SCOTT, Captain Robert F. Captain Scott's Message to England. London: St. Catherine's Press. 1913.
Crown 4to. Original printed wrappers; pp. 30, [2, colophon]; 4 mounted plates; apart from minimal toning to edges of wrappers, fine; in far better condition than usually encountered.
First edition of this uncommon bibliophile printing in very large type. 'A memorial publication appearing soon after the polar party's demise reached Great Britain. This thin, almost ephemeral item possesses a sombre tone that reflects a nation in mourning' (Rosove). - Without the loosely inserted Wilson Memorial, as usual.
Spence 1061; Renard 1385; Rosove 289.A1 ("scarce").
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