0057-112/1912/IV) ; bookplate of Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull. Acc. 1772.
Sources: Alexander Turnbull Library catalogue (http://nlnzcat.natlib.govt.nz). Personal inspection by Robert Stephenson, 7 February 1991.

UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE

Copy Number: 27 Location: Barr Smith Library, University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia. Web: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/library

Information on the University of Adelaide copy of Aurora Australis

Title: Aurora australis : 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 ; [pref. by Sir E. H. Shackleton]
Published: Printed at the sign of ʻThe Penguins’ : by Joyce and Wild. Latitude 77° 32ʹ South, longitude 166° 12ʹ east. Antarctica, [1908]
Description: 6 p.l., [151] p., 10 plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Table of Contents: Ascent of Mount Erebus / T. W. Edgeworth David -- Midwinter night / Nemo -- Trials of a messman / a messman -- Pony watch/ Putty -- Southward bound / Lapsus Linguæ -- Interview with an emperor / A.F.M -- Erebus / Nemo -- Ancient manuscript / Shellback -- Life under difficulties / J. Murray -- Bathybia / D. Mawson.
Summary: Printed in 1908 by members of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09, the first book ever printed in the Polar regions; ed. by E. H. Shackleton. Loose sheets laced in wooden covers, made of packing-cases which contained the provisions. Estimated only about 90 copies printed; not a public ed.
Note(s): Title within ornamental border, with vignette in colors. At head of title: 1908-09.
Location: Barr Smith Special collections strong room (internal use)
Call Number: 919.9 A9
Note: A digital version of this copy may be found at http://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/handle/2440/47874

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: "RITISH AN" "XPEDITIO" "46"
   b) Inside back cover: "LIQUID BOTTLED FRUIT"
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? A.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? A.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Yes.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? No.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Clarke.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): The messman and Fourteen good and true are tipped in.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Believed to be Sir Douglas Mawson's copy. "The copy in Special Collections in the Barr Smith Library at the University of Adelaide was originally held by the University of Adelaide Dept of Geology, presumably donated by Mawson (although I have nothing to substantiate this)." (Source: E-mail from Cheryl Hoskin, Special Collections Librarian, Barr Smith Library, 5 April 2010.)
Other: Aurora Australis Illustrations/duplicate leaves
Under the shadow of Erebus (engraving, black) same paper as text, plate mark, no 'title' leaf, caption at bottom of illustration.
At the edge of the crater (lithograph, black) thinner paper, no plate mark; no 'title' leaf, caption at bottom of illustration.
Night watchman (lithograph, black) same paper as text, no plate mark, 'title' leaf bearing caption.
The messman (lithograph, black) printed on thinner paper same as 'At the edge of the crater'; tipped onto text paper; 'title' leaf bearing caption.
Struggle? For the broom (lithograph, brown) same paper as text, no plate mark, 'title' leaf bearing caption.
In the stables (lithograph, black) same paper as text, no plate mark, 'title' leaf bearing caption.
Southward bound (engraving, black) same paper as text, plate mark, 'title' leaf bearing caption.
Fourteen good and true (lithograph, black) printed on thinner paper same as 'At the edge of the crater'; tipped onto text paper; 'title' leaf bearing caption.
Many shekels were needed for the ship to go forth (lithograph, black) printed on verso of text leaf, caption title at bottom.
Executing evolutions in mid air (engraving, black) same paper as text, plate mark, 'title' leaf bearing caption.
Each sheltered under one of the novel umbrellas (engraving, black) same paper as text, plate mark, 'title' leaf bearing caption.
Duplicate leaf: 6th leaf of text "An ancient manuscript" beginning on recto 'the sea' is duplicated.
12. New points: New points come to light and they will be included here rather than trying to insert them above which would necessitate re-doing the entire Details file.
   a) Does text on the fourth line of the 11th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus', which begins with the text hanging straight down, read "household gods"? Gods
[Note: No copies are known to have it as Goods.]
   b) Does a comma or a period appear after "knees" on the second line of the 13th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text all, down the ravine? Period
[Note: No copies are known to have it with a comma.]
   c) Does the temperature given on the eighth line of the 14th page of the chapter 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus' which begins with the text When we awoke at 4 a.m. appear as 30° or 34° ? 34°
[Note: There are known to be copies with both temperatures.]
Sources: Physical examination of work by Cheryl Hoskin, Special Collections Librarian. Digital version. Robert Stephenson.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES

Copy Number: 09 Location: A1713, Department of Special Collections, Research Library (Charles E. Young), Los Angeles, California 90095-1575 Web: http://www.library.ucla.edu/specialcollections/researchlibrary/index.cfm

Information on the UCLA copy of Aurora Australis

Title: Aurora australis. [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.
Published/distributed: Printed at the sign of ʻThe Penguins’ : by Joyce and Wild. Latitude 77° 32ʹ South, longitude 166° 12ʹ east. Antarctica, [1908]
Physical description: 6 p.l., [151] p. illus., 10 pl. 28 cm.
Notes: Title within ornamental border, with vignette in colors. At head of title: 1908-09.
The first book ever printed in the Polar regions; ed. by E. H. Shackleton. Loose sheets laced in wooden covers, made of packing-cases which contained the provisions. Only 90 copies printed.
Rosove, M.H. Antarctica, 1772-1922, 304
Contents: 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.
Spec. Coll. copy: In Rosove, UCLA’s copy is described as 304(c), but the description of the difference is not quite accurate: it is missing the plate "Many shekels..." but there is no duplicated text on leaf [63]v.
Quarter calf and wooden boards. Gift of the Estate of Mary Joe Goodwin. Includes a note signed by Shackleton, an envelope signed by Joyce, and a news clipping with photographs of their Antarctic hut.
LC control number: 13012986
Record ID: 408740
Collection: UCLA Libraries and Collections
Location: YRL Special Collections Stacks
Call Number: G850 1907 .A8 1908
Special Collection/Archive: MJG Mary Joe Goodwin Antarctica Collection

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? B (but see above)
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: According to John Millard in a letter to Robert Stephenson May 1, 1982, "Originally owned by J.P. Johnson & Family for many years. He was a Canterbury N.Z. area Sheep Farmer and an Expedition Benefactor." Came into the possession of Mary Joe Goodwin who donated it to UCLA.
Source:

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LIBRARY

Copy Number: 10 Location: Special Collections Research Center, 1100 E. 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 Web: http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/spcl/

Information on the University of Chicago, John Crerar Library copy of Aurora Australis

David Stam says in an e-mail (23 June 2007): "John Crerar is no longer an independent library but now the science library for the University of Chicago. The book is kept with other Crerar Rare Books in the University Special Collections, not in the Crerar Science Library."

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND

Copy Number: 28 Location: University of New England Heritage Centre, corner Dangar and Kentucky Streets, Armidale, N.S.W., Australia. Web: http://www.une.edu.au

This copy of the Aurora Australis is part of the Griffith Taylor Collection which "…consists of original letters, journals and sketches, copies of publications, various items of equipment and some geological specimens originally given to the Department of Geography (in 1960) by Professor Thomas Griffith Taylor." In 1988 it was transferred to the UNE Archives (now contained in the Heritage Centre).

John Millard, in a letter to Robert Stephenson dated 1 May 1982, writes: "It was presented to the Collection by Griffith Taylor's wife, Doris. Mrs Taylor was a sister of Raymond E. Priestley, a member of the Shackleton Expedition, 1907-09, but according to some information supplied by Griffith Taylor, this copy of the 'Australis' was given to Mrs Taylor, by Captain John K. Davis. There is no inscription in the book and the information is contained in a display card provided by Griffith Taylor, probably at the time he donated some of his papers to the Department."

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: Appears to be HARMUTT. Dr Ward at University of New England believes this to be 'Haricot Mutton', abbreviated. Running vertically, the base of the lettering closest to the joints.
   b) Inside back cover: The letter S upside down in the lower right corner. Also a small portion of what appears to a letter T preceding the S.

Inside front and back covers.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Not present.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? A.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Present.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Not Present.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Clarke.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): The following three illustrations are tipped in The Messman, In the Stables, and Fourteen Good and True.
10. Condition: "All leaves are securely fastened to the cord, although the last page on The Pony Watch is torn. The leather spine is badly cracked, to the extent that the boards are almost separated from it. At some time, a repair was carried out using tissue paper. This is also badly torn, but we cannot study the full spine without removal of the tissue. The base does have a stamped penguin, although it is very faint. We cannot access the top of the spine to check the title."
11. Provenance: "Our copy has a book plate Ex Libris Mrs Griffith Taylor. In his letter dated 5 May 1960, to Professor Gilbert Butland of the University of New England, Griffith Taylor states that the book was being donated by his wife. According to a label provided by him, the book was given to Mrs Griffith Taylor by Capt JK Davis, captain of the Aurora, on Mawson’s 1913 expedition."
Source: E-mails from Dr Philip Ward, Archives Officer, University of New England and Regional Archives, to Robert Stephenson, 28 and 29 April 2010.

Griffith Taylor's letter to Professor Butland.

The printed letterhead reads "28 Alan Avenue, Seaforth". The letter is dated 5 May 1960 and reads "Dear Gilbert, My wife and I wish to send you our hearty thanks for our very pleasant visit to the University of New England. Nothing could have been more hospitable than our reception by Mrs Butland and yourself—and by other University folk, especially Miss Bagnall.
The students taking geography are privileged in their staff and equipment, and will surely turn out to be useful Australians. Judging by the standard of hospitality which we received in geographer's homes, in the Department and on our excursions, they are a lucky crowd!
My wife wishes to add her unique Antarctic 'relic'—the "Aurora Australis"—to my proposed collection. She rejoices to know that it will have such a suitable permenant home. It was actually printed at Cape Royds in 1908; and links three expeditions (Shackleton's, ours and Mawson's), as you will find when you receive it.
Yours sincerely
Griffith Taylor"

UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO, HOCKEN LIBRARY

Copy Number: 32 Location: Corner of Anzac Avenue and Parry Street. Dunedin, New Zealand. Web: http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/hocken/index.html

Information on the University of Otago, Hocken Library copy of Aurora Australis

An original copy was held "on deposit" in the Hocken Library from 17 March 1976 until it was returned to a descendant of the family concerned on 16 November 2005. Hocken Reference file: 804/3. The "original" copy that was held on deposit at the Hocken Library was classified at : Bliss KWT/Aur <#576012803> [From Hocken Library catalogue]

John Millard, who worked on the original census, identifies this copy as having been given to Leonard Tripp (see http://duhaime.org/lawmuseum/lawarticle-621/leonard-tripp-18621951.aspx) who "first met Shackleton in his home where Shackleton had been invited to have tea by one of Tripp's sisters, who had attended one of Shackleton's lectures on the Antarctic. Tripp became a good friend and advisor to Shackleton for the rest of his life. His copy was easy to find, he had given it to a nephew, who in turn gave it to a grandson. To the best of my present knowledge it more or less on permanent loan to The Hocken Library, University of Otago, Dunedin, N.Z." (Letter from John Millard to John Levinson, 16 May 1994)

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Leonard Tripp (see above).
Source:

UNIVERSTY OF OXFORD, BODLEIAN LIBRARY

Copy Number: 19 Location: Bodleian Library, Univeristy of Oxford, Broad Street, Oxford, U.K. Web: http://library.ox.ac.uk

Information on the University of Oxford, Bodleian Library copy of Aurora Australis

This copy is in the collection of "The Broxbourne Library by Albert Ehrman." With the copy is one-sheet brochure issued by Sir Joseph Causton & Sons, Ltd. describing the book and the Albion press. The address of Causton at that time was 9 Eastcheap, London EC3. A letter dated 8 April 1982 from Paul Morgan, Senior Assistant Librarian to John Millard, Toronto states: "...Broxbourne Library, formed by the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ehrman and presented to the Bodleian Library by their son John. It was bought in 1919 from an unrecorded source and bears the signatures of Sir Ernest Shackleton and George Marston."

Shelf mark: Broxb. 51.14
Location: BOD Bookstack

Corporate Name: Aurora australis.
Title: Aurora australis (publ. at the winter quarters of the British antarctic expedition).
Publisher: East Antarctica (1908)
Description: cm.26
Notes: [Ed. by sir E.H. Shackleton].
Other Names: Shackleton, Ernest Henry sir, ed.
Hierarchical Place Name: Antarctica
Form, Genre or Physical Characteristics as Subject: Association copies (Provenance) -- Broxbourne
Local Control Number: 14550938

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: Bookplate of owner. Has A and E at the corners; a coat of arms; and the saying: "Pro Viribus". Apparently no stencilling.
   b) Inside back cover: D KIDNEYS
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Not present.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Very good and clean. Some minor wear (rubbing) of leather binding. Slight split at top front hinge. Olive green cord present.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source: Personal inspection by Robert Stephenson 7 November 2007.

Group C
PRIVATE ANONYMOUS OWNERSHIP
(AS ASSIGNED BY JOHN MILLARD)

ARGENTINA PRIVATE COLLECTION #1

Copy Number: 150 Location: Web:

John Millard writes Robert Stephenson, 10 June 1985: "#9 is owned by a U.K. citizen living in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but he keeps his copy in the U.K. He purchased it from Blackwells in 1976. From his description it appears to be the one sold at Sotheby's, 20th May 1969. No information regarding previous ownership is available."

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

AUSTRALIA PRIVATE COLLECTION #1 "N.S.W."

Copy Number: 151 Location: Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

AUSTRALIA PRIVATE COLLECTION #2 "N.S.W."

Copy Number: 152 Location: Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

AUSTRALIA PRIVATE COLLECTION #3 "N.S.W."

Copy Number: 153 Location: Web:

John Millard writes Robert Stephenson, 10 June 1985: "Finally, there is Private Collection #3, in New South Wales...Sometime back you sent me some information from American Book Prices Current regarding a copy sold at auction by Christie's and Edmiston's, in Glasgow, for £1,890, on the 20th September 1982. This was a long merry chase, but I think I have it all together now, except for information regarding the previous ownership, prior to the auction. At the auction it was acquired by John Smith & Sons Ltd., Glasgow, either for their own account, or as agents for Bruce Marshall of Ayrshire, Scotland. Marshall sold it to Bob Finch, and it was in Bob's Catalogue #16, Fall 1982, at $6,500. Bob sold it to Jake Zeitlan, of Zeitlan and Ver Brugge, in L.A., and Jake sold it to a customer of his in upstate New York for $10,300. From this customer I got the full details on it. Later I heard from a correspondent in Australia, that a copy sold in Glasgow in 1982 was recently sold in Sydney for $A20,000. This kind of puzzled me, as I didn't think there were two copies sold in Glasgow. I eventually got in touch with a bookdealer Derek McDonnell, and he confirmed the exchange; it seems that Jake's upstate New York customer is a friend of Derek's, he acquired it from him and sold it to the present opwner, who wishes to remain anonymous. As John Smith & Son Ltd, offered further assistance, I am going to send them this information, and see if by chance they know anything about the previous ownership."

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

AUSTRALIA PRIVATE COLLECTION #4 "Victoria"

Copy Number: 154 Location: Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

AUSTRALIA PRIVATE COLLECTION #5 "Victoria"

Copy Number: 155 Location: Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

FRANCE PRIVATE COLLECTION #1

Copy Number: 156 Location: Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

NEW ZEALAND PRIVATE COLLECTION #2 "Near Lower Hutt"

Copy Number: 157 Location: Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

NEW ZEALAND PRIVATE COLLECTION #2 "Near Wellington"

Copy Number: 158 Location: Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

UK PRIVATE COLLECTION #1 "Oxford"

Copy Number: 159 Location: Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

UK PRIVATE COLLECTION #2 "London"

Copy Number: 160 Location: Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

UK PRIVATE COLLECTION #3 "Sutton Coldfield"

Copy Number: 161 Location: Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

UK PRIVATE COLLECTION #4 "Scotland"

Copy Number: 162 Location: Web:

John Millard writes Robert Stephenson, 1 May 1982: "1.) Privately owned in Scotland. It's been in the family for a long time. For this one I do have a Collatikon and it states: An Ancient MSS. Red Title. An Ancient MSS., 17pp. p6 has on Verso plate "Many Shekels were needeed for the Ship to go Forth"."

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

UK PRIVATE COLLECTION #5 "Middlesex"

Copy Number: 163 Location: Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

UK PRIVATE COLLECTION #6 "Hertfordshire"

Copy Number: 164 Location: Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

UK PRIVATE COLLECTION #7

Copy Number: 165 Location: Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

UK PRIVATE COLLECTION #8 "London"

Copy Number: 166 Location: Web:

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

USA PRIVATE COLLECTION #1

Copy Number: 167 Location: Web:

Group D
COPIES THAT LACK PROVENANCE;
THAT MAY OR MAY NOT APPEAR ABOVE;
THAT MAY HAVE BEEN LOST OR CAN'T BE TRACED;
OR THAT MAY NOT EXIST.
THESE ARE NUMBERED BEGINNING WITH 200 and APPEAR IN NUMERICAL ORDER.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

Bluntisham/Walcot

Copy Number: 200 Location: UK Web: Web address with link.

Information on the Bluntisham/Walcot copy of Aurora Australis

The first facsimile edition of the Aurora Australis was published in 1986 by Bluntisham Books and The Paradigm Press. No mention is made in the book as to what original copy of the Aurora was used in the production. An enquiry made of David Walton of Bluntisham led to the answer: A copy owned by the bookseller Patrick Walcot was used. Patrick Walcot has retired from the trade and David was not aware of whether he still has the copy or not. It easily be one of the copies included above.
Any information included below is from the facsimile edition.

John Millard writes Robert Stephenson, 10 June 1985: "The copy being used for the re-print [Bluntisham/Paridigm Press, 1986] is the Sir Raymond Priestley copy in the Library of Christ's College, Cambridge. This copy has an extra illustration title/cover sheet, "A Giant Tick was Investigating the Carcase.", but no illustration follows." [The Christ's College copy being used for the reprint appears to be in error. The stenciling shown in the reprint is not the same.]

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes (assuming the photo Plate 2 in the Bluntisham/Paradigm edition is of the Bluntisham/Walcot copy).
   a) Inside front cover: BUTTER (running upward vertically and with the tops of the letters closest to the outer edge).
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.

Inside front cover (from the Bluntisham/Walcot edition).
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "With the Editor's kindest | regards. | Ernest Shackleton | This Book was made | Bound; printed, Published | in the Antarctic in | 1908." [On recto of blank leaf preceding title page, at least in the facsimile.]
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? A.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? A.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Present.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Comma present.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Not present.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Clarke.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

SIR PHILIP BROCKLEHURST

Information on the Brocklehurst copy of Aurora Australis

Copy Number: 201 Location: Web:

John Millard, in a letter to Robert Stephenson, dated 18 July 1986, writes: "It was originally a copy given to Sir Philip Brocklehurst, as a member of the Expedition, it is presently with his family in Britain. The owner says it is in storage at present, he is moving into a new house this summer, and will send me the details later this years."

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source:

Group E
COPIES THAT HAVE APPEARED AT AUCTION OR IN BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES
AND THAT MAY APPEAR ABOVE, OR WHOSE LOCATION IS PRESENTLY UNKNOWN.

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 250 Location: Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York. Web:

John Millard writes Robert Stephenson, 13 November 1983: "1.) You will not the Provenance is Maggs Bros. 1950. ... 2.) You will also note the single signature of Ernest Shackleton. ... There is also the possibility that it might be one of those 10 copies that Shackleton reportedly sold to Bumpus, the Bookseller in London, that Dora Diener of Edwards, mentioned to me sometime ago."

John Millard writes Robert Stephenson, 12 February 1986: "I am referring to the copy sold in the Streeter Sale in N.Y.C. in October '69. The Parke-Bernet Galleries tried to get in touch with the buyer, but did not get a response from him/her."

Dates of sale: 21 and 22 October 1969. Lot 4146. (Streeter Sale)

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "The initial blank leaf is signed in Shackleton's hand: "Ernest Shackleton Editor."
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? B (based on number of iullustrations).
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "front hinge cracked."
11. Provenance: "Maggs Bros., 1950."
Source: Unknown.

BOOKSELLERS CATALOGUE

Copy Number: 251 Location: Francis Edwards, London. Web:

For more information on this catalogue listing, click here.

Catalogue 1015, Item 336, 1978. Lot 336.

This copy is the same as 107 above. See that listing for full details.

VARIOUS POINTS (from catalogue listing) Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? B.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Present.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source: Catalogue.

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 252 Location: Christie's & Edmiston's, Scotland Web:

For more information on this catalogue listing, click here.

Date of sale: 20 September 1982.

This copy is probably the same as 163 and 204 above. See those listings for more details. On the other hand, because of the autographs, this could Copy 253 which has the same signers. They appear to have different text variants, however.

From an e-mail to Jonathan Shackleton from Sue Gibson, 27 July 2007: "Hi Jonathan. ... I am attaching a scan of the entry in the catalogue of the house sale in my old home - I suspect you will be perfectly aware of this copy of Aurora Australis as it was sold to Peter Wordie who happened to be a near neighbour of ours and I assume James's son? So not one of the lost ones I am afraid!" [This seems to conflict with what John Millard says above.]

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "front and end paper autographed by E.H. Shackleton, Bernard Day, George Edward Marston, James Murray, A. Forbes Mackay and Frank Wild".
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A (based on number of illustrations).
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source: Catalogue.

BOOKSELLERS CATALOGUE

Copy Number: 253 Location: Bob Finch, Torrance, California. Web:

For more information on this catalogue listing, click here.

Date of catalogue: November 1982. Item 367.

Because of the autographs, this could Copy 252 which has the same signers. They appear to have different text variants, however.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: [B]RITISH [An]TARCTIC ExPEDITION [The catalogue says that the stencils are on the "outside of the back board." This could be an error as stencils were typically on the inside of the covers.]
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "On the recto of the first blank this copy has been signed by Shackleton, Bernard Day, George Edward Marston, James Murray, A. Forbes Mackay, and Frank Wild."
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? B (based on number of illustrations).
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source: Catalogue.

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 254 Location: Gaston Renard - Leonard Joel, Melbourne. Web:

Date of sale: 16 November 1994. Lot 1435.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: OA TM.
   b) Inside back cover: EAL.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "This copy is unusual in this respect, having the signatures of both Emest Shackleton (the expedition leader) and George Marston (the artist) on a blank after the colophon leaf."
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "a fine, clean copy".
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source: Catalogue

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Copy Number: 255 Location: Gaston Renard - Leonard Joel, Melbourne. Web:

Date of sale: 16 November 1994. Lot 1436.

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1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes. "The boards of this copy are stencilled with the first letters of the B[ritish] AN[tarctic] EX[pedition]
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? B.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): 2 lithographs are tipped-in (Messman and Erebus).
10. Condition: "a fine, clean copy".
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source: Catalogue.

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Copy Number: 256 Location: Christie's, King Street, London. Web: http://www.christies.com

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Date of sale: 27 September 1996. Lot 161.

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1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: portion of BISCUIT
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown but probably none.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Presumably no inscriptions as none are noted in the catalogue.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A (based on number of illustrations given in catalogue).
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? A. Present (see image).
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "spine with blind-stamped title and monogram of the sign of the penguins, uncut as issued (joints splitting)."
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source: Auction catalogue.

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Copy Number: 257 Location: High Latitude, Washington, USA. Web:

Date of sale: 30 September 1996. Lot 300. (Priester Sale).

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1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): "stenciled in the inside of the boards 'OATM-EAL'".
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "signed on a front blank 'Ernest H. Shackleton George Marston'".
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A (based on number of illustrations).
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): 2 are tipped-in.
10. Condition: "recently respined in exact duplicate of the original . . . The boards show some light soil and staining, but this is probably original, otherwise a very good, clean and desirable copy."
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source: Catalogue.

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Copy Number: 258 Location: Christie's, King Street, London. Web: http://www.christies.com

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Date of sale: 26 September 1997. Lot 136.

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1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: OATMEAL
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown but probably none.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "To Sir Thomas Shaughnessy | with best wishes from | the Editor | E.H. Shackleton. | June 1910".
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A (based on number of illustrations given in catalogue).
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? B. Not present (see image).
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "First two blanks torn at inner margins, the first detached. Original sheep-backed packing-case boards . . . original spine present but damaged and somewhat crudely covered with protective paper."
11. Provenance: Thomas George Shaughnessy, first baron shaughnessy of Montreal and Ashford, co. Limerick (1853-1923.
Source: Auction catalogue.

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Copy Number: 259 Location: High Latitude, Washington, USA. Web:

Copy Number: 267 Location: Sotheby's, Chancery Lane, London and Discovery Book Auctions, Alberta, Canada (Porter Sale). Web:

Date of sale: 29 September 1999. Lot 338. (Starr Sale).

Same as Copy 102.

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1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yrd.
   a) Inside front cover: BUTTER & [b]AKED BEANS.
   b) Inside back cover: TINNED FRUIT.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A (based on number of illustrations).
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): 2 lithographs are tipped-in..
10. Condition: "rebacked at an early date, with most of original spine laid on. Some leaves pulled at lacing holes, one plate ("At the Edge of the Crater") has some fraying to outer margin and a 1" tear into margin."
11. Provenance: "Presumed to be Frank Wild's copy, as evidenced by copies of correspondence indicating this copy was acquired by Maggs Brothers, London, directly from Miss J. Wild, niece of Frank Wild, in 1970. It was then sold to a private British collector who put it at auction in 1978, where it was purchased for Louis Starr." The 1978 sale was probably the one reported in American Book Prices Current: "Hodgson's (Chancery Lane), June 9, 1978. Lot 301. (Cavendish) £1300. (Re-backed.)"
Source: Catalogue.

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Copy Number: 260 Location: Christie's, King Street, London. Web: http://www.christies.com

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Date of sale: 18 April 2000. Lot 153.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: Exp[ edition] 19[?07. .. ]
   b) Inside back cover: 'Br[itish] Ant[arctic] Expe[dition] [Catalogue description says 'verso of lower cover'.]
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "To Ernest Perris | from Ernest Shackleton | To one Editor of one million | five hundred thousand copies | per week | from the Editor of ninety | copies per year. | With warmest wishes | for his birthday | 15 Feb. . 1914.’)." [On recto of first blank; see image.]
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A (based on number of illustrations given in catalogue).
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? B.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? B. Not present (see image).
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "First 26 leaves with small tears at inner margins around holes punched for the 'sewing' of the leaves . . . original spine present but damaged, joints split."
11. Provenance: Ernest Perris (editor of the Daily Chronicle, inscribed on front blank by Shackleton.
Source: Auction catalogue.

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Copy Number: 261 Location: Bloomsbury Book Auctions, London. Web: http://www.bloomsburyauctions.com

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Date of sale: 16 October 2003. Lot 342.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: BRITISH ANTA[rctic] EXPEDITION
   b) Inside back cover: BUTTER
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A (based on number of illustrations).
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "rubbed and detached, probable original damage (1" nick) to lower edge of upper cover"
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source: Catalogue.

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Copy Number: 262 Location: Christie's, King Street, London. Web: http://www.christies.com

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Date of sale: 25 September 2001. Lot 53.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: BRITISH | ANTARCTIC | EXPEDITION
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): E.M.S. [In pencil on recto of first blank; see image.]
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A (based on number of illustrations given in catalogue).
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "6 leaves detached, some others with tears at inner margins around holes punched for the 'sewing' of the leaves . . . upper joint split"
11. Provenance: "Lady Shackleton (pencilled initials on front blank: 'E.M.S.'), and thence by descent."
Source: Auction catalogue.

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Copy Number: 263 Location: Christie's, King Street, London. Web: http://www.christies.com

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Date of sale: 25 September 2001. Lot 55.

"extra-illustrated with a duplicate 4th leaf to the short story titled 'Interview with an Emperor'"

"AN IMPORTANT ASSOCIATION COPY PRESENTED BY SHACKLETON TO HIS DAUGHTER."

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1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: KIDNEY SOUP
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Emily Shackleton [In pencil on title page; see image.]
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A (based on number of illustrations given in catalogue).
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? B.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? B. Not present.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "Lacking 8 blank leaves [when compared with Lady Shackleton's copy], a few leaves detached, others with tears at inner margins around holes punched for the 'sewing' of the leaves . . . lower joint split"
11. Provenance: "Cecily Jane Swinford Shackleton (pencilled signature on title), and thence by descent."
Source: Auction catalogue.

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Copy Number: 264 Location: Christie's, King Street, London. Web: http://www.christies.com

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Date of sale: 9 May 2002. Lot 182.

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1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: [Oatm]EAL
   b) Inside back cover: OATM[EAL] ["verso of lower cover with stencil 'OATM'" More likely the recto.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Signed in ink by Shackleton and Marston on blank leaf following title page.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A (based on number of illustrations given in catalogue).
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? A. Present.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "expertly rebacked using the original covers"
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source: Auction catalogue.

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Copy Number: 265 Location: Christie's, King Street, London. Web: http://www.christies.com

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Date of sale: 25 September 2002. Lot 129.

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1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: No stenciling [see image].
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Presentation to Roderick Murchison on the recto of the first blank: "'To Roderick Murchison | in remembrance of his | practical interest in the | Australasian Antarctic Expedition | from the Editor | E.H. Shackleton | 1911"
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A (based on number of illustrations given in catalogue).
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "Expertly rebacked"
11. Provenance: Roderick Murchison.
Source: Auction catalogue.

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Copy Number: 266 Location: Christie's, King Street, London. Web: http://www.christies.com

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Date of sale: 25 September 2002. Lot 364.

"Bound without letterpress dedication leaf to the Misses Lambton-Lawson."

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1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: 17 | IP | N | Y [see image].
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Presentation to Janet Stancomb-Wills on the recto of the first blank: "To my friend | Miss Janet Stancomb-Wills | this relic of another Expedition | is presented by the Editor | Ernest Shackleton | July 1917."
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A (based on number of illustrations given in catalogue).
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? B.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "some sewing holes at inner margins with early cloth reinforcing rings . . . expertly rebacked using the original covers"
11. Provenance: Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton to Miss Janet Stancomb-Wills and thence by descent to the present owners.
Source: Auction catalogue.

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Dates of sale: Sotheby's: 24 June 1976 (Lot 408) and (Discovery) 14 September 2005 (Lot 243).

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1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: OATMEAL.
   b) Inside back cover: [Brit]ISH ANT ARCT[ic] [Exp]EDITION.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A (based on number of illustrations).
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): 2 lithographs tipped-in.
10. Condition: "some leaves detached at perforations" "A very fine, completely unsophisticated copy, with no repair or restoration, and none needed. The spine leather is just slightly rubbed, there is stain (or posibly a defect in the leather) just above the ending "A" in the blindstamped "Aurora" in spine title, but no cracking or flaking, inner joint leather & cord lace in original condition, no pulling of punched holes in text leaves. - in all a very superior copy, possibly one of the finest in existence.
11. Provenance: Unknown.

Source: Catalogues.

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 268 Location: Bloomsbury Book Auctions, London, and Christie's, King Street, London. Web: http://www.bloomsburyauctions.com
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Date of sales: 16 October 2003. Lot 342. This copy did not sell at this sale.
21 September 2005. Lot 345.

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1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: BEANS
   b) Inside back cover: ]Julie]NNE SOUP
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown. Nothing mentioned in the catalogues.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? B (based on number of illustrations).
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? B. Not present.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "skilfully rebacked preserving original spine" "Lacks the plate 'In the Stables' and Contents leaf, one plate detached, some text leaves partially detached or with short tears around punch holes."
11. Provenance: Louis Bernacchi by direct descent.
Source: Auction catalogue.

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Copy Number: 269 Location: Anderson & Garland, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Web: http://www.andersonandgarland.com

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Date of sale: 21 March 2006. Lot 683.

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1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: [marm]ALADE [horizontal orientation].
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.

2. Inscriptions (text and location): "To Lady Grey from the Editor, E.H. Shackleton, June 1910".
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? B. Not present.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Presented to Viscountess Gray, wife of the fourth Earl and one time Governor General of Canada.
Source: The Journal, 23 March 2006, and other sources.

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 270 Location: Christie's, King Street, London. Web: http://www.christies.com

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John Millard writes Robert Stephenson, 1 May 1982: "It appears that Frank Wild...had a least 2 copies of the 'Australis'. This one, that he gave to Cooper, and the one that Mr. Starr now has. It seems that Frank either gave it, or left it with Stanley, one his younger brothers, he had three. It later came into the possession of Frank's niece, a Miss J. Wild. In 1970 she put it up for sale and it was acquired by Maggs Bros., London, who then sold it to a Mr. K.D. Holmes, in Buckinghamshire. In 1978 he gave it to Sotheby's to sell. It's #22 on my list of items sold at Auction 1912-1979."

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Date of sale: 27 September 2006. Lot 181.

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1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: [Bri]TISH | [Anta]RCTIC | [Expedi]ITION | 07 | 62
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Presentation to Charles Cooper on the recto of the first blank: "Presented to Mr Chars Cooper | by one of the Printers. | Ernest E. Joyce | May 12th 1910"
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? A (based on number of illustrations given in catalogue).
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? B.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "Some text leaves with short tears around punch holes, some reinforced . . . rebacked preserving original spine."
11. Provenance: Presented to Mr Chars Cooper by Frank Wild but signed by Ernest Joyce, then or eventuallly to Quentin Keynes then to his doctor.
Source: Auction catalogue.

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 271 Location: Swann Galleries, New York. Web: http://www.swanngalleries.com

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Date of sale: 24 May 2007. Lot 120. (Levinson Sale)

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1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: [Bri]TISH [Anta]RCTIC.
   b) Inside back cover: [Expe]DITION VEAL.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Signed by Ernest Shackleton, Frank Wild, George Marston, Ernest Joyce and Bernard Day. "as a remembrance of the practical help and enduring sympathy to our little Expedition from the Publishers, Editor, Artist & printers."
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? B.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? B. Present.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? No.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source: Catalogue.

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 272 Location: Bonhams, London. Web: http://www.bonhams.com

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Date of sale: 26 June 2007. Lot 228.

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"four-page letter from Joyce to the recipient loosely inserted."

"Around 65 copies are known, to which the present can be added."

"a note on a scrap of paper slipped inside the front cords reads 'Please do not loose this book TE'"

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1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes (apparently the inscription is the same on both inner boards).
   a) Inside front cover: [AN]TARCTIC | [EXPEDITIO]N 1907
   b) Inside back cover: [AN]TARCTIC | [EXPEDITIO]N 1907
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Presentation inscription from Ernest Joyce and Frank Wild. [On blank following title page.] It reads: "To our old Pal Tom Eames | Wishing him the best of | luck. From the Printers | Ernest E. Joyce" and further inscribed below by Frank Wild.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? B.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? A.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? A. Present (see image).
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Not present.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: "some leaves partially detached from the punch holes." "leather spine blind-stamped with the title and the expedition’s 'trademark' device, upper joint detached."
11. Provenance: Presented to Tom Eames by Joyce and Wild.
Source: kentnews.co.uk. 7 December 2007, and other sources.

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 273 Location: Web:

Date of sale: 29 November 1990. Lot 348.

'Lacking backstrip, loose. One leaf carelessly opened. Inscribed by Shackleton to G. Wyatt Truscott, Lord Mayor of London. (Only consignors listed for that sale are "Sir William Curtis" "Edward Faridany" "Duke of Wellington")'
Source: American Book Prices Current.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Inscribed by Shackleton to G. Wyatt Truscott, Lord Mayor of London.
3. Text variant: Is 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is replacement text present (B)? Unknown.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Unknown.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Unknown.
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Unknown.
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? Unknown.
7. Running heads:
   a) Is a comma present at end of running head on page beginning with "difficulty" and ending with "assistance" in 'A Pony Watch'? Unknown.
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? Unknown.
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? Unknown.
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): Unknown.
10. Condition: Lacking backstrip, loose. One leaf carelessly opened.
11. Provenance: Unknown.
Source: American Book Prices Current.

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 274 Location: Web:

Date of sale: 27 June 1991. Lot 457.