Aurora Australis

Copy Number: 42 Other identifiers: Oates [Robert Washington Oates] copy
Location: The Oates Collections, Gilbert White's House, High Street, Selborne, Alton, Hampshire GU34 3JH, UK.
Web: http://www.gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk

This copy was sold at a Christie's auction on 27 September 2006. Lot 181. For more information on this sale, click here.
To see more on this copy, click here.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown but nothing mentioned in catalogue for the Christie's sale, 27 September 2006. Charles Cooper, the original owner, says in his memoirs (see link above) that it is stencilled "Butter".
   b) Inside back cover: [Bri]TISH | [ANTA]RCTIC | [EXPEDI]ITION | 07 | 62. Upside down, running from top to bottom in the outer half of the board; some letters clipped
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Presentation to Charles Cooper on the recto of the second blank: "Presented to Mr Chars Cooper | by one of the printers. | Ernest E. Joyce | May 12th 1910"
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration 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)? Color
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Propeller
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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "Some text leaves with short tears around punch holes, some reinforced, without the final printed leaf 'A Giant Tick Was Investigating the Carcase' known to exist in only a few copies.)…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.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: 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 of 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."
Source: Catalogues; Exploring Shackleton (Oslo: Fram Museum, 2015, pp. [92-93]).
Contacts:

Top board and title page.

Inscription on second leaf and stencilling on inner bottom board.

THE OATES COLLECTIONS

Information on The Oates Collections copy of Aurora Australis

The Oates Collections copy of the Aurora was given to this museum in the 1930s by Robert Washington Oates who was family member and a book collector and dealer.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: BRIT | ANTA and a portion of R | EXPED | 19 and a portion of 0 [upside down, with text running off of the outer edge and the 190 just touching the upper edge].
   b) Inside back cover: None.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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'? Clarke
9. Illustrations:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman, 2) In the Stables, 3) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: "Overall the copy is in very good to fine condition. The boards are clean (with minor nicks on the back board) as are the individual sheets. No leaves were fouind to be loose or unbound. The original spine is in placce but reinforced on the exterior with Japanese paper. The original green cord is present."
11. Provenance: The Oates Collections copy of the Aurora was given to this museum in the 1930s by Robert Washington Oates who was family member and a book collector and dealer. Where he obtained it is unknown. However, being a collector and dealer he probably obtained it at auction or through a bookseller as opposed to being presented a copy by Shackleton or the printers. A dozen or so sales of the Aurora occurred before the 1930s (see http://www.antarctic-circle.org/aurora.sales.htm) but descriptions were very sparse and there is no way to identify the copies sold through the stencilling, etc.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: This copy was inspected by Robert Stephenson at Selborne on May 19, 2015.
The copy is stored in a nicely made blue quarter-bound clamshell box with gilt title on the spine and five raised bands.
Source: Derick Summers, Librarian, Gilbert White's House. (Shown in the photograph above with Robert Stephenson.)
Contacts: Derick Summers, Librarian, Gilbert White's House.

Inside front cover.

PRIVATE COLLECTION Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Copy Number: 122 Other identifiers: OATMEAL copy; Porter copy; Fitzsimmons copy
Location: Ann Arbor Michigan, USA.
Web:

Information on the Ann Arbor copy of Aurora Australis

Jay Platt of West Side Bookshop in Ann Arbor told me of this copy. It is the copy that appears below at 267. The present owner purchased it at the Discovery Book Auction of 14 September 2005. The information and image below is from the catalogue for that sale.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: OATMEAL running vertically top to bottom.
   b) Inside back cover: [BRIT]ISH ANTARCT | [IC EXP]EDITION 190 running vertically bottom to top.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration based on number of illustrations.
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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) In the Stables; 2) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
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 possibly 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. " (from the auction catalogue). "The green cord is present. Not rebacked. Excellent tight condition." (from the present owner)
11. Provenance: Purchased at Discovery Book Auctions, Calgary, Alberta, 14 September 2005. Lot 243. The Porter Copy. Sold for US$53,437.50 which includes the 12.5% buyer's premium. In turn, the consigner—Dr Michael Porter— purchased it at Sotheby's Chancery Lane (Hodgson's Rooms), London, on 24 June 1976. Lot 408. Sold for £850.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Contained in a custom clamshell box as shown below.
Source: Catalogues; Owner
Contacts:

Formerly PRIVATE COLLECTION East Coast, USA

Copy Number: formerly 127 Other identifiers: Truscott copy; 31 copy; Alexander Turnbull Library (40).
Location: East Coast, USA.
Web:
NOTE: Complete information on this copy can be found under Copy 40. It is now owned by the Alexander Turnbull Library.

Information on the East Coast copy of Aurora Australis

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: None. Armorial bookplate of Sir George Wyatt Truscott. Bt. v Kt.
   b) Inside back cover: 31 (The second numeral appears to be a "1" but could be something else.)
2. Inscriptions (text and location): On recto of first leaf: #28268 (pencil)
To G. Wyatt Truscott | from the Editor | E H Shackleton | 1909 [This date has been added later in pencil and is not part of the original presentation inscription.]
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Color, page is facsimile
   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'? Clarke
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): 1) The Messman (facsimile); 2) Fourteen Good and True
   b)
Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia (facsimile)
10. Condition: Original boards, spine rebacked with new leather backstrip in exact facsimile of the original harness leather backstrip, complete with ‘Aurora Australis’ title and ‘Sign of the Penguins’ stamp. Small marginal tears to a couple of leaves neatly repaired. The following eight (8) leaves are supplied in facsimile and marked as such in pencil on the blank side. All are in appropriate color.
   1. Title page (color)
   2. Blank leaf prior to 'Midwinter Night' title page
   3. 'Night Watchman' title page (red)
   4. 'Night Watchman' illustration (black/white)
   5. 'The Messman' illustration (tipped-in, black/white)
   6. 'Struggle? for the Broom' illustration (sepia)
   7. 'In the Stables' illustration (black/white). Title page follows illustration.
   8. Blank leaf prior to last page of 'Life Under Difficulties' chapter
No other defects noted. No staining or foxing, leaves clean, original sheet holes in very nice condition.
11. Provenance: Shackleton presented this copy to Truscott's daughter during the formal opening of the Nimrod for public inspection along the Embankment. A contemporary newspaper article reported: "Upon arrival at the Examination Hall, Mr. Shackleton presented Miss Truscott, as the representative of the Lady Mayoress, with a bouquet, and asked the Lord Mayor's acceptance of a copy of the "Aurora Australis," of which there are only a hundred copies."
This copy was sold at Sotheby's 29 November 1990, Lot 348 fetching £3,500 (see Copy 273).
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: This copy is in the hands of a Vermont bookseller to be sold on consignment.
Source: Personal inspection and information from the Vermont bookseller.
Contacts: Greg Glade, Top of the World Books, Hinesburg, VT

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

Two photos of G. Wyatt Truscott

PRIVATE COLLECTION Devon, UK

Copy Number: 113 Other identifiers: Jephcott copy; SYRUP copy
Location: Devon, UK.
Web:

Information on the Devon copy of Aurora Australis

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: BRI | ANTA | EXPE | 19 [and portion of 0] 315 [clipped at bottom] Upside down with BRI at the bottom.
   b) Inside back cover: SYRUP running vertically with the base of the letters closest to the outer edge.
2. Inscriptions (text location): None
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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'? Clarke
9. Illustrations:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman; 2) In the Stables; 3) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: Top cover is clean, no knots. Original spine with penguin logo and title. Appears not to have been rebacked. Green cord present. A fair number of leaves have separated at the holes and are loose. Back cover has some minor stains. Very small knot hole near lower let corner. Minor splits on the upper hinge: ca. 2 inches at the bottom and ca. 1/2 inch at the head.
11. Provenance: The owner is of the opinion that the copy came from Mawson.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: "Purchased for AUD500 from a bookseller in Pitt Street, Sydney, Australia, in 1969." Contained in a nice half-bound red morocco and marbled solander box with AURORA AUSTRALIS in gilt on spine.
Source: Correspondence with the present owner. Personal inspection 6 June 2011.
Contacts:

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

PRIVATE COLLECTION New Mexico, USA

Copy Number: 121 Other identifiers:
Location: New Mexico, USA
Web:

Information on the New Mexico copy of Aurora Australis

In September 2010, bookseller David Lilburne told me that there is a copy of the Aurora in New Mexico, a copy he had been associated with.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source:
Contacts:

PRIVATE COLLECTION New Zealand

Copy Number: 123 Other identifiers: Reaney copy; F.W. White copy.
Location: Near Hastings, New Zealand
Web:

Information on the Norfolk copy of Aurora Australis

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: EXPEDITION 1907 [nearly all of the first E is cropped]
   b) Inside back cover: CTIC 18 [most of the first C is cropped] | SHIP [partly obliterated] | ROD [most of the R is cropped] | LTON | PARTY [most of the P is cropped] | A
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Yes, recto of second blank leaf. "To | F.W. White Esq. with best wishes from the printers [signed] Ernest Joyce [an initial which could possibly be Joyce's.] Kia Oro" There is a loose leaf page inside front blank page with inscription: With the Comp.s and Kind regards of Monkshood."
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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'? Clarke
9. Illustrations:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) In the Stables; 2) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: "Very good condition—expertly rebacked with original leather overlaid with blind stamp of 'Sign of the Penguins' and title at top (title faded but readable)."
11. Provenance: "Purchased from John Simper [Explorer Books, UK] 2001. Do not know prior history, other than it was held in an English family for some time."
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: This copy was added to the census on 22 May 2011. There was no previous record of this copy, either in the Millard-Stephenson census or auction sale records.
Source: The present owner in New Zealand.
Contacts:

Inside front cover; inside back cover

Inscription on second leaf; inscription on loose leaf

PRIVATE COLLECTION Norfolk, UK

Copy Number: 114 Other identifiers: Scott-Fawcett copy.
Location: Norfolk, UK.
Web: Provenance:

The owner of this copy told me that it was bought at Christie's London in 1999. (There is, however, no record of a Christie's sale in 1999 at which an Aurora was offered.) In 2011 the owner e-mailed to say that the copy, stored in a bank vault, was missing when recently checked. This brings into question the existence of the copy; it may have been apocryphal.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source:
Contacts:

PRIVATE COLLECTION Perth, Australia, Copy 1

Copy Number: 119 Other identifiers:
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Web:

Information on the Perth copy 1 of Aurora Australis

In September 2010, bookseller David Lilburne told me that there are two copies of the Aurora in Perth, copies he had been associated with.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source:
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PRIVATE COLLECTION Perth, Australia, Copy 2

Copy Number: 120 Other identifiers:
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Web:

Information on the Perth copy 2 of Aurora Australis

In September 2010, bookseller David Lilburne told me that there are two copies of the Aurora in Perth, copies he had been associated with.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source:
Contacts:

PRIVATE COLLECTION Santa Monica

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

Information on the the Santa Monica copy of Aurora Australis

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): "Signed 'Ernest H Shackleton | George Marston' on the recto of a blank leaf situated between the publication and dedication leaves."
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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'? Comma
   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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman; 2) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: "This copy was expertly rebacked and joints repaired, with the original spine laid down, by René Patron of Los Angeles in 1985. René was and is still widely considered one of the finest bookbinders in our area. The book has the original green tie, and the leaves appear never to have been dissembled. No leaves or plates are loose. The verso of the last leaf of the book has the penciled identification mark of Jake Zeitlin, who was the premier general antiquarian bookseller in Los Angeles for decades."
11. Provenance: The present owner purchased this copy in 1986 from Jake Zeitlin (Zeitlin & Ver Brugge, Los Angeles).
"Louis C. Baume, the now deceased proprietor of Gaston's Alpine Books, "Brooklands", Unicorn Street, Bloxham, England, OX15 4PX, bought the copy on 12 June 1972 at a Sotheby's auction (lot 118) for £650 Baume stated that the book had laid into it an invoice from 1922 from Bumpus of London (the well-known book dealers, long since closed down) offering the book at 10 guineas. In a letter to me in 1991, Baume stated that the Bumpus invoice formed part of the history of this particular book, that it shed light on the disposal of copies Bumpus had acquired, it seems, from Shackleton. Millard stated that he had learned during an inquiry to the antiquarian firm of Francis Edwards Ltd. of Marylebone High Street, London, that 10 copies of Aurora Australis had been sold to Bumpus at £5 each.
The invoice in what is now my copy was on the firms notepaper, John & Edward Bumpus Ltd. of Oxford Street, London, dated 28 February 1922, to E. Sheaf, Esq. of Epsom Rd., Guildford, offering the copy (published at £20.0.0 net) for £10.10.0 net (i.e., 10 guineas). Therefore, Baume referred to this book as the Sheaf copy. Millard wondered whether this copy had resided in the Sheaf estate until it was auctioned at Sothebys, but he could only speculate; Baume himself did not know.
Baume bought the book for his own collection, but he later acquired another by private sale, a presentation copy given to a New Zealand friend and supporter of the Shackleton expedition. For a while Baume kept both copies, but he eventually sold the Sheaf (PEDITION 907) copy to Bob Finch (High Latitude Books, Bainbridge Island, Washington) in 1985.
Jake Zeitlin, who was the best known general antiquarian bookseller in Los Angeles, acquired the book from Bob Finch later in 1985 and penciled his well-known small monogram on the verso of the last leaf, which remains. I saw the book within the first month Zeitlin acquired it, and I recall the Bumpus invoice of 1922 and verify what Baume said about it. The upper thirds of the joints were split. I declined to purchase the book at that time, largely because just as I was about to write the check Zeitlin and I had a misunderstanding over the purchase price.
Zeitlin then had the joints expertly repaired and spine rebacked with the original spine laid down. The restoration was done by René Patron of Los Angeles, a highly reputable bookbinder. Zeitlin had an attractive clamshell box made for the book (quarter brown leather, raised bands, gilt titling, beige cloth sides). He held the book for about eight months, showed it at the California International Book Fair in Los Angeles in February 1986, where I examined it again. Zeitlin was unable to sell the book at his asking price of $12,500. A substantial regret is that the 1922 Bumpus invoice was missing. Zeitlin stated he knew nothing of its whereabouts. (Possibly it was lost or discarded when the book was repaired, or possibly he put it in his archives.)
In August 1986, I contacted Zeitlin, and he still had the book. He sold the book back to Bob Finch in Washington, and I purchased the book (with box) directly from Bob …. The book is signed by Shackleton and Marston, has the 2nd state of leaf 63, and does not have the Giant Tick plate fly-title leaf.
Zeitlin died shortly thereafter, and in 1991 I contacted his widow about the Bumpus invoice, but she had no recollection or knowledge of it."
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: Present owner
Contacts:

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

PRIVATE COLLECTION Scotland, UK

Copy Number: 117 Other identifiers: Wordie copy.
Location: Scotland, UK.
Web:

Information on the Scotland copy of Aurora Australis

This is probably the copy Millard identifies as "UK Private Collection #4, Scotland, UK" (Copy 252).
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 is believed to be 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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown.
11. Provenance: Purchased at a Scottish auction sale September 20, 1982.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: E-mail from Sue Gibson through Jonathan Shackleton July 27, 2007.
Contacts:

BAY AREA USA copy 2

Copy Number: 115 Other identifiers: Hill copy. Manney copy.
Location: West Coast, USA.
Web:

Information on the West Coast copy of Aurora Australis

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: 537 (horizontal orientation; base of lettering closest to the outer edge)
   b) Inside back cover:[BRIT] TISH ANTARC[TIC] | [EX]PEDITION 19 [07?] (horizontal orientation; base of lettering closest to the outer edge)
2. Inscriptions (text and location): With Best Wishes to | Mr. & Mrs Hill from the | printer | Ernest E. Joyce | August 19th 1911
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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)? 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
   b)
Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: This copy was sold at Sotheby's 18 November 1986, Lot 1223, bought by Quaritch. Quaritch presumably sold it to Richard Manney. Acquired at the Manney Sale (Sotheby Parke Bernet 11 October 1991, Lot 274) by a private New Jersey collector. Sold to the present owner on 15 March 2000. See Copies 275 and 304.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source:
Contacts:

ROYAL COLLECTIONS, WINDSOR CASTLE

Entrance to the library.

Copy Number: 17 Other identifiers: MOCK TURTLE SOUP copy; Royal 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 8-1/4 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 by 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] running vertically downward with the base of the lettering closest to the gutter. A bookplate obscures some of the stenciling (the letters—presumably—K and TU and some of R are covered by the bookplate). The bookplate has a design incorporating ER, a lion and a crown. At the base appears: ROYAL LIBRARY WINDSOR CASTLE.
   b) Inside back cover: BRITISH AN | EXPEDITIO and crate number 1723 (the numeral 1 is mostly obscured by the leather of the inner joint). The lettering is at the top of the cover with the tops of the letters at the top edge. The numbers are at the bottom of the cover with the base of the numbers at the bottom edge. Inner spine: TION 1907 (normally not visible)
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None (which seems very odd)
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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'? Comma
   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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman; 2) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: "Rebound in the Royal Bindery in 2008 in quarter leather with original cowhide spine inset." All leather throughout is new. The original spine laid on is in very poor condition. There is a small knothole at the top center of the inside of the upper cover, passing down to the next level of venest. The green cord is not original and the tie is at the front joint not at the rear joint as is typical. The outer surface of the lower board has some dark shading in the lower half. It could be natural. The individual leaves are all bright and clean.
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"? 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) Is the angle 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 angles.]
Notes: Appearing at the lower left corner of the recto of the first blank leaf in pencil: III 54 B G/6. The 'B' is elevated above the other letters/numbers.
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. Personal inspection 27 May 2011.
Contacts:

ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY Copy

Copy Number: 43 Other identifiers:
Location: 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7, UK
Web:

Information on the Royal Geographical Society copy of Aurora Australis

UPDATE: This copy, long thought to be missing, was recently unearthed at the RGS. According to Cameron Treleaven of Calgary in a phone conversation with Robert Stephenson on 21 April 2016, the spine had become detached and so it presumably was overlooked. Cameron arranged to have it re-bound. According to Cameron the copy has no names or inscriptions and something indicated that it was purchased not given.

This copy also appears below in Group D as No. 206.

The online catalogue of the Royal Geographical Society lists an Aurora Australis and gives a call number of MG161K. The control number is 351820. The catalogue gives it as: "(MISSING?)". According to Eugene Rae, Principal Librarian, the book has been missing for quite some time. At one time the shelves were open to all and presumably someone removed it.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: SOUP | O running horizontally with the top of SOUP parallel with the top edge.
   b) Inside back cover: BRITIS | EXPED running horizontally with the top of BRITISH parallel with the top edge.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None present
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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'? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) In the Stables; 2) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: Totally new spine. Boards are clean with no splits. Green cord present. Leaves are clean and bright.
11. Provenance: "This work was added to the library of the Royal Geographical Society by purchase 23 November 1921."
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: The book is contained in a new black clamshell box with title in gilt and five raised gilt bands separated by gilt devices. In the box is a mylar sleeve in which is the original large bookplate containing various catalogue numbers. Control number = rgs 351820. Original accession number = N/442. Shelf mark = NO7/II I
Source: Online catalogue. Personal visit to the library, 15 October 2010. Personal visit to the library, 13 May 2016.
Contacts: Eugene Rae, Principal Librarian, Royal Geographical Society.

ST JOHN'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE

Copy Number: Former 36 Other identifiers:
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.

NOTE: IT'S BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THE COLLEGE DOES NOT OWN A COPY OF THE AURORA AUSTRALIS. Confirmed in an e-mail from Kathryn McKee, Special Collections Librarian, St John's College, 8 September 2010.

PRIVATE COLLECTION San Rafael, California

Copy Number: 125 Other identifiers:
Location: San Rafael, California
Web:

Information on the San Rafael, California copy of Aurora Australis

E-mail communication with owner confirms the existence of this copy. No further details at the moment.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source:
Contacts:

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;EN

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 may obscure some stencilling although unlikely. BRI (upside down, at the bottom, close to the outer edge) appears, almost surely BRI[TISH]. A portion of the 'B' is covered by the paper label with the SPRI rubber stamp (see below under 'Notes'.) There is handwriting in pencil (?) in ca. the top third of the board. This is very dim and cannot be made out. Unclear whether it dates to time of production or was added later. There is also stencilled script at the very bottom edge of the board. Only the lower portion of this script appears. It not readable.
   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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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 (which is the first leaf in this copy): Black and white. Second (which is the second leaf in this copy): Colored. At the foot of this title page is the same SPRI rubber stamp that appears on the inner top board. Beside it, to the right, in pencil appears: "MS.722"
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? First (black and white) title page: Not present (and no "ghosting"). Second (colored) title page: Present
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Bottom
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
   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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: One of the two "Fourteen Good and True" illustrations is tipped-in, the other is not. No other tipped-in illustrations.
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Black & white
There are two "Fourteen Good and True" illustrations. The first one is full-size, i.e. not tipped-in. The heads of the men shown are closest to the outer edge. Each person is labelled in ink (see image below). The second illustration is tipped-in. At the top of the "In the Stables" illustration, in pencil appears "In the original this is on the verso of the title leaf | "In the Stables.""
10. Condition: The top upper board is clean. There is a small knot at the top, right of center. Minor horizontal split running from the spine ca. thwo-thirds of the way to the outer edge, seemingly affecting only the top layer of the Venesta. This split also affects the top surface of the leather strup. The spine is rubbed especially at the joints. The back outer cover is clean. The penguin logotype and title are present on the spine. Some leaves are torn through at the holes.
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"? 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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

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 right noted at top as 'Ray Priestley'; figure on left noted below as 'W. Roberts'.
The illustration "Struggle? For The Broom" is not in sepia but in black and white.
The book is kept in a medium brown clamshell box with AURORA | AUSTRALIS on the spine with a rule above and below, all in gilt. On inside of box at top in the front in pencil appears: "Repaired and boxed by J.P. Gray and Sons, Cambridge | with funds provided by the Friends of the Polar | Institute, 1965"
In the center of the inner top cover is a large bookplate (4-3/4 x 3-1/2 inches) of H.R. Mill. It shows a ship, half globe, two penguins, one seal, the initials HRM intertwined, a Sanskrit 'swastika' device, and the wording: HUGH ROBERT MILLS | ANTARCTIC | COLLECTION. Above the bookplate, typed on paper: "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." Below the bookplate, there is a purple rubber stamp ca. 1-3/8 inches in length with a rectangular border. Within appears: "Scott Polar | Research Institure".
The original green cord is not present. Instead there are two newer cords. The first is "red tape" which goes through only the upper and lower holes of the leafs and the leather binding. The second is a uncolored linen tape that passes through all three holes of the leaves but not through any of the holes of the leather binding.
Source: Personal inspection by Robert Stephenson, 24 April 1980, November 2007 and 18 October 2010.
Contacts: Miss Naomi Boneham, Archvist, Scott Polar Research Institute.

An annotated version of "Fourteen Good and True" identifying the expedition members.
The annotations are in Raymond Priestley's hand. Oddly, this is not Priestley's copy although SPRI's other copy (No 36) was Priestley's.
Source: From the Bluntisham/Paradigm 1986 edition.

SCOTT POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Copy Number: 36 Other identifiers: Priestley 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.2112;en

This is an incomplete copy.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): No
   a) Inside front cover:
   b) Inside back cover:
This incomplete copy lacks the original Venesta boards. It is bound in a medium green binding. In the upper right corner: "AURORA | AUSTRALIS" in small caps. To the right of "Aurora" is a device of some sort. In the lower right corner: "1907-8" All these appear in gilt within a rectangular gilt rule. There are seven horizontal gilt rules on the spine.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): No inscriptions other than marginal notes and Priestley's signature.
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? There is no title page.
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? There is no title page.
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'? Comma
   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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
The following illustrations are missing: "Under the Shadow of Erebus", "At the Edge of the Crater", "Night Watchman", "In the Stables", "Southward Bound", "Messman", "Struggle? for the Broom", seven in all.
The following illustratons are present: "Executing Evolutions in Mid Air", "Each Sheltered Under One of the Novel Umbrellas", "Fourteen Good and True", "Many Shekels Were Needed for the Ship to Go Forth", four in all.
The following illustraton title pages are missing: "In the Stables", "Struggle? For the Broom", "Fourteen Good and True", three in all.
10. Condition: Although in the new binding, the leaves are all detached and loose. Although many leaves are missing, those present are in generally good condition. There is no green cord present. Each leaf is numbered in pencil in upper right corner (79 in all, although this is inaccurate as there are some unnumbered pages and some numbers are repeated and there are some gaps in the numbering. As best can be determined the total number should be 81). Each leaf has many small pin-prick sized holes along the edge between the three punched holes and the edge. Probably from having been bound in the new covers.
11. Provenance: This copy was originally owned by Raymond Priestley. Apparently Frank Debenham occasionally gave away leaves to persons who had imperfect copies.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: This copy is kept in a generic archival clamshell box.
Centered on the front paste-down endpaper (dating from the binding, not original) is Priestley's crossed skis and poles bookplate.
In the upper right corner of the free endpaper (dating from the binding, not original) is the signature in ink: "J. E. Priestley | 1910".
The first original page to appear is the Copyright Page ("Published at Winter Quarters…")
The arrangement of the individual chapters of this copy has been altered. For instance, the chapter "Bathybia", which concludes the book, occurs in this copy after the first chapter, "Ascent of Mount Erebus". There are at least two other such rearrangements.
Also missing from this copy: The contents page and the following chapter title pages: "Ascent of Mount Erebus", "Night Watchman", "Struggle? For the Broom".
There are approximately ten blank leaves that are missing.
Six pages appear as photocopies" First four pages of text of the chapter "Pony Watch", the Chapter title "An Interview with an Emperor" and "Erebus".
The sheet numbered as 46 (the concluding page of the Chapter "A Pony Watch") has in pencil at the top: "Trial Sheet". The last word that appears is "begins,". The proofreader has crossed out the comma and placed in the margin the symbol for a period and under this has written "PUTTY". At the bottom in pencil appears: "Corrections made from E.S. Marshall's copy".
The sheet numbered 52 (the first page of the Chapter "An Interview with an Emperor Penguin"), has in pencil at the top: "Trial Sheet". There are no further annotations.
The sheet numbered 53 (the page of "An Interview with an Emperor Penguin" that begins with the word "perhaps" and ends with the word "stock"), has in pencil in the left margin: Numerical calculations showing 100 over 100 with a line under and below that 10000. Also, 12000 with 200 to the left with a horizontal line under the 12000 and a vertical line to the left of 12000. Below this is the figure 6000 with 12000 repeated below the 6000.
The sheet numbered 54 (the page of "An Interview with an Emperor Penguin" that begins with the word "Under" and ends with the word "an"), has in pencil at the top: "Trial Sheet". There are no further annotations although there are finger prints in the right margin.
The sheet numbered 55 (the page of "An Interview with an Emperor Penguin" that begins with the word "hauteur" and ends with the word "district"), has in pencil in the lower margin: "Tests for 8". There are no further annotations.
The sheet numbered 56 (the page of "An Interview with an Emperor Penguin" that begins with the word "Aye" and ends with the word "to"), has in pencil at the top: "Trial Sheet". There are no further annotations.

Source: Personal inspection by Robert Stephenson, 18 October 2010.
Contacts: Miss Naomi Boneham, Archvist, Scott Polar Research Institute.

SEATTLE COPY

Copy Number: 100 Other identifiers: Lascaux copy.
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA.
Web:

Although unconfirmed by the present owner, it is believed that this copy of Aurora Australis was obtained at a Christie's sale on May 1, 1991 (lot 93). (See copy 306). That copy fetched £22,000.

The information below is from the catalogue description of that copy.

"[SHACKLETON ) Sir ERNEST HENRY, editor)]: AURORA AUSTRALIS, one of 100 copies, lithographed title, 11 lithographed and etched plates by George Marston, front free endpaper inscibed by the editor, with a four line stanza from the poem 'The Antarctic' by Robert Service, and an additional note initialled EHS 'The only printed book ever produced in the South Polar regions', original sheep-backed packing case boards, slightly rubbed, verso of upper cover with portion of stencilled title 'British An[tarctic] Expeditio[n case] 705', spine with blind-stamped title and monogram of the sign of the penguins, uncut as issued, 4to, Published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition. .Printed at the sign of 'the Penguins', 1908

A fine copy of one of the rarest polar works. Following Shackleton's experience on the Scott expedition of 1901-04, and particularly his involvement in editing the South Polar Times, he realised the importance of providing a polar expedition with sufficient tasks to occupy themselves over the dark winter months. To this end when planning his own expedition to the South Pole, 1907-9, he brought with him a printing press, paper and necessary type and plate making equipment donated by J. Causton & Sons Ltd. Despite the cold and the cramped conditions of the hut at Cape Royds, around 100 copies were printed and bouind in the antarctic winter of 1908. The printers of the work Frank Wild and Ernest Joyce, had both taken a quick course in printing before their departure from England, and despite their inexperience at 3 weeks of practise were setting out and printing 2 pages a day. Most copies were inscribed and presented by members of the 15 man expedition to friends and relatives. This copy appears to be one of the few copies retained by Shackleton and not presented.
[estimate:] £8,000-12,000.
Inscribed by Shackleton."

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?):
   a) Inside front cover: "portion of stencilled title 'British An[tarctic] Expeditio[n case] 705'"
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown. Possibly none as there is no mention of it in the catalogue description.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "Inscribed by Shackleton". "front free endpaper inscibed by the editor, with a four line stanza from the poem 'The Antarctic' by Robert Service, and an additional note initialled EHS 'The only printed book ever produced in the South Polar regions'"
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration (based on the number of illustrations in the catalogue description)
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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "A fine copy"
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

previously LORD SHACKLETON

Copy Number: 106 Other identifiers:
Location:
Web:

Information on the Shackleton copy of Aurora Australis

A Shackleton descendant is believed to have this particular copy. This descendant definitely has one and apparently the stencilling is GRANULATED SUGAR.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?):
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration
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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: Correspondence with Lord Shackleton.
Contacts:

SIMPER COPY

Copy Number: 126 Other identifiers: Lysaght copy. Same as 274.
Location: UK.
Web:

Copy Number: 137 Other identifiers: PETIT POIS copy
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
Web: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/travel-atlases-maps-natural-history-l16401/lot.65.html

Purchased at a Sotheby's sale in London, 27 June 1991. Lot 457.
For more information on this sale, click here.
Source: American Book Prices Current. Results: £19,000. Sold to "Simper"

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): None
   a) Inside front cover: Although no stencilling per se there is a pattern of some sort (vaguely like a tire track) covering most of the surface.
   b) Inside back cover: -
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Recto of first blank: dedication inscription in ink: "To Mrs Lysaght from | the Editor E H Shackleton | with best wishes | Feb. 1910"
Recto of next leaf: Blank, with envelope attached using gummed edge of envelope, with hand-written ink inscription on front of envelope: "Mrs. G. Lysaght | Minehead Court | Wellington | Somerset"
Envelope has two New Zealand one-penny red stamps overprinted with: "King Edward VII | Land"
Stamp on front of envelope cancelled with circular ink cachet with words: "BRIT. ANTARCTIC EXPD"
Date of cancellation cachet nearly illegible although "09" date clearly visible.
Flap of envelope printed in blue ink with: "BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1907"
No other annotations, marginalia, inscriptions, ownership marks.
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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'? Clarke
9. Illustrations:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman; 2) In the Stables; 3) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: "All as originally produced. Some minor scuff marks to the leather backstrip and very minor dirt marks on venesta boards. Original green silk drawstring present. All edges uncut. A few leaves pulled through. Overall, a Fine copy."
11. Provenance: Presentation copy to Mrs Lysaght. (One wonders why the book was presented to Mrs Lysaght and not to her husband, Gerald, who was a great supporter of Shackleton's expeditions from Nimrod through Quest. He outlived Shackleton so it wouldn't have been given to her as a widow.)
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: "Gerald Lysaght was a steelmaker from Scunthorpe who first met Shackleton in 1899 when the latter was an officer on the Union Castle liner Tantallon Castle. He was a signficant sponsor of both the Nimrod and 1907 expeditions [sic]." (From catalogue description for Sotheby's sale)
Gerald Lysaght, a yachtsman, accompanied the Quest from Plymouth to Cape Verde. (Source: Wikipedia)
Interestingly, Gerald Lysaght lives on as the namesake of the Lysaght Club, Old Cleeve, Minehead, Somerset TA24 6HJ, which was "given to the village by local landowner Gerald Lysaght."
Source: Owner
Contacts:

Inner boards.

Outer boards.

Presentation inscription.

Envelope of letter postmarked King Edward VII Land.

Gerald Lysaght

Sotheby's copy

Information on this copy of Aurora Australis
NOTE: To be sold on May 28, 2016. Same as copy 315.
PROPERTY OF A LADY
SHACKLETON, ERNEST
Aurora Australis. Antarctica: "Published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907 During the Winter Months of April, May, June, July, 1908... Printed at the Sign of 'The Penguins'; by Joyce and Wild. Latitude 77°.. 32' South Longitude 166°.. 12' East, [1908-1909]
FIRST EDITION, 4to (260 x 190mm.), 94 printed leaves (including the coloured title-page and 11 illustrations), bound by Bernard Day in original venesta boards taken from expedition packing crates, inside lower cover stencilled "PETIT POIS", backed with leather from horse harnesses, title and penguin motif blindstamped on spine, sewn with green silk binding cord, edges uncut as issued, expert repairs to joints by Brockman Bookbinders.
THE FIRST BOOK PRINTED IN ANTARCTICA. "THE MOST RENOWNED TITLE IN THE ANTARCTIC CANON" (Taurus). The book is also a celebrated rarity. According to Murray and Marston's Antarctic Days, at most 100 copies were produced, but Rosove notes that "approximately sixty-five copies have been accounted for to date."
That such a beautiful book should be produced by amateurs, and under such testing conditions, is remarkable. Murray and Marston describe one of the main stumbling-blocks of Antarctic printing:
"It is too cold to keep the printer's ink fluid; it gets sticky and freezes. To cope with this a candle was set burning underneath the plate on which the ink was. This was all right, but it made the ink too fluid, and the temperature had to be regulated by moving the candle about."
Reflecting the expedition's actual provisions, the contents of the original packing crates are stencilled on the inside of the venesta covers. This copy has a letter "S" on the inside upper cover and "PETIT POIS" on the lower cover.
Included with this lot is an illustrated "Souvenir of lecture: Nearest the South Pole, by Sir Ernest Shackleton," (8vo, in original wrappers; slightly marked), together with a matt silver-print cabinet card of Shackleton by Thomson of New Bond Street and a glossy real photograph postcard of Shackleton, also by Thomson.
REFERENCES
Rosove 304.A1.b; Spence 1095; Taurus Collection 60
PROVENANCE
Acquired in the late 1960s by the husband of the present owner.
ESTIMATE
£40,000-60,000 €52,000-77,500

Date of sale: 28 April 2016. Lot 65. Results: £75,000 including buyer's premium.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: IS
   b) Inside back cover: PETIT POIS
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown but assume none as no mention of any.
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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)? 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'? Comma
   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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Messman and Fourteen tipped in; Stables not
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: "expert repairs to joints by Brockman Bookbinders." :The binding is original i.e. original boards and spine. The joints have been expertly restored—invisibly so—by Brockman, who I assume untied the strings to do so. The boards are somewhat warped, the upper more so than the lower. A few of the leaves are protruding due to being forced forward from the ties, with damage to the bore holes, but the remainder of the leaves are in remarkably good order and clean."
11. Provenance: "Acquired in the late 1960s by the husband of the present owner." Sotheby's says "…that this copy had been acquired by someone in this country, his widow has consigned it. She believes it belonged to an expedition member, but could not say more than that or suggest how she knew so."
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Purchaser/present owner unknown.
Source: Unknown
Contacts: Richard Fattorini, Sotheby's

Left: Top board. Middle: Stencilling on inner lower board. Right: Title-page.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM

Copy Number: 37 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 Science 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: PETIT 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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman; 2) In the Stables; 3) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
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"? 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) Is the angle 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 angles.]
Notes:
Sources: Personal inspection 15 June 2010. E-mail From Mark Pharaoh, 8 September 2010.
Contacts: Mark Pharaoh, Senior Collection Manager, Mawson Centre, South Australian Museum; Clive Wilson-Roberts, Mawson Centre, South Australian 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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman; 2) In the Stables; 3) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

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 auction 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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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
   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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman; 2) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
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: Unknown. Possibly entered the collection from the bookseller Angus & Robertson sometime after 9/7/12. See note below.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

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 Other identifiers: Josiah Henry Symon copy
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 007 so presumably the box the cover was made from was stencilled 007 with the cut made through the first 0." [Source: Valerie Sitters]
What appears to be stencilled are portions of the word EXPEDITION (the bottom portions of EDITION) and the date 1907 (the right half of 9 and all of 07). The bookplate of Josiah Henry Symon covers the very bottom of the number 7.
   b) Inside back cover: None
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Signatures in ink of Ernest H. Shackleton and, beneath, George Marston, "on second fly leaf" [this is interpreted as the recto of the second blank leaf].
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman; 2) In the Stables; 3) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
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." [Source: Valerie Sitters]
The conservator has put leaves into signatures and bound these in. Stubs can just be detected at the top and bottom of the gutter. The green cord holds the signatures together. The new spine has been well executed. There are three fragments of the original spine in a plastic sleeve in the box. The outer top board has a speckling on it which could be natural. There is none on the outer bottom board. No cupping or bowing. The condition of the leaves is very good: no foxing.
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 bookseller's notation of five guineas (5 pounds 5 shillings, no pence)." [Source: Valerie Sitters]
Sir Josiah Henry Symon was a noted lawyer, politician and book collector.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Contained in a light brown folding box with the title on a label on the spine: AURORA | AUSTRALIS.
A bookplate has been affixed to the inside front cover: Ex Libris at the top, Josiah Henry Symon | "Manoah" S.A. at the bottom with a drawn depiction of a building, all within a double rule. Below the rules are the words Bay and Shelf. The bookplate covers the very bottom of the numeral 7 of the stencilling.
The leaves are numbered in pencil in the lower right corner. Bathybia ends on page 109. The last blank is page 110.
The call number on the slip accompanying the box is rbr | 919 | .8904 | A931 | b | 1908.
Sources: Valerie Sitters, Content Services Librarian, State Library of South Australia, e-mail to Robert Stephenson 11 April 2010. Personal inspection 15 June 2010.
Contacts: Valerie Sitters, Content Services Librarian, State Library of South Australia.

Left: Inside front cover and bookplate. Right: Inside back cover.
(Photos courtesy of the State Library of South Australia)

STATE LIBRARY OF TASMANIA

Photo at right: Courtesy of Gordon Bain

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
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Library_of_Tasmania

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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
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"? 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) Is the angle 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 angles.] (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 Nimrod 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 angle of ascent appears as 30° in the proof, while in my copy the figure is 34°. The 1986 Bluntisham 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 angle of ascent, 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)

STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA

Copy Number: 44 Other identifiers: Mackellar copy
Location: 328 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Web: http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/

Information on the State Library of Victoria copy of Aurora Australis

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].
Printed at the sign of ʻThe Penguins' : by Joyce and Wild. Latitude 77° 32ʹ South, longitude 166° 12ʹ east. Antarctica [1908]
Available Phone 03 8664 7009 to arrange delivery from Rare Books RARELT 919.9 B77A

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].
Contributor(s): Ernest Henry Shackleton Sir, 1874-1922.; George Marston; Ernest E. Mills Joyce (Ernest Edward Mills), d. 1940.; British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909)
Publisher: Printed at the sign of ʻThe Penguins' : by Joyce and Wild. Latitude 77° 32ʹ South, longitude 166° 12ʹ east. Antarctica
Date: 1908
Description: [150] p., [11] leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
State Library note: Library's copy inscribed "To Campbell Mackellar of Lerags[?] from the members of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09 as a remembrance of his unceasing interest, great generosity, and personal friendship to all. Ernest Shackleton, Editor, Christmas 1910" "Presented to the Public Library of Victoria on the 26th day of Dec. 1925 by Campbell D. Mackellar, Esq."
Imperfect: Title page and four of the illustrations wanting. The missing illustrations are the "Night watchman", "The messman", "Struggle for the broom", and "A pony watch". The title page and the four leaves of illustrations have been supplied in photocopy from the copy owned by Sir Thomas Ramsay.
Subjects: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909; Antarctica
Notes: Title within ornamental border, with vignette in colors. At head of title: 1908-09.
Contents/Summary: The ascent of Mount Erebus / Midwinter night / Trials of a messman / A pony watch / Southward bound / An interview with an emperor / Erebus / An ancient manuscript / Life under difficulties / Bathybia /
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.
Link to this record: http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER2239523

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown
   a) Inside front cover:
   b) Inside back cover:
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "To Campbell Mackellar of Lerags[?] from the members of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09 as a remembrance of his unceasing interest, great generosity, and personal friendship to all. Ernest Shackleton, Editor, Christmas 1910" "Presented to the Public Library of Victoria on the 26th day of Dec. 1925 by Campbell D. Mackellar, Esq." It is not known where these inscriptions appear.
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Unknown
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? The original title page is lacking and has been replaced by a facsimle as noted below.
   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)? Enter "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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Enter Unknown
   See above. Four illustrations and the title page are lacking and supplied in facsimle (Night watchman, The messman, Struggle for the broom, and A pony watch).
10. Condition: Enter "Imperfect: Title page and four of the illustrations wanting. The missing illustrations are the "Night watchman", "The messman", "Struggle for the broom", and "A pony watch". The title page and the four leaves of illustrations have been supplied in photocopy from the copy owned by Sir Thomas Ramsay."
11. Provenance: From Sir Ernest Shackleton to Campbell Mackellar to the State Library of Victoria as noted in the inscription.
"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) Is the angle of ascent 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 angles.]
Notes: 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'."
For some time this copy and copy 25 (Museum Victoria) have been mixed up. For some reason it was either earlier thought that Museum Victoria was an off-shoot of or the successor to the State Library of Victoria or that the State Library of Victoria had transferred its copy to Museum Victoria. Neither is so. There are two distinct copies, each institution having one. Thanks to Gemma Steele of Museum Victoria for pointing this out.
Source: E-mail correspondence from Gemma Steele, Librarian, Museum Victoria; State Library of Victoria website.
Contacts:

STEPHENSON COPY

Copy Number: 107 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. [see copy 112 which has similar stencilling]
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman; 2) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
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? Period
[Note: No copies are known to have it with a comma.]
   c) Is the angle 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 angles.]
Notes:
Source: Personal inspection.
Contacts:

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

DOUGLAS STEWART FINE BOOKS Copy 1

Copy Number: 129 Other identifiers: Züst copy
Location: Douglas Stewart Fine Books, Armadale, Victoria, Australia.
Web: http://douglasstewart.com.au/

Note: This is the Züst copy that sold at Christie's London, 9 May 2002 (see copy 264). It was being offered at the California International Antiquairian Book Fair, February 2015 at a price of $108,000.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: [OATM]EAL "and pencilled note '6 Tins Oatmeal'"
   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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration [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)? 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'? comma
   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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "expertly rebacked using the original packing-case (venesta) boards…"
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Based on the stencilling and signatures this could be the same as Copy 254.
Source: Catalogue.
Contacts:

Above: Front upper board. Verso showing stenciling.
Middle: Back outer board. Inner lower board showing stenciling.
Below: Title page. Signatures
Photos: All except the title page by M. Rosove.

DOUGLAS STEWART FINE BOOKS Copy 2 (Buddenbrooks as of November 2015)

Copy Number: 134 Other identifiers: Stancomb-Wills copy; Buddenbrooks copy (owner as of November 2015)
Location: Unknown.
Web: http://douglasstewart.com.au/files/catalogues/DSFB_London_2015_web.pdf

Information on this copy of Aurora Australis from Douglas Stewart's catalogue:

Aurora Australis SHACKLETON, Ernest Henry, Sir (editor); MARSTON, George (illustrator)
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 degrees 32 south, longitude 166 degrees 12 east. Antarctica (colophon). Edition limited to fewer than 100 hors de commerce copies produced at Cape Royds; an important association copy presented by Shackleton to one of his major backers, Miss Janet Stancomb-Wills.

Quarto, in the original packing-case (venesta) boards, expertly rebacked, verso of upper board with stencilled identification "17/ [part letter = ?'H']lP / [part letter = ?'O']N / [part letter = ?T]Y", verso of lower board without stencil, inscribed by Shackleton for Miss 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"; variant lithographic title printed in black (rather than black and blue), which is known, according to the records of the exhaustive census undertaken by Robert B. Stephenson (Antarctic Circle), in at least four other examples: the William Chrisant copy (#129)[now #128]; the Cecily Shackleton copy (#263); the Dulwich College copy (#12); and the SPRI copy (#18, which has both variants); "propeller" device present on title; colophon with symbol of two penguins printed in orange and additional text "Trade Mark / All Rights Reserved"; bound without the letterpress dedication leaf to the Misses Lambton-Lawson; two prefaces by Shackleton, with ten pieces in prose and verse by various contributors including Mawson and Edgeworth David, accompanied by 11 lithographic or etched plates by George Marston; some section titles printed in brown or orange; uncut, as issued; chapter titled "An Ancient Manuscript" with illustration of the Nimrod captioned "Many Shekels Were Needed for the Ship to go Forth" (Variant A); all chapter titles with the penguin logotype at bottom of the page (Variant A); the "Giant Tick" chapter title (known in only a small number of copies) not present; Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of "The Ascent of Mount Erebus"; text on the four th line of the 11th page of the chapter "The Ascent of Mount Erebus" reads "household gods" (no copies are known corrected to "goods"); full-stop after "knees" on the second line of the 13th page of the chapter "The Ascent of Mount Erebus" (no copies are known with a comma); the angle given on the eighth line of the 14th page of the chapter "The Ascent of Mount Erebus" appears as 30° (copies are known with 34°); some sewing holes at inner margins with early cloth reinforcing rings; mild browning to edges, but internally fine. Rosove 304d; Spence 1095;Taurus 60.The present copy is included in the Antarctic Circle census, where it is assigned the identification code #266; the variants in the preceding description follow the detailed checklist compiled by the Antarctic Circle.
Although by no means the first work printed in Polar regions - steam printing presses had been taken aboard numerous ships in the Franklin search expeditions, for example - Aurora Australis was the first book produced farther south than latitude 70°S, and is without doubt the most ambitious and aesthetically beautiful of early Polar publications. During Scott's first expedition of 1901-1904, Shackleton had gained experience in working on the monthly typed publication The South Polar Times, and on his own 1907-1909 expedition to Antarctica in the Nimrod, the objective of which was to reach the South Pole, he shipped a printing press, paper, and type- and plate-making equipment. During the Antarctic winter of 1908, in the expedition hut at Cape Royds, close to 100 copies of Aurora Australis were type-set and printed on a hand press by expedition members Frank Wild and Ernest Joyce, at the painfully slow rate of two pages per day. The lithographic illustrations were also produced in situ, and after collation each copy was bound in venesta boards recycled from used packing cases by Bernard Day, the expedition's electrician and motor mechanic. Day's original binding technique was to puncture the inner margins of the leaves and attach them to the boards with silk cords, using pieces of discarded leather for the backstrips.
In a letter dated 17 July 1917 Shackleton wrote to Janet Stancomb-Wills: "You and I understand each other ... I feel in you the sense of reliance that I did with one or or two of my men and yet it does not take away from the woman side and that quick sympathy that we men lack so much. I write very openly because I know you understand. I have hammered through life, made but few friends and it is good to know you."
Provenance: Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, presented to Miss Janet Stancomb-Wills, July 1917; thence by descent; Christie's, London, 25 September 2002. Lot 412 (unsold); private collection, Australia.
$ 125,000 AUD £ 65,000 GBP

This copy appeared in a Christie's sale on 25 September 2002, Lot 412. It did not sell. See aurora.sales.htm#Christies8.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: 17 | IP | N | Y (see image).
   b) Inside back cover: None
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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Black and white
   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"? 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'? Clarke
9. Illustrations:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "Bound without letterpress dedication leaf to the Misses Lambton-Lawson." "some sewing holes at inner margins with early cloth reinforcing rings…expertly rebacked using the original covers" Green cord present. Some scrape marks on inner front cover.
11. Provenance: Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton to Miss Janet Stancomb-Wills and thence by descent to the present owners.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Appeared in a catalogue issued by Douglas Stewart Fine Books, Melbourne, Australia, for the London Bookfair, May, 2015. Priced at $125,000 AUD, £65,000. According to Mr Stewart, the book has since been sold.
It is now (November 2015) being offered by Buddenbrooks Rare Books, Newburyport, Massachusetts, at $175,000.
Source: Catalogue.
Contacts:

TAAFFE COPY

Copy Number: 108 Other identifiers: Belle Donaldson copy; Skellerup copy; CHOCOLATE copy
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." on recto of first blank. Below this appears G J Skellerup | December 1970. [Note: The first initial certainly appears to be G but Skellerup's first name was Peter.]
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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'? 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'? Spelled Clarke
9. Illustrations:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman; 2) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: Better than good. Green cord present.
11. Provenance: Belle Donaldson to P. J. Skellerup to … to Seamus Taaffe.
This copy sold at auction on 17 November 1970. See Copy 290.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: Personal inspection (25 October 2008). E-mail from owner, 2 March 2011.
Contacts:

Left: Inscription to Belle Donaldson (1910) and G.J. Skellerup's name [see note above] and date (1970). Right: Title page (Variant A).

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

TAURUS COLLECTION

Copy Number: 109 Other identifiers: BAE BUTTER
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 very 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[RCTIC] 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 the description above.
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration
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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman; 2) Fourteen Good and True [based on the description above]
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia [based on the description above]
10. Condition: "new spine to match the original..."
"rubbed and detached, probable original damage (1" nick) to lower edge of upper cover" [from Copy 261, presumed to be the same]
11. Provenance: Unknown. Accompanying the copy of the Aurora at the Morgan Library (Copy 07) is a Blackwell's catalogue of 1970 which offers a copy of the Aurora for £825, this copy having BRITISH ANTA EXPEDITION stenciled on the inside front cover and BUTTER on the inside back cover. Based on the stencilling alone, this would be Copy 109 The Taurus Collection.
In a letter to John Millard dated 24 March 1981, Kenneth Clarke of Blackwell's Rare Books wrote: "We had a very poor copy in 1971 of which we have little detail except the marking of the boards, which were: (Front cover) BRITISH ANTA EXPEDITION (Back cover) BUTTER."
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: The Taurus Collection, Kossow and Milton, 2001.
Contacts:

From The Taurus Collection, Kossow and Milton, 2001.

ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY (Kinsey copy)

Copy Number: 30 Other identifiers: Kinsey copy; JULIENNE SOUP copy
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): None
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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'? Clarke
9. Illustrations:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman; 2) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: "Top board totally separated from back strip. Rear joint slightly split at foot. But otherwise not bad. No markings on inside of top board." (7 February 1991)
The copy is disbound. Green cord present. Backstrip attached to bottom board but separate from top board. Original title and logo are present on spine. Outer covers are clean.
11. Provenance: Sir Joseph Kinsey bequest (originally purchased from Sotheby's. Acc 658814.)
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: On the recto of the first blank leaf are affixed two clippings. The first is a printed piece dated in blue pencil '1912' in lower right corner. This, in turn, is mounted on another larger piece of lined exercise paper with the signature in ink above 'Mr. J. J. Kinsey', also dated to the right '1912' in what appears to be the same hand as the date on the printed piece. The text reads:
"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 Expedition 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."

The second clipping (which concerns 'The Antarctic Book', volume III of the edition de luxe of the 'Heart of the Antarctic') is from a newspaper and reads:
""THE HEART OF THE | ANTARCTIC." | A SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUME. | MYSTERIOUS PROCEEDINGS | United Press Association—By Electric | Telegraph—Copyright | MELBOURNE, February 10. |
The "Argus" states that Sir Ernest Shackleton has published a supplementary volume, an edition de luxe of his book "The Heart of the Antarctic," limited to a comparatively few copies. This contains the original autographs of all the members of the expeditions, two poems by Sir Ernest Shackleton and a prose article by Mr. Mawson. The price is fixed at £10 10s. The publishers have sent a few copies to Australia, and seventeen had already been sold when the Australian agent received peremptory orders to stop the sale and get back by some means the copies sold. Further instructions came ordering certain pages to be cut out and certain others pages, which we sent, bound up in their place. The proceedings roused great interest, as well as surrounding the new volume with an air of mystery."
[Note: I've tried without success to pin down the year of this article. Presumably it is either 1909 or 1910. Searching The Argus on-line via http://trove.nla.gov.au bore no results for 10 February or the days immediately following.]
In the upper right corner of the recto of the first blank is a dark blue rubber stamp: 'J. J. KINSEY.
In the lower left corner of the recto of the first blank is a black rubber stamp which has five lined fields, the last being 'Date'. In this is a second black rubber stamp that reads: '11 May 1943'.
On the verso of the first blank is affixed a bookplate of heraldic design. This is a photo reproduction and at the bottom reads SIR JOSEPH KINSEY and below that BEQUEST TO | ALEXANDER TURNBULL | LIBRARY | 1936.
On paper stub that accompanies the copy appears: qR ENG | AURO | 1908 | Copy 1 | ('Julienne')
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; Personal inspection by Robert Stephenson, 13 May 2010.
Contacts: Dr Ruth Lightbourne, Curator Special Printed Collections, Alexander Turnbull Library.

Left: Inner front cover and recto of first blank. Right: Inner back cover.

ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY (Turnbull copy)

Copy Number: 31 Other identifiers: Turnbull copy; BEANS copy
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 curvilinear design at top. Centered outside rule at foot: TE RAU PRESS.
   b) Inside back cover: BEANS running upward vertically with the base of the lettering closest to the outer edge.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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'? Clarke
9. Illustrations:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman; 2) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "Some leaves are loose but generally a very good copy." (7 February 1991)
Overall in very good condition. The holes in some leaves have separated to the edge. The original title and logo are present. The green cord is present. Slight separation of the spine at head and foot. Outer front board clean; outer back board has two knots, as issued, one near top and one near bottom.
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.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: At the top of the recto of the first blank written in pencil: 99 leaves without the plates
On paper stub that accompanies the copy appears: qR ENG | AURO | 1908b | Copy 2
Sources: Alexander Turnbull Library catalogue (http://nlnzcat.natlib.govt.nz); Personal inspection by Robert Stephenson, 7 February 1991; Personal inspection by Robert Stephenson, 13 May 2010.
Contacts: Dr Ruth Lightbourne, Curator Special Printed Collections, Alexander Turnbull Library.

Left: Inner front cover and recto of first blank. Right: Inner back cover.

ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY (Truscott copy)

Copy Number: 40 Other identifiers: Truscott copy; 31 copy
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

Note: This is the same as copies 127 & 273.

Information on the Truscott copy of Aurora Australis

Published[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.
The Alexander Turnbull Library copy 1 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 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.
Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy 3 is the later variant with 11 plates. Binding: 1/4 harness leather, loose paper sheets laced with green cord within bevelled Venesta board covers, lower cover printed "31"; spine stamped with title and penguin printer's device, untrimmed edges. Provenance: armorial bookplate of Sir George Wyatt Truscott Bt & Kt on the inside of the upper board; presented by Shackleton to G. Wyatt Truscott, Lord Mayor of London c.1909; later sold at Sotheby's auction in London on 29 November 1990 but in a damaged state with some leaves missing; conservation work carried out (leaves secured and a tear repaired, leather backstrip and hinges replaced, and eight clearly labelled facsimile leaves inserted to replace the missing leaves); purchased in a restored state in 2002 by a private collector from the East Coast of the USA; purchased by the ATL from Waverly & Rugby Books, Pinehurst, North Carolina, 2013. Copy #273 on the Antarctic Circle website 'Census of copies of the Aurora Australis' www.antarctic-circle.org/aurora.census.htm . Acc. 407302.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: None. Armorial bookplate of Sir George Wyatt Truscott. Bt. v Kt.
   b) Inside back cover:31 (The second numeral appears to be a "1" but could be something else.)
2. Inscriptions (text and location): On recto of first leaf: #28268 (pencil)
To G. Wyatt Truscott | from the Editor | E H Shackleton | 1909 [This date has been added later in pencil and is not part of the original presentation inscription.]
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Color, page is facsimile
   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'? Clarke
9. Illustrations (which ones are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?): 1) The Messman (facsimile); 2) Fourteen Good and True
   b)
Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia (facsimile)
10. Condition: Original boards, spine rebacked with new leather backstrip in exact facsimile of the original harness leather backstrip, complete with ‘Aurora Australis’ title and ‘Sign of the Penguins’ stamp. Small marginal tears to a couple of leaves neatly repaired. The following eight (8) leaves are supplied in facsimile and marked as such in pencil on the blank side. All are in appropriate color.
   1. Title page (color)
   2. Blank leaf prior to 'Midwinter Night' title page
   3. 'Night Watchman' title page (red)
   4. 'Night Watchman' illustration (black/white)
   5. 'The Messman' illustration (tipped-in, black/white)
   6. 'Struggle? for the Broom' illustration (sepia)
   7. 'In the Stables' illustration (black/white). Title page follows illustration.
   8. Blank leaf prior to last page of 'Life Under Difficulties' chapter
No other defects noted. No staining or foxing, leaves clean, original sheet holes in very nice condition.
11. Provenance: Shackleton presented this copy to Truscott's daughter during the formal opening of the Nimrod for public inspection along the Embankment. A contemporary newspaper article reported: "Upon arrival at the Examination Hall, Mr. Shackleton presented Miss Truscott, as the representative of the Lady Mayoress, with a bouquet, and asked the Lord Mayor's acceptance of a copy of the "Aurora Australis," of which there are only a hundred copies."
This copy was sold at Sotheby's 29 November 1990, Lot 348 fetching £3,500 (see Copy 273).
This copy was displayed at the SouthPole-sium in Jaffrey, NH, in June, 2012, being offered by Top of the World Books of Vermont.
In 2013 it was being offered by Waverly & Rugby Books of North Carolina.
Later in 2013 it was purchased by The Turnbull Library in Wellington, New Zealand.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: This copy was in the hands of a Vermont bookseller to be sold on consignment.
Source: Personal inspection and information from the Vermont bookseller, June 2012.
Contacts: Dr Ruth Lightbourne, Curator Special Printed Collections, Alexander Turnbull Library.

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

Two photos of G. Wyatt Truscott

UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE

Copy Number: 27 Other identifiers: Sir Douglas Mawson copy; LIQUID copy; BOTTLED FRUIT copy
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 appearing horizontally.
   b) Inside back cover: LIQUID | BOTTLED FRUIT running upward vertically with the base of the lettering closest to the outer edge.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman; 2) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: "Fair to good condition. Many leaves have torn binding holes from string binding. String binding cord has been removed in order to digitise copy. Binding in good condition with blind ‘Aurora Australis’ at head and penguin trade mark at base of spine. (Source: E-mail from Cheryl Hoskin, Special Collections Librarian, Barr Smith Library, 5 April 2010.)
The copy is disbound. Original spine and green cord are present. The holes of nearly all the leaves have torn to the edge except in the second half which are mostly intact. The outer covers are in good condition with the exception of a tiny bit of the inner venesta gone at the bottom edge of the top board.
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.
(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"? 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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: The copy is contained in a blue drop leaf box. The label reads: SR | 919.9 | A9 | Aurora | Australis.
The duplicate leaf in 'An Ancient Manuscript' is confirmed. It is the one that begins on the recto 'the sea'. (Only one leaf appears in the digitised version.)
Sources: Physical examination of work by Cheryl Hoskin, Special Collections Librarian. Digital version. Personal inspection 15 June 2010.
Contacts: Cheryl Hoskin, Special Collections Librarian, University of Adealaide.

Inner covers.

Outer covers and spine.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES

Source: http://www2.library.ucla.edu/libraries/researchlibrary/index.cfm

Copy Number: 09 Other identifiers: J.P. Johnson copy; Mary Goodwin copy; copy 169.
Location: A1713, Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, 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?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: "The front inner board has, at the lower edge, a very small portion of an E followed by an R (possibly part of BUTTER)."
   b) Inside back cover: "The rear inside board has at the bottom right hand side, and upside down, on two lines, "TARCTIC | N 1907.""
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "There are no signatures or inscriptions in the book itself.
Tipped onto the recto of the first blank is an envelope of light bluish paper, and it reads "To J. P. Johnson Esq | a copy of the "Aurora | Australis" only about | 90 copies printed — | entirely printed in the | Antarctic Regions | With Compliments J. Joyce" (yes, J. Joyce, not Ernest E. Mills Joyce, it would seem). Unfortunately, it is undated, but obviously very old."
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Text (but see above)
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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman; 2) In the Stables; 3) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: "The book is in its original, unrestored state. Both joints and hinges are split. All the original materials—boards, leather, green yarn, etc., are present."
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.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: "There are two bookplates on the front inner cover not interfering with the stenciling. Mary Jo's bookplate has a number of classic Antarctic figurines on it and reads "Ex Libris | Mary Goodwin". The bookplate is printed in black on bluish paper. Over that is a bookplate that UCLA created for books from the Mary Jo Goodwin library. It reads "UCLA Library | Department of Special Collections | Mary Joe Goodwin | Antarctica | Collection". The book plate is printed in black on white paper. Note their misspelling of Mary Jo.
Laid in to the volume is a half sheet of parchment paper, printed letterhead "Crown Chambers | 9, Regent Street, | London, S.W." plus some other finer print, and (obviously) in Shackleton's hand, "14th August | 1911 | Dear Mr Johnson | 3 pm 8th Sept | all right | Yours truly | EHShackleton". It would appear to me that this half sheet may have nothing to do with the provenance of the book except that the original owner was likely Johnson and that he knew EHS. I'd have to check my sources to see if he's mentioned anywhere. I imagine you can do the same.
Also laid in is a handwritten note from Mary Jo Goodwin concerning her lending this copy of AA for some kind of exhibit. Also laid in is a clipping from a newspaper concerning Scott and Shackleon, undated, and which newspaper not identifiable.
There is a small rubber stamp readng "UCLA LIBRARY" at the foot of the inner back cover next to the leather backstrip. "
Source: The above information was provided by Michael Rosove based on his inspection of the book in December 2011.
Contacts:

Inside front and back covers.
Source: Image supplied to Michael Rosove by U.C.L.A. Department of Special Collections.

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Copy Number: 10 Other identifiers:
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 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?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: No stencilling
   b) Inside back cover: The stencilling is the left-hand portion of the logotype of J & T Bayley, the firm that made the boxes. What appears is as follows: J & T BA [portion of] | EXP | PACK [portion of] | LOND [portion of]. The first and last lines are in an arc with curved lines above and below the lettering. The stencilling is cut off by the outer edge of the cover. Two other copies are known to have the Bayley stencilling and in both cases it is the right hand portion. (See copies 04 and 116.) The latter one, owned by Antipodean Books, could very well be from the same original packing case as the divisions corresponds pretty closely.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): No inscriptions from Shackleton or others associated with expedition.
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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'? Comma
   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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman; 2) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: "Blue cord; leather spine in very good shape and no “sign of the penguins” on spine; no cracks in boards and they are not cupped; the first blank page has become separated from the binding."
Follow up: "There is definitely not a penguin logo on the spine. The spine is in great condition so it has most certainly been rebound."
"I am quite sure that it’s blue. I even asked a colleague to confirm that I’m not crazy!"
11. Provenance: "Inscription from bookseller or owner on the first blank page: 'Only 50 copies issued, written, printed and bound in the Antarctic Regions during the Shackleton Expedition bound with wood from the provision boxes used during the expedition'; on the preface page: call number RB20 L999 Q800 and 'Directors Room' is written above a number stamp: 625340; on the back blank page top right hand corner: 'lo8ab'; and on the bottom right hand corner of the page: “Alan Grace Fall '89 $60.00”.
Follow up: "I looked in the accession records for Crerar Library and it looks like the book came into its possession February 2, 1938. However, the record had no information about whether it was a gift or a purchase. Under the heading “Source” it simply says “Schmidt, see sheet."
" I could not find an Alan Grace Fall in our student records, so it doesn’t look like he was a student here."
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: "The book is stored in a burgundy box that matches the book’s spine with the Title, Shackleton’s name, and date (1907) printed on it in gold. There is nothing on the box indicating previous ownership."
Source: Enquiry via e-mail.
Contacts: Mary Gibbons, Reader Services Assistant, Special Collections Research Center, 1100 E. 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637.

Permission to include this image has been given by
University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND

Source: http://www.une.edu.au/heritage/

Copy Number: 28 Other identifiers: Griffith Taylor copy; John King Davis copy
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 running upward vertically with the top of the lettering closest to the outer edge. Dr Ward at University of New England believes this to be 'HARICOT MUTTON', abbreviated.
Griffith Taylor's polar bookplate is affixed in the center of the verso of the first blank.
   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.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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'? Clarke
9. Illustrations:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman; 2) In the Stables; 3) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
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."

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"

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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:

Source: E-mails from Dr Philip Ward, Archives Officer, University of New England and Regional Archives, to Robert Stephenson, 28 and 29 April 2010.

Contacts: Dr Philip Ward, Archives Officer, University of New England and Regional Archives.

Inside front and back covers.

UNIVERSTY OF OXFORD, Bodleian Library

Source: http://www.bdonline.co.uk

Copy Number: 19 Other identifiers: Albert Ehrman copy
Location: Weston Library, 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: No stencilling unless under the bookplate. The owner's bookplate has A and E at the corners; a coat of arms; and the saying: "Pro Viribus".
   b) Inside back cover: D KIDNEYS
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "Bears the signatures of Sir Ernest Shackleton and George Marston." (Source: Letter from Paul Morgan, Senior Assistant Librarian, Bodleian Library, to John Millard, 8 April 1982.) The signatures are on the recto of the first blank sheet.
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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'? Comma
   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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) In the Stables; 2) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
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: Presented to the Bodleian by John Ehrman.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Sources: Personal inspection by Robert Stephenson 7 November 2007. Personal inspection by David and Deirdre Stam, October 2011.
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WEST COAST USA COLLECTOR Copy 2

Copy Number: 133 formerly 103. Other identifiers: Greene copy
Location: West Coast, USA.
Web:

Information on the this copy of Aurora Australis

This is the same as Copy 255, which was sold on 16 November 1994 at the Gaston Renard - Leonard Joel sale in Melbourne.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes.
   a) Inside front cover: "The boards of this copy are stencilled with the first letters of the B[ritish] AN[tarctic] EX[pedition]" The lettering is at the very foot of the board with the base of the letters closest to the outer edge.
   b) Inside back cover: "19". The stencilling is in the lower right corner of the board with the base of the numbers closest to the spine.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) The Messman; 2) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: "new leather backstrip with the original harness leather backstrip mounted thereon; a fine, clean copy, preserved in a cloth Solander box".
"Leaves all very clean and near fine. Rebound spine with original backstrip laid down, title and penguin motif preserved. Green cord ? original. Three holes in text for binding, no tears or reinforcements on holes. 109 leaves [including one fp in color, 10 plate leaves with verso blank (8 printed on one side of leaf, 2 tipped onto leaf), 16 title leaves in red printed on one side, 67 leaves with text on one or both sides, 15 blank leaves]."
11. Provenance: Purchased by the present owner at the Gaston Renard - Leonard Joel sale in Melbourne on 16 November 1994. See Copy 255. (Actually I have learned from the owner tht it was not purchased at the sale but afterwards, either from the purchaser or from Renard-Joel.)
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: A bookseller's ticket is affixed to the upper left corner of the inner top board.
August 2012: This copy was in the Bonham's 30 March 2012 sale and did not sell. It has since been sold privately.
Source: From the auction catalogue; Previous owner.
Contacts:

Inside front cover and the inside back cover.

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

ARGENTINA PRIVATE COLLECTION #1

Copy Number: 150 Other identifiers:
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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source:
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AUSTRALIA PRIVATE COLLECTION #1 "N.S.W."

Copy Number: 151 Other identifiers:
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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source:
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AUSTRALIA PRIVATE COLLECTION #2 "N.S.W."

Copy Number: 152 Other identifiers:
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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source:
Contacts:

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

Copy Number: 153 Other identifiers:
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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source:
Contacts:

AUSTRALIA PRIVATE COLLECTION #4 "Victoria"

Copy Number: 154 Other identifiers:
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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source:
Contacts:

AUSTRALIA PRIVATE COLLECTION #5 "Victoria"

Copy Number: 155 Other identifiers:
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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source:
Contacts:

FRANCE PRIVATE COLLECTION #1

Copy Number: 156 Other identifiers:
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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source:
Contacts:

NEW ZEALAND PRIVATE COLLECTION #1 "Near Christchurch"

Copy Number: 157 Other identifiers:
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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source:
Contacts:

NEW ZEALAND PRIVATE COLLECTION #2 "Near Lower Hutt"

Copy Number: 158 Other identifiers:
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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

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NEW ZEALAND PRIVATE COLLECTION #3 "Near Wellington"

Copy Number: 159 Other identifiers:
Location:
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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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

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UK PRIVATE COLLECTION #1 "Oxford"

Copy Number: 160 Other identifiers:
Location:
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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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

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UK PRIVATE COLLECTION #2 "London"

Copy Number: 161 Other identifiers:
Location:
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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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

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UK PRIVATE COLLECTION #3 "Sutton Coldfield"

Copy Number: 162 Other identifiers:
Location:
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Could be the same as Copy 162 as Patrick Walcot lives in Sutton Coldfield according to George Brigham.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

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UK PRIVATE COLLECTION #4 "Scotland"

Copy Number: 163 Other identifiers:
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 Collation and it states: An Ancient MSS. Red Title. An Ancient MSS., 17pp. p6 has on Verso plate "Many Shekels were needed 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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

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UK PRIVATE COLLECTION #5 "Middlesex"

Copy Number: 164 Other identifiers:
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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

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UK PRIVATE COLLECTION #6 "Hertfordshire"

Copy Number: 165 Other identifiers:
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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

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UK PRIVATE COLLECTION #7

Copy Number: 166 Other identifiers: Levinson copy; Buckley copy
Location: Unknown
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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

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UK PRIVATE COLLECTION #8 "London"

Copy Number: 167 Other identifiers:
Location:
Web:

Information on this copy of Aurora Australis For full information on this copy go to 34

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

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USA PRIVATE COLLECTION #1 "Illinois"

Copy Number: 168 Other identifiers: Marshall copy, Kendall copy, Fitzgerald copy, Newberry copy
Location: Newberry Library, Chicago
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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

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USA PRIVATE COLLECTION #2 "Los Angeles area"

Copy Number: 169 Other identifiers: Later the Mary Goodwin copy. Now at UCLA. See Copy 09.
Location: Now at UCLA
Web:

Information on this copy of Aurora Australis For full information on this copy go to 09

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

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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.

Bluntisham/Walcot

Copy Number: 200 Other identifiers: BUTTER copy. Could be the same as Copy 162 as Patrick Walcot lives in Sutton Coldfield according to George Brigham.
Location: UK
Web:

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 could 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 with the top of the lettering closest to the outer edge.
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown
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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration
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)? Present
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? Bottom
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'? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown [Photo in facsimile edition shows the front cover as clean—although with a slight horizontal split in the upper right corner—and the spine as complete
11. Provenance: See above
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: This is the copy that was used in the first facsimile edition, published in 1986 by Bluntisham/Paradigm. Apparently some material (The annotated '14 Good and True' illustration, for instance) included was from a copy at SPRI. David Walton told me that Patrick Walcot's copy was used for most of the facsimile.
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Inside front cover (from the Bluntisham/Walcot edition).

HERBERT DYCE MURPHY

Copy Number: 202 Other identifiers: Unknown
Location: Unknown
Web:

"In a letter dated 15 April 1982, A.W. Jackson of the AAD wrote John Millard of Toronto stating that: "The Antarctic Division's copy is contained in the rare book collection of our library, which is composed mainly of the book collection of Captain J.K. Davis. We acquired 'Aurora Australis', and other volumes, from a personal friend of Davis after his death. This person is, or was, resident in New South Wales. He is the person referred to, but not named, on page xi of Davis' biography 'High Latitude', published in 1962." This mystery person could conceivably be W.B. Firth but if so one would think that Jackson would say so or at least suggest it. John King Davis died on 8 May 1967 so if this copy was indeed Davis's then it would have come to the Anare/AAD after that date. (Confirmed as copies once owned by Davis are copy 24 at the State Library of Tasmania in Hobart and copy 28 at the University of New England in Armidale. According to Millard, Davis also gave a copy to Herbert D. Murphy but exactly which copy this is, is unclear.)"
—From the entry for Copy 20 at the Australian Antarctic Division.

Murphy was in charge of stores during Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: See above.
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UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO, HOCKEN LIBRARY

Copy Number: 203 Other identifiers: Tripp copy
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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
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CLARE LODGE

Copy Number: 204 Other identifiers:
Location: Harpenden, Hertfordshire, U.K.
Web:

Information on the Clare Lodge 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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

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PROF. EDGEWORTH DAVID COPY

Copy Number: 207 Other identifiers: Unknown
Location: Australia
Web:

There is a pencil notation in some early papers that I have from John Millard of Toronto. Prof. Edgeworth David is noted as having a copy, in Australia.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
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SIR JOHN SMITH COPY

Copy Number: 209 Other identifiers: Unknown
Location: Unknown
Web:

Information on the Kucharek 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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
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KUCHAREK COPY

Copy Number: Formerly 118, now 210 Other identifiers:
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."
Although not confirmed it appears that Mr Kucharek is deceased. What has happened to his Aurora is unknown.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: It is unclear now why I thought this copy might be Mackintosh's copy. We now know that it is still in the family, owned by Macintosh's granddaughter. See copy 130.
Source:
Contacts:

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 Other identifiers: Streeter copy; British Library copy (Copy 32)
Location: Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York.
Web:

John Millard writes Robert Stephenson, 13 November 1983: "1.) You will note 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."

"SHACKLETON, ERNEST H., Editor.
1908-09. Aurora Australis [Colored lithograph] [On recto of following leaf:] 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. [Woodcut of two penguins). Trade Mark (All rights reserved). 25.8 cm. Boards with leather back, front hinge cracked. [Antarctica, 1908]
Collation: 98 unnumbered leaves (including 14 blank leaves), 10 plates. The book is made up of single leaves punched and tied together, the wooden covers being made from provision cases.
Provenance: Maggs Bros., 1950. The initial blank leaf is signed in Shackleton's hand: "Ernest Shackleton Editor." "

Dates of sale: 21 and 22 October 1969. Lot 4146. (Streeter Sale). Results: According to John Millard it went for $500.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "front hinge cracked."
11. Provenance: "Maggs Bros., 1950."
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: This copy is now at the British Library (copy 32). Go to that entry for further details.
Source: Unknown; Personal inspection of copy 32, 21 October 2010.
Contacts:

BOOKSELLERS CATALOGUE

Copy Number: 251 Other identifiers: Stephenson copy (107)
Location: Francis Edwards, London, Catalogue 1015.
Web:

Date: 1978. No. 281. Price: £1,000

Aurora Australis, 1908-09, EDITED BY SIR ERNEST SHACKLTON, coloured lithograph on title-page, illustrated with 6 lithographs and 4 etchings by George Marston, 4to, wooden boards from a provision case, leather spine, stamped in blind with title and the device of the press (slightly rubbed; joints skilfully repaired), uncut, Published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition ... Printed at the Sign of "The Penguins"; by Joyce and Wild ... Antarctica, 1907-08 £1000
ONLY 100 COPIES OF THIS BOOK WERE PRINTED IN THE HUT AT CAPE ROYDS ON A HANDPRESS. The provision cases were manufactured by Day, who sand-papered the boards, thonged the pages, and made the leather spine to hold the cover.
"No other book has ever been produced South of Latitude 70 deg."–Dr. Mill. There is no copy in the British Museum, and only an imperfect one in thc Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Not present based on number of illustrations given in catgalogue.
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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: slightly rubbed; joints skilfully repaired
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Catalogue
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

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

For more information on this catalogue listing, click here.

Date of sale: 20 September 1982. Results: £1,800

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: "... 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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: Catalogue.
Contacts:

BOOKSELLERS CATALOGUE

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

For more information on this catalogue listing, click here.

Date of catalogue: November 1982. Item 367. Price: $6500.00.

Because of the autographs, this could be 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 is certainly in error as stencils were invariably 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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Text based on number of illustrations.
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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: Catalogue.
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 254 Other identifiers: OATMEAL copy
Location: Gaston Renard - Leonard Joel, Melbourne.
Web:

Date of sale: 16 November 1994. Lot 1435. Results: AUD27,500 which includes 10% buyer’s premium. 1USD=1.33155 AUD or 1AUD=0.751004 USD on that date. Therefore: $20,653.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: OATM[eal]
   b) Inside back cover: [oatm]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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "a fine, clean copy".
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Based on the stencilling and signatures this could be the same as Copy 264.
Source: Catalogue.
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 255 Other identifiers: Same as Copy 103.
Location: Gaston Renard - Leonard Joel, Melbourne.
Web:

THE FIRST BOOK PRINTED IN THE ANTARCTIC— WITH VARIANT TEXT

[Shackleton, E. H.; Editor.] 1908 - 09. 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. Antarctica]. Cr. 4to; First Edition; pp. [4] (blank), [6] (title in blue and black, colophon, dedication, all versos blank), [2] (blank), [4] (Preface & Additional Preface, each 2 pp. 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), [2] (title, in red "Midwinter Night", verso blank), [2] (title, in red "Night Watchman", verso blank), [6] (Midwinter Night by Veritas, last 2 blank & including 1 lithograph, verso blank), [18] (Trials of a Messman [Priestley], last blank, including 2 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 Emperor 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), [16] (Life under Difficulties by J. Murray, last 3 blank & including title (in red), verso blank, & 1 blank leaf), [40] (Bathybia by Douglas Mawson, last 3 blank, including 3 titles (in red) & 2 etchings, versos blank); IN TOTAL 109 unnumbered leaves, including 10 full-page plates (6 lithographs of which 2 mounted, and 4 etchings) and 16 title-leaves printed in red, versos blank; entirely uncut; in the original venesta packing-case boards, new leather backstrip with the original harness leather backstrip mounted thereon; a fine, clean copy, preserved in a cloth Solander box; rare. Antarctica, Printed at the Sign of the Penguins, 1908.
***Spence 1095. The boards of this copy are stencilled with the first letters of the B[ritish] AN[tarctic] EX[pedition]. This copy has the variant text for the article An Ancient Manuscript so that it has 10 illustrations rather than 11, but as usual does not contain the final title leaf found in a few copies. We believe this variation to be much rarer than the version with 11 illustrations. In other respects it collates identically with other copies we have handled.

Date of sale: 16 November 1994. Lot 1435. Results: AUD22,000 which includes 10% buyer’s premium. 1USD=1.33155 AUD or 1AUD=0.751004 USD on that date. Therefore: $16,522.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: B[ritish] AN[tarctic] EX[pedition]
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Not present
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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: "a fine, clean copy".
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: .
Source: Catalogue.
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

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

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Date of sale: 27 September 1996. Lot 161. Results: £27,600 which includes the buyer's premium.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration 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)? Color
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "spine with blind-stamped title and monogram of the sign of the penguins, uncut as issued (joints splitting)."
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: Auction catalogue.
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 257 Other identifiers: Priester copy; OATMEAL copy
Location: High Latitude, Washington, USA.
Web:

Copy Number: 259 Other identifiers: TINNED FRUIT copy; Wild copy; Starr copy; Crawford copy. Same as Copy 102.
Location: High Latitude, Bainbridge Island, Washington. (Louis Starr sale)
Web:

Date of sale: 30 September 1996. Lot 300. (Priester Sale). Results: $30,250 plus a 10% buyer’s premium = $33,275.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration based on number of illustrations.
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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 2 are tipped-in
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
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
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: Catalogue.
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 258 Other identifiers: Shaughnessy copy; OATMEAL copy
Location: Christie's, King Street, London.
Web: http://www.christies.com

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Date of sale: 26 September 1997. Lot 136. Results: £20,700 which includes the buyer's premium.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: OATMEAL [unclear what board the stencilling is on]
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "To Sir Thomas Shaughnessy | with best wishes from | the Editor | E.H. Shackleton. | June 1910".
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration 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)? Color
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? 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).
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: Auction catalogue.
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Date of sale: 29 September 1999. Lot 338. Results: $55,000 with the 10% buyer's premium.

Shackleton, Ernest H., editor. AURORA AUSTRALIS. Printed 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. Small 4to. 108 unnumbered leaves, incl. 11 blanks and 11 full page illustrations. These include 7 lithographs, 2 of which are mounted and one printed in brown ink, and 4 etchings. Title printed in blue & black, then 7 leaves of preliminaries incl. 2 blanks, followed by ten chapters, each with separate title leaf printed in red. In addition 8 of the plates have separate caption leaves, also printed in red, the other three captions being on the plate. In original three ply beveled packing case boards, uncut, leaves punched & laced with cord. Apparently 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. Boards stenciled "Butter & aked Beans" inside front, and "Tinned Fruit" inside back. 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. Additionally, tipped inside the front board is a typed note, signed "Mountevans", (E.R.G.R. Evans, who had been second-in-command of Scott's last expedition), March 2, 1946, to Stanley Wild, Frank Wild's brother, expressing regret at being unable to attend the dedication of the Frank Wild Room at the National Children's Home and including a message to be read. Altogether a most desirable copy of this rarity, contained in a custom morocco backed folding cloth box. Includes also copies of correspondence concerning the book's provenance.
$30,000.00-$40,000.00
Spence 1095. Written, edited, printed and bound in the Antarctic under the most difficult conditions, this would seem to be an achievement almost on a par with the field accomplishments of the expedition. Shackleton once stated that about 100 copies were produced.
Results: $50,000 which excludes the 10% buyer’s premium. (Presumably, $55,000 with it.)

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: Butter & aked Beans
   b) Inside back cover: Tinned Fruit
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "Unknown
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Present based on number of illustrations noted in the 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "Apparently 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. "
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Catalogue
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 260 Other identifiers: Perris copy. Same as Copy 297.
Location: Sotheby's Chancery Lane (Hodgson's Rooms), London
Web:

Date of sale: 13 December 1979. Lot 193A. Results: £1,000

Lot 193A. (Inscribed by Shackleton to Ernest Perris.) Results: £1,000 [Way]

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 Ernest Perris.
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

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

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Date of sale: 26 September 2000. Lot 300. Results: £42,000. This copy appears to be the same as Copy 109 as the stencilling is the same.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration [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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "rubbed and detached, probable original damage (1" nick) to lower edge of upper cover"
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: In a letter to John Millard dated 24 March 1981, Kenneth Clarke of Blackwell's Rare Books wrote: "We had a very poor copy in 1971 of which we have little detail except the marking of the boards, which were: (Front cover) BRITISH ANTA EXPEDITION (Back cover) BUTTER." This copy also appeared in a Blackwell's catalogue of 1970 that accompanies the Copy 07 at the Morgan Library. Here is the description:
Aurora Australis 1908-09 [comprising Ten Articles and Poems by Members of Shackleton's First Antarctic Expedition with a Preface and Additional Preface by E.H. Shackleton]. 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 Wilde. [sic] Latitude 77° ...32' South, Longitude 166° ...12' East, Antarctica [1908].
[one of 100 copies] illustration in colours on title and 11 other full-page illustrations (10 printed on separate leaves or tipped in), each of the articles preceded by a blank leaf and a sub-title printed in red, 9 of the plates preceded by a leaf with the title printed in red, [168] pp. (not including blanks and separately printed plates).
4to, orig. qtr. leather, backstrip lettered in blind, bevelled wooden boards prepared by Bernard C. Day from the expedition's Venesta provision cases (the inside of the front covered lettered 'British Anta Expedition' and the inside of the back cover lettered 'Butter'), the wood-lined leather back detached and rubbed, bottom edge of front board chipped, the boards and leaves laced together individually with green twine, edges untrimmed.       £825
'Joyce, Wild, Marston and Day during the winter months spent much time in the production of the "Aurora Australis" the first book ever written, printed, illustrated and bound in the Antarctic.' Shackleton: Heart of the Antarctic (1909), I. 216-7.
'A hundred copies were printed, but none for sale, and the work is already a rarity for bibliophiles'. Mill: Life of Sir Ernest Shackleton (1923), p.180.
Source: Catalogue.
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Copy Number: 262 Other identifiers: Emily Shackleton copy
Location: Christie's, King Street, London.
Web: http://www.christies.com

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Date of sale: 25 September 2001. Lot 53. Results: Hammer £30,000.

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 at top, right of center, on recto of first leaf; see image.)
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration 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)? Color
   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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? 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."
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: Catalogue.
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Copy Number: 263 Other identifiers: Cecily Shackleton copy; KIDNEY SOUP copy
Location: Christie's, King Street, London.
Web: http://www.christies.com

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Date of sale: 25 September 2001. Lot 55. Results: Hammer £26,000.

"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."

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: KIDNEY SOUP
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Cecily Shackleton (In pencil in upper right corner of the title page; see image.)
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration 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)? Black and white
   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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? 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."
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: Catalogue.
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Copy Number: 264 Other identifiers: Züst copy
Location: Christie's, King Street, London.
Web: http://www.christies.com

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Date of sale: 9 May 2002. Lot 182. Results: £47,800 which includes the buyer's premium.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: [OATM]EAL "and pencilled note '6 Tins Oatmeal'"
   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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration [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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "expertly rebacked using the original packing-case (venesta) boards…"
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Based on the stencilling and signatures this could be the same as Copy 254.
Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books, Melbourne, Australia (2015) at $135,000 AUD/$108,000 USD. Provenance: "Private collection, Aaustralia; The Polar Collection of Andreas Züst, Christie's, London, 9 May 2002, lot 182."
"housed in a bespoke felt-lined timber box."
Source: Catalogue.
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Copy Number: 265 Other identifiers: Murchison copy
Location: Christie's, King Street, London.
Web: http://www.christies.com

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Date of sale: 25 September 2002. Lot 129. Results: £40,630 which includes the buyer's premium.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "Expertly rebacked"
11. Provenance: Roderick Murchison.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: Catalogue.
Contacts:

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Copy Number: 266 Other identifiers: Stancomb-Wills copy. Same as copy 134.
Location: Christie's, King Street, London.
Web: http://www.christies.com

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Date of sale: 25 September 2002. Lot 364. Results: Did not sell.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration 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)? Black and white
   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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "Bound without letterpress dedication leaf to the Misses Lambton-Lawson." "some sewing holes at inner margins with early cloth reinforcing rings…expertly rebacked using the original covers" Green cord present. Some scrape marks on inner front cover.
11. Provenance: Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton to Miss Janet Stancomb-Wills and thence by descent to the present owners.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Appeared in a catalogue issued by Douglas Stewart Fine Books, Melbourne, Australia, for the London Bookfair, May, 2015. According to Mr Stewart, the book has since been sold.
Source: Catalogue.
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Copy Number: 267 Other identifiers: Same as copies 122 and 302.
Location: Sotheby's, Chancery Lane, London
Web:

AURORA AUSTRALIS, edited by Sir Ernest H. Shackleton, [approx. 100 copies printed], printed in red and black, coloured lithographed title vignette, lithographs and etchings by George Marston, some leaves detached at perforations, original leather-backed oatmeal packing-case boards, uncut.
4to Published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition ... Printed at the sign of "The Penguins" by Joyce and Wild ... Antarctica, 1908
** The first book to be printed in Antarctica.
Results: £850. Sold to “Porter”

Dates of sales: Sotheby's: 24 June 1976. Lot 408. Results: £850

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "some leaves detached at perforations"
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Same as copy 122.
Source:
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Copy Number: 268 Other identifiers: Bernacchi copy; BEANS copy; Kislak copy. Same as Copy 41, 303.
Location: Bloomsbury Book Auctions, London
Web: http://www.bloomsburyauctions.com

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Shackleton (Ernest H., editor) Aurora Australis, one of c.100 copies, lithograph title and only 10 lithograph or etched plates by George Marston, 'trademark' on colophon and some section titles printed in orange or brown, original sheep-backed packing-case boards skilfully rebacked preserving original spine, verso of upper cover marked with identification 'Beans' and verso of lower cover with '[Julie]nne Soup', spine title and two-penguin symbol in blind, [Spence 1095], 4to, East Antarctica: published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, printed at the sign of 'The Penguins' by Joyce & Wild, 1908.

est. £25000 – £30000

One of the rarest of all polar works. Spence describes the binding thus: "The leaves were punctured along their inner margin and secured with a silken cord to the inside of two venesta boards, which form the book covers. These boards were obtained from empty tea-chests etc., with some being stencilled...Day (the mechanic) was entrusted with the binding of the volumes, using old harness leather for the backstrip or spine...It is reported that about 100 copies were produced at Cape Royds of which none were sold." Before their daparture Wild and Joyce, the printers, had both taken a crash course in printing at J. Causton & Sons Ltd., who donated the press and printing materials to the expedition, and in spite of their lack of experience they managed to print two pages a day. There is a degree of variability between copies; this copy has unnumbered pages and 10 plates, some copies have 11 plates. Provenance: Louis Bernacchi's copy, thence by descent.

Unsold

Dates of sales: 16 October 2003. Lot 342. Results: Unsold

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

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 catalogue.)
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Text 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "skilfully rebacked preserving original spine""
11. Provenance: Louis Bernacchi by direct descent.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: Catalogue.
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Copy Number: 269 Other identifiers: Lady Grey copy; MARMALADE copy. Same as copy 135.
Location: Anderson & Garland, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Web: http://www.andersonandgarland.com

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Date of sale: 21 March 2006. Lot 683. Results: £46,000 which with the buyer's premium took it to £53,000 or ca. $92,000.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: [MARM]ALADE (horizontal orientation).
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown but from the photo one can see that there is stencilling.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "To Lady Grey from the Editor, E.H. Shackleton, June 1910".
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Presented to Viscountess Grey, wife of the fourth Earl and one-time Governor General of Canada.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: The Journal, 23 March 2006, and other sources.
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Copy Number: 270 Other identifiers: Wild copy; Cooper copy; Holmes copy. Same as Copy 136, Norway copy.
Location: Christie's, King Street, London.
Web: http://www.christies.com

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Date of sale: 27 September 2006. Lot 181. Results: £33,600. Unclear whether this is hammer or with premium.

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VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown but nothing mentioned in catalogue.
   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" (inscription on front endpaper)
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration 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)? Color
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Propeller
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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "Some text leaves with short tears around punch holes, some reinforced, without the final printed leaf 'A Giant Tick Was Investigating the Carcase' known to exist in only a few copies.)…rebacked preserving original spine."
11. Provenance: Presented to Mr Chars Cooper by Frank Wild but signed by Ernest Joyce, then or eventually to Quentin Keynes then to his doctor.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: 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 of 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."
Source: Catalogues.
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Copy Number: 271 Other identifiers: VEAL copy; Buckley copy; Levinson copy.
Location: Swann Galleries, New York. John Levinson sale.
Web:

Date of sale: 24 May 2007. Lot 120. Results: $70,000 including the buyer's premium.

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.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: [Bri]tish [A]rctic [Expe]dition
   b) Inside back cover: Veal
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Not present
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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Catalogue
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Copy Number: 272 Other identifiers: Eames copy
Location: Bonhams, London.
Web: http://www.bonhams.com

Information on this copy of Aurora Australis

Date of sale: 26 June 2007. Lot 228. Results: £27,600 which includes the buyer's premium.

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VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes (Apparently the stencilling 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, in Joyce's hand, on a blank following the title page from Ernest Joyce and Frank Wild. 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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? 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.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: "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'"
Source: kentnews.co.uk. 7 December 2007, and other sources.
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Copy Number: 273 Other identifiers: Truscott copy; 31 copy; Private Collection East Coast copy (127); Alexander Turnbull Library (40).
Location: Sotheby's, London.
Web:
NOTE: Complete information on this copy can be found under Copy 40.)

Information on this copy of Aurora Australis

Date of sale: 29 November 1990. Lot 348.

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Only consignors listed for that sale are "Sir William Curtis" "Edward Faridany" "Duke of Wellington"
Source: American Book Prices Current. Results: £ 3,500. Sold to "Waterhouse".

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "Lacking backstrip, loose. One leaf carelessly opened."
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: American Book Prices Current.
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Copy Number: 274 Other identifiers: Lysaght copy. Same as copy 126.
Location: Sotheby's, London.
Web:

Date of sale: 27 June 1991. Lot 457.

Copy Number: 275 Other identifiers: Hill copy, Manney copy. Same as Copies 115 and 304.
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
Web:

Only consignors listed for that sale are "Franklin H. Kissner" "Teddy Kollek"
Source: American Book Prices Current. Results: £19,000. Sold to "Simper"

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 Mrs Lysaght.
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Presentation copy to Mrs Lysaght
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: American Book Prices Current.
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Date of sale: 18 November 1986. Lot 1223. Results: £7,500 [Quaritch]

"AURORA AUSTRALIS, [edited by Ernest Shackleton, one of about 100 copies], lithographed title, and 11 lithographs or etchings by George Marston, many leaves loose (torn at punch-holes), original leather-backed packing case boards, slightly rubbed, upper joint slightly split, lower corner of upper cover very slightly chipped [Spence 1095], 4to, Published at the Sign of 'the Penguins' by Joyce and Wild, Antarctica, 1908

Inscribed "With Best Wishes to Mr & Mrs Hill from the printer Ernest E. Joyce August 19th 1911" [Estimate:] £500-600

Rubbed, joint slightly split, loose. Inscribed by the printer Ernest E. Joyce, 1911. (Only consignors listed for that sale are "E.M.M. Besterman" "deLancy Foundation" "Spike Milligan")"

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 "With Best Wishes to Mr & Mrs Hill from the printer Ernest E. Joyce August 19th 1911"
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration (based on the number of illustrations given in the 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Rubbed, joint slightly split, loose.
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
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Copy Number: 276 Other identifiers: Laurence Wild copy; Fright copy; BRITISH ANT SHIP NIM LYTT copy
Location: Sotheby's, London.
Web: http://www.sothebys.com

Information on this copy of Aurora Australis

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Date of sale: 22 June 1995. Lot 188. Results: £8,675. Purchased by "Antipodean".

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: BRITISH ANT | SHIP NIM | LYTT
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown but probably none.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "To my grandson Nicholas J. Fright on his 21st. Birthday 31 December 1970. To keep in memory of his great-uncle Frank Wild, who made this book in the Antarctic. With best wishes, Laurence C. Wild." "front end-leaf inscribed"
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration 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)? Color
   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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "very slightly dust-soiled, original bevelled boards (small worm-holes, lower fore-corner of upper board professionally restored), original leather backstrip blind-stamped 'Aurora Australis ' and with the penguins device, professionally restored, very slightly soiled…"
11. Provenance: Presumably given by Frank Wild to his brother Laurence and by him to his grandson Nicholas J. Fright and by him or subsequent owners to this sale, purchased by Antipodean Rare Books, Garrison, NY. Present owner unknown.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: Americana Exchange database
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Copy Number: 277 Other identifiers: Frank Wild copy; POB Frost copy; Brian Frost copy.GRIFFITHS copy
Location: Christie's, King Street, London.
Web: http://www.christies.com

Information on this copy of Aurora Australis

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Date of sale: 25 October 1995. Lot 149. Results: £1,600.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: GRIFFITHS, McALIS… EXPORT PROVISION M... LIVERPO
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "The book had been restored by the conservators of the South African library in Cape Town for the sum of R800 which resulted in obscuring the original stitching holes in the inner margins. The book had its own leather-lined cloth solander box, again restored, which also contained a portion of the original spine and a length of the green twine used in the original binding." Source: Angie Butler.
11. Provenance: "The fifth Aurora Australis went with Wild to South Africa and somehow it was acquired by POB Frost and eventually found its way to Brian Frost in Cape Town." Source: Angie Butler.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: Angie Butler
Contacts:

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Copy Number: 278 Other identifiers:
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
Web:

Date of sale: 5 February 1913. Lot 811. Results: £4 [B.F. Stevens]

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 279 Other identifiers:
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
Web:

Date of sale: 20 June 1922. Lot 486. Results: £5 [Hope]

"Shackleton (Sir Ernest) Aurora Australis, 1908-9, edited by Sir Ernest Shackleton, published at the Winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907, during the Winter Months of April, May, June, July 1908, illlustrated 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, signed, in the handwriting of the Editor, half calf over wood boards sm. 4to. 1908"

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): "signed, in the handwriting of the Editor"
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 280 Other identifiers: Kipling copy; Dulwich College copy. Same as copy 12.
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
Web:

Date of sale: 15 October 1942. Lot 669. Results: £32 [Blackwell]

"Shackleton (Sir Ernest) Aurora Australis, published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907, during the Winter Months of April, May, June and July, 1908 lithograph plates by George Marston, wooden boards, leather back, uncut, Author's Autograph Presentation Inscription on title: "To Rudyard Kipling with Ernest Shackleton's Regards, 1914", Kipling's bookplate inside cover. 4to [1914]
An enclosed note draws attention to the fact that "the pieces of wood which bind the book were taken from the packing cased that contained the provisions for the Expedition".
A most interesting and curious publication."

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): "Author's Autograph Presentation Inscription on title: "To Rudyard Kipling with Ernest Shackleton's Regards, 1914", Kipling's bookplate inside cover."
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: "Copy 12 at Dulwich College is also inscribed to Kipling; they are probably the same copy?"
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 281 Other identifiers:
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
Web:

Date of sale: 24 January 1949. Lot 148. Results: £11 [Maggs]

"Aurora Australis, edited and signed by E. H. Shackleton, lithographs and etchings, wooden boards, calf back. At the Sign of "The Penguins", 1908"

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): "signed by E. H. Shackleton"
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 282 Other identifiers: Dawson-Lambton copy; National Maritime Museum copy; Same as copy 15.
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street
Web:

Date of sale: 24 February 1953. Lot 243. Results: £27 [Patch]

Aurora Australis, edited by E. H. Shackleton, coloured lithographed title-page and other lithographed and etched illustrations, bound in unpolished plywood (part of one of the Expedition's packing-cases), calf spine, autograph inscriptions "To Miss Dawson Lambton from the Editor and printers wth best wishes for the coming year : and remembrance of all her kindness and help. Dec. 25th, 1909", inserted is a letter from Shackleton to Miss Dawson Lambton and two photographs 1908-09

Published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907, during the Winter Months of April, May, June, July, 1908. Printed by Joyce and Wild; lithographs and etchings by George Marston. The printing equipment was presented to the Expedition by Sir J. Causton & Sons, Ltd. The Misses Dawson Lambton backed the Expedition from its inception.

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): "To Miss Dawson Lambton from the Editor and prnters wth best wishes for the coming year : and remembrance of all her kindness and help. Dec. 25th, 1909"
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 283 Other identifiers:
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street
Web:

Date of sale: 11 May 1953. Lot 128. Results: £19 [Maggs]

"Aurora Australis, published at Winter Quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907 [edited by Sir E. H. Shackleton], lithographs amd etchings by G. Marston, original wooden boards, leather back, uncut. Antarctica, Printed at the Sign of "The Penguins", by Joyce & Wild, 1908."

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: "Notation in catalogue at Sothebys, London, in blue pencil: "R. W. Peck""
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 284 Other identifiers:
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street
Web:

Date of sale: 9 April 1957. Lot 438. Results: £24 [Francis Edwards]

[Shackleton (Sir Ernest)] Aurora Australis, published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907, during the winter months of April, May, June, July 1908, lithographs and etchings, original wooden boards (made from a butter box), calf back.
Printed at the sign of "The Penguins"…Antarctica, 1908. The first book printed on the Antarctic continent.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: "Notation in catalogue at Sothebys, London, in blue pencil: "Mrs Pamela Gow""
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 285 Other identifiers:
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street
Web:

Date of sale: 3 July 1967. Lot 198. Results: £260 [Maggs]

"The Property of a Gentleman
AURORA AUSTRALIS [on recto of next leaf: 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 & Wild. Latitude 77° 32' South Longitude 166° 12' East Antarctica], original wooden boards made from provision cases, leather back, uncut. 4to 1908

The first book actually printed in the Antarctic regions, since Shackleton's "South Polar Times," was only typewritten there. There is apparently no copy in the British Museum and only an incomplete copy in the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge. According to Dr. Mill's book on Shackleton ONLY ABOUT 100 COPIES WERE PRINTED. See also Murray & Marston's Antarctic Days, 1913, p. 103. Edited by Sir Ernest Shackleton."

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: "The consigners were: The Earl Amherst, the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club, the Devon & Exeter Institution, Commander W.D.M. Stavely and other donors."
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 286 Other identifiers: BUTTER copy; Taurus copy; Dropmore copy; Same as copies 109, 261, 311.
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street
Web:

Date of sale: 20 May 1969. Lot 378. Results: £550 [Blackwell]

"AURORA AUSTRALIS, edited by Sir Ernest H. Shackleton, LIMITED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 COPIES, coloured vignette on title, lithographs and etchings by George Marston, original wooden boards made by Day from provision cases (lettered inside upper cover "British Anta Expedition" and inside lower cover "Butter"), leather spine (joints defective), uncut
4to "Published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition…Printed at the sign of 'The Penguins' by Joyce and Wild… Antarctica", 1908

The first book printed in the Antarctic regions. There is no copy in the B.M., and an imperfect one in the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge.

Joints defective. Contents of the Library of Dropmore, Burnham, Buckinghamshire."

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: BRITISH ANTA EXPEDITION
   b) Inside back cover: BUTTER
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Joints defective.
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 287 Other identifiers:
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
Web:

Date of sale: 18 November 1969. Lot 367. Results: £500

"Lot 367. AURORA AUSTRALIS, edited by Sir Ernest H. Shackleton, limited to approximately 100 copies, coloured lithographic view on title-page, 11 illustrations by George Marston, 4 etched, others lithographed, original calf-backed wooden boards made by Day from provision cases, stamped in blind on the spine with title and the press's device (stencilled inside the upper cover "…25 1-lb tins British", and inside the lower cover "ntarct Nimro…tea"), uncut.
4to "Published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition…Printed at the sign of 'The Penguins'; by Joyce and Wild…Antarctica" 1908.
The first book printed in the Antarctic regions. There is no copy in the British Museum and only an imperfect one in the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge.
Results: £500 [Blackwell]"

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: "…25 1-lb tins British"
   b) Inside back cover: "ntarct Nimro…tea"
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Probably not as no mention of same in sale catalogue.
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Present based on number of illustrations given in sale catalogue.
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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 288 Other identifiers: Miss Wild copy; Holmes copy; Starr copy; TINNED FRUIT copy; Crawford copy. Same as copy 102.
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
Web:

Date of sale: 14 July 1970. Lot 541. Results: £380

The Property of Miss J. Wild
(Niece of Commander Frank Wild, C.B.E., F.R.G.S., R.N.V.R.) AURORA AUSTRALIS, edited by Sir Ernest H. Shackleton, LIMITED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 COPIES, coloured lithographed view on title-page, 11 full-page illustrations by George Marston (4 etched, others lithographed), typed L.s., 2 pages, 4to, 2 March 1946, from Lord Mountevans ("Evans of the 'Broke'") to a brother of Commander [John Robert Francis] "Frank" Wild ("Who served with such distinction and gallantry through five Antarctic Expeditions"), concerning the inauguration of the Frank Wild Room, Harpenden, Herts., hinged inside upper cover, loose in binding, original calf-backed wooden boards, made by the carpenter, Day, from the expedition's provision cases ("…butter & baked beans" stencilled inside the upper cover, "tinned fruit" inside the lower), spine blind-stamped with title and the press's device, spine detached, uncut
4to (10-1/4in. by 7-5/8in.; 260mm. by 194mm.) Published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition…printed at the sign of "The Penguins" by Joyce and Wild…Antarctica, 1908

Bdg loose, spine detached. (Probably consigned by "Miss J. Wild" who is listed as one of the consignors in the sale.)

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: (…butter & baked beans"
   b) Inside back cover: "tinned fruit"
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Present based on number of illustrations given in sale catalogue.
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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "Bdg loose, spine detached."
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 289 Other identifiers: Nuttall copy; Canterbury Museum copy. Same as Copy 29.
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
Web:

Date of sale: 17 November 1970. Lot 265. Results: £450

AURORA AUSTRALIS, edited by Sir Ernest H. Shackleton, limited to approximately 100 copies, coloured lithographic view on title, 11 lithographs and etchings by George Marston, several leaves loose, original boards made by Day from provision cases (inside of the lower cover stencilled "tarctic in 1907") leather spine, uncut.
4to "Published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition…Printed at the sign of 'The Penguins' by Joyce and Wild…Antarctica" 1908.
The first book printed in the Antarctic regions. Presentation copy inscribed by the editor to the chairman of the council of the Manchester Geographical Society "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"; a copy of the menu of a banquet given by the Manchester Geographical Society in honour of Shackleton 1909 is loosely inserted.
Results: £450 [Cavendish]

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown
   b) Inside back cover: inside of the lower cover stencilled "tarctic in 1907"
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "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"
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Present based on number of illustrations noted in catalogue.
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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 290 Other identifiers: Belle Donaldson copy; Skellerup copy; CHOCOLATE copy; Taaffe copy. Same as Copy 108.
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
Web:

Date of sale: 17 November 1970. Lot 266. Results: £350

AURORA AUSTRALIS, edited by Sir Ernest H. Shackleton, Limited to apprimately 100 copies, coloured lithographic view on title, 11 etchings and lithographs and etchings by George Marston, some leaves loose, original wooden boards made by Day inside of upper cover stencilled "1903", lower cover "40 x 1 LBs chocolate", leather spine, uncut.
4to "Published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition…Printed at the sign of 'The Penguins' by Joyce and Wild…Antarctica", 1908
The first printed book produced in the Antarctic regions. Presentation copy inscribed by the editor "To Belle Donaldson from E. H. Shackleton Xmas 1910"; an A.L.s from Shackleton to Miss Donaldson, 3 pages, loosely inserted.
Results: £350 [Cavendish]

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Unknown
   a) Inside front cover: upper cover stencilled "1903"
   b) Inside back cover: lower cover "40 x 1 LBs chocolate"
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Presentation copy inscribed by the editor "To Belle Donaldson from E. H. Shackleton Xmas 1910"
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Present based on number of illustrations noted in catalogue.
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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 291 Other identifiers:
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
Web:

Date of sale: 22 September-October 7, 1986. Lot ???. Results: £ ???

Includes copy of the Aurora Australis. Source: http://www.worldcat.org/
No further information available at this time.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: http://www.worldcat.org/
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 292 Other identifiers:
Location: Hodgson & Co., London.
Web:

Date of sale: 20 March 1912. Lot 216. Results: £4

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 293 Other identifiers:
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
Web:

Date of sale: 11 May 1928. Lot 549. Results: £2/10/- [Maggs]

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 294 Other identifiers:
Location: Sotheby's Chancery Lane (Hodgson's Rooms), London
Web:

Date of sale: 12 December 1975. Lot unknown. Results: £740

Includes copy of the Aurora Australis. Source: http://www.worldcat.org/title/printed-books-1975-dec-11-12/0clc/17165346&referer=brief-results According to American Book Prices Current, the Aurora was sold on 12 December for £740 to Maggs. (Spine rubbed and torn; some leaves detached.)

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Spine rubbed and torn; some leaves detached.
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 295 Other identifiers:
Location: Christie’s King Street London
Web:

Date of sale: 16 April 1986. Lot 139. Results: £6,500 [Isles]

"SHACKLETON (ERNEST H.), editor: AURORA AUSTRALIS, limited edition, title-vignette printed in blue and black, 4 etched plates and 6 lithographs by George Marston, chapter headings printed in red, original bevelled boards from provision cases, uncut (rebacked preserving original spine), buckram box, 4to, published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907, during the Winter months of April, May, June, 1908, printed at the Sign of 'The Penguins' by Joyce & Wild, latitude 77..32' South, longitude 166..12' East, Antarctica, 1908

'The first attempt to print a book and illustrate it in the depth of an Antarctic winter', see Preface
[Estimate:] £600-700

Rebacked preserving original spine. (Only consignor listed for that sale is "L.A. Mayer Memorial Foundation")"

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Text (based on number of illustrations in catalogue description)
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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Rebacked preserving original spine.
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 296 Other identifiers:
Location: Sotheby's Chancery Lane (Hodgson's Rooms), London
Web:

Date of sale: 9 June 1978. Lot 301. Results: £1,300 [Cavendish]

Lot 301. (Re-backed.) Results: £1,300 [Cavendish]

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "Re-backed."
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 297 Other identifiers: Perris copy. Same as Copy 260
Location: Christie's, King Street, London.
Web: http://www.christies.com

Information on this copy of Aurora Australis

BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1907-1909
Sir Ernest Henry SHACKLETON (1874-1922, editor). Aurora Australis. East Antarctica: published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, printed at the sign of 'The Penguins' by Joyce & Wild, 1908. 4° (26 x 19.5cm.). Lithographed title, 11 lithographed or etched plates by George Marston, 'trademark' on colophon and some section titles printed in brown or orange. (First 26 leaves with small tears at inner margins around holes punched for the 'sewing' of the leaves.) Original sheep-backed packing-case boards bound by Bernard Day, verso of lower cover with portion of stencilled identification 'Br[itish] Ant[arctic] Expe[dition]; verso of upper cover with 'Exp[ edition] 19[?07. .. ]; spine backed in blind with title and two penguin symbol, uncut as issued (original spine present but damaged, joints split).
Provenance: Ernest Perris (editor of the Daily Chronicle, inscribed on front blank by Shackleton: '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.’).
LIMITED TO 100 COPIES, a variant issue of one of the rarest of all polar works with the title printed in one colour rather than two. . . . The fine inscription refers to the gift of this work to one of the more influential of Sir Ernest's backers. 'One of those with whom Shackleton had dealt since returning from Nimrod, was Ernest Perris, [editor] of the Daily Chronicle: (R. Huntford, Shackleton, London, 1985 p.357). By the time the Endurance sailed in August 1914 the Daily Chronicle had bought the news rights and Perris had become both a friend (he was one of Shackleton's regular correspondants on the way south) and a financial backer (as a share-holder in the Imperial Trans Antarctic Film Syndicate Ltd., formed to exploit Frank Hurley's work) as well as an important conduit to a number of major benefactors, including the London-based German businessman William Dederich and the philanthropist Janet Stancomb-Wills. Conrad p.146 ("A few more than 60 ... copies are extant"); Spence 1095.
£15,000-20,000. US$25,000-32,000 €24,000-32,000
Results: £37,600 which includes the buyer's premium.

Date of sale: Christie's: 18 April 2000. Lot 153. Results: £37,600.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: EXP[edition] 19[?07. .. ] (Although these would have been in capital letters.)
   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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration 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)? Black and white
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? Not present (but unclear the source of this information).
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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? 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 recto of first leaf by 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"? 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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: Auction catalogue.
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 298 Other identifiers:
Location: Puttick & Simpson
Web:

Date of sale: 26 July 1912. Lot 528. Results: £3/17/6 [Times]

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 299 Other identifiers:
Location: Phillips, Son & Neale, London
Web:

Date of sale: 17 May 1969. Lot 30A. Results: £500 [F. Edwards]

Lot 30A. "orig half lea; worn."
Results: £500 [F. 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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: orig half lea; worn.
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 300 Other identifiers:
Location: Christie’s, Sydney
Web:

Date of sale: 23 April 1979. Lot 46. Results: AUD$2,900

Antarctic Expedition 1907, Aurora Australia [sic], edited E. H. Shackleton and 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, chapter headings printed in red, engraved plates, in original calf-backed boards adapted from tinned food cases, edges of the boards bevelled, the leaves uncut, with letter signed by Commanding Officer of the Aurora 'Herbert D. Murphy for his Antarctic Libary with the grateful thanks of the donor for the assistance given to him during a busy period in history for the above Expedition' (some leaves pulled from stitching when turned over; spine torn). 4to, printed at the Sign of 'The Penguins' by Joyce & Wild, Latitude 77 . . 32, south, Longitude 166 . . 12 East, Antarctica, 1908
Few copies of this book were ever printed, and such as remain are in the possession of members of the Expedition or their relatives, or in National Libraries

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): with letter signed by Commanding Officer of the Aurora 'Herbert D. Murphy for his Antarctic Libary with the grateful thanks of the donor for the assistance given to him during a busy period in history for the above Expedition'
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "some leaves pulled from stitching when turned over; spine torn)"
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 301 Other identifiers:
Location: Christie’s King Street London
Web:

Date of sale: 27 July 1977. Lot 7. Results: £560 [Quaritch]

AURORA AUSTRALS, edited by Sir E. H. Shackleton, [limited edition] signed by the editor and illustrator, lithographed and etched plates by George Marston, some mounted, lithograph on title coloured, original calf-backed wooden boards (fragments of packing-cases), 4to, Winter Quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, Joyce and Wild, 1908

The earliest specimen of Antarctic printing and book-binding

(Signed by Shackleton and Marston.)
Results: £560 [Quaritch]
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): Signed by Shackleton and Marston.
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 302 Other identifiers: Same as copies 122 and 267.
Location: Discovery Book Auctions, Alberta, Canada (Porter Sale).
Web:

Shackleton, Ernest H., editor. AURORA AUSTRALIS. Printed at the Winter Quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907, during the Winter Months of April, May, June, 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. Small 4to. 107 unnumbered leaves, incl. 10 blanks and 11 full page illus. These include 7 lithographs, 2 of which are mounted and one printed in brown ink, and 4 etchings. Title printed in blue & black, then 7 leaves of preliminaries inc!. 2 blanks, followed by 10 chapters, each with separate title leaf printed in red. In addition, 8 of the plates have separate caption leaves, also printed in red, the other 3 captions being on one leaf. In original 3 ply beveled packing case boards, uncut, leaves punched & laced with cord. Inner front board stenciled "OATMEAL", Innner rear board stenciled "ISH ANT ARCT .... EDITION 190". 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. Laid in a custom curved back morocco & cloth foldover Solander box.
Rosove 304.A1b. This copy purchased by consigner at a Sotheby's Auction in London in 1976. See Colour illustration.
$50,000.00-$70,000.00
Results: US$53,437.50 which includes the 12.5% buyer’s premium.

Date of sale: 14 September 2005. Lot 243. Results: $53,437.50

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration based on number of illustrations.
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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 2 lithographs tipped-in
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
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 possibly 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
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Same as copies 122 and 302.
Source: Catalogue.
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 303 Other identifiers: Bernacchi copy; BEANS copy; Kislak copy. Same as Copy 41.
Location: Christie's, King Street, London.
Web: http://www.christies.com

Information on this copy of Aurora Australis

SIR ERNEST HENRY SHACKLETON (1874-1922), EDITOR
1908-09 Aurora Australis. East Antarctica: published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition) printed at the sign of 'The Penguins) by Joyce and Wild) 1908. 4° (260 x 195mm). Chromolithographic title, 10 lithographic or etched plates by G. Marston (of a possible 11), penguin device repeated throughout in brown or orange. (Lacks the plate 'In the Stables' and Contents leaf, one plate detached, some text leaves partially detached or with short tears around punch holes, without the final printed leaf, 'A Giant Tick Was Investigating the Carcase', known to exist in only a few copies.) Bound by Bernard Day in original sheep-backed packing-case boards, inside lower cover stencilled 'BEANS' and back cover '[JULIE]NNE SOUP', uncut (rebacked, preserving old spine with title and penguin device in blind) Provenance: Louis Bernacchi by direct descent.
THE FIRST BOOK PRINTED AND BOUND IN ANTARCTICA. LIMITED TO ABOUT 100 COPIES, AND ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL POLAR WORKS. . . .
£25,000-35,000. U5$45,000-62,000 € 36,000- 50,000
Results: £30,000 which includes the buyer's premium.
Notes:

Date of sale: 21 September 2005. Lot 345. Results: £30,000 including the buyer's premium.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Text based on number of illustrations.
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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "rebacked, preserving old spine with title and penguin device in blind" "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.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: Catalogue.
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 304 Other identifiers: Hill copy, Manney copy
Note: This is Copy 115 (West Coast USA) See this for details on Various Points. This is also Copy 275.
Location: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York.
Web:

Date of sale: Sotheby Parke Bernet 11 October 1991 (Lot 274).

"Lot 274. Joints repaired. Inscribed by the printer. Results: $24,000 Note: See 275 which is the same copy. Single leaves (10-1/8 x 7-1/2 in.; 258 x 190 mm). 109 leaves (including plates, blanks). Lithographed title-leaf with illustration printed in blue and black, letterpress colophon-leaf with the printers' woodcut device (two penguins, 17 x 17 mm) in red, dedication-, preface-, additional-preface-, and contents-leaves, sixteen divisional titles printed in red and repeating the device, with six full-page lithographs printed in black (four on thin wove paper, three tipped in) and one in sepia, and four etchings, all by George Marston, fifteen blank leaves, printed on paper watermarked [crown] Abbey Mills Greenfield. ORIGINAL QUARTER BROWN CALF lettered and oversewed, without endpapers, edges untrimmed, as issued; the joints very skillfully restored. Half brown morocco folding-case. THE FIRST BOOK PRINTED IN ANTARCTICA, ONE OF ABOUT 100 COPIES. INSCRIBED BY THE PRINTER, With Best Wishes to Mr & Mrs Hill from the printer Ernest E. Joyce August 19th 1911, on the second leaf (blank).
This work was printed at Cape Royds—on McMurdo Sound, at the foot of Mount Erebus—during the Antarctic winter months of 1908. The wooden boards for binding were taken from the expedition's packing crates and frequently exhibit stencilled lettering, as here. The method of binding was devised by the expedition's mechanic Day, and involved punching holes in the inner margins, to be oversewed with cord, whiles the backstrips and hinges were maade from harness-leather. Neither the sewing nor the spines were practical for any reasonable use, and they have accordingly failed to some degree in almost all surviving copies. The present copy is preserved in remarkable fine state.
References: Shackleton The Heart of the Antarctic (1909) I:216-218; Spence 1095. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 10-11 and 17-18 November 1986, lot 1223."

Sources: Book Auction Records (Vol 89), American Book Prices Current. Manney sale auction catalogue inspected at the Boston Athenaeum.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Present according to the catalogue but details not given.
   a) Inside front cover: Unknown
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "With Best Wishes to Mr. & Mrs. Hill from the printer Ernest E. Joyce August 19th, 1911" On the second leaf (blank).
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Text based on catalogue description.
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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: " 3 tipped-in illus."
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: "Joints repaired." "…many leaves loose (torn at punchholes), lower right corner of upper cover slightly chipped." "…joints very skillfully restored…The present copy is preserved in remarkable fine state"
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Sources: Book Auction Records (Vols 84, 89); American Book Prices Current. Manney sale auction catalogue inspected at the Boston Athenaeum.
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 305 Other identifiers:
Location: Gaston Renard - Leonard Joel Auction, Melbourne, Australia
Web:

Date of sale: 30 August 1988. Lot 820. Results: AUD40,000

"New leather backstrip with orignal harness leather backstrip mounted therein. Without the leaf A Giant Tick was investigating the Carcase."

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: New leather backstrip with orignal harness leather backstrip mounted therein.
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
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AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 306 Other identifiers:
Location: Christie’s King Street London
Web:

Date of sale: 1 May 1991. Lot 93. Results: £22,000 [Lascaux]

A fine copy of one of the rarest polar works. Following Shackleton's experience on the Scott expedition of 1901-04, and particularly his involvement in editing the South Polar Times, he realised the importance of providing a polar expedition with sufficient tasks to occupy themselves over the dark winter months. To this end when planning his own expedition to the South Pole, 1907-9, he brought with him a printing press, paper and necessary type and plate making equipment donated by J. Causton & Sons Ltd. Despite the cold and the cramped conditions of the hut at Cape Royds, around 100 copies were printed and bound in the antarctic winter of 1908. The printers of the work Frank Wild and Ernest Joyce, had both taken a quick course in printing before their departure from England, and despite their inexperience at 3 weeks of practise were setting out and printing 2 pages a day. Most copies were inscribed and presented by members of the 15 man expedition to friends and relatives. This copy appears to be one of the few copies retained by Shackleton and not presented.
[estimate:] £8,000-12,000.
Inscribed by Shackleton."

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: British An[tarctic] Expeditio[n case] 705
   b) Inside back cover: Unknown
2. Inscriptions (text and location): "Inscribed by Shackleton."
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration (based on the number of illustrations in the catalogue description)
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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

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Source: Unknown
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AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 307 Other identifiers:
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
Web:

Dates of sale: 6 February 1912. Lot 526. Results: £8/5/- [Johnston]

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 308 Other identifiers: VEAL copy; Buckley copy; Levinson copy. Same as Copy 104.
Location: Bloomsbury Book Auctions, London
Web:

Date of sale: 24 February 1994. Lot 453. Results: £16,000

Inscribed to Mr and Mrs Buckley, signed by author, Wild, Marston, Joyce and Day. Membership card of the Antarctic Club. L.C. Baume Liby.

£16,000 [Bob Finch]

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 to Mr and Mrs Buckley, signed by author, Wild, Marston, Joyce and Day."
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 309 Other identifiers: Joyce copy. Same as Copy 110.
Location: Peter Webb Galleries, Auckland, New Zealand
Web:

Date of sale: 10 December 1992. Lot 500. Results: ?

"1908-09. Aurora Australis. E.H. Shackleton; Editor. 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 deg .. 32' South. Longitude 166 deg ..12 East. Antarctica. First Edition. Ernest Shackleton's Nimrod expedition to the Antarctic (1907-09) saw the first ascent of Mt Erebus, and the location of the South Magnetic Pole. During this expedition, the Shackleton team travelled to within 100 miles of the South Pole and produced - wrote, designed, illustrated and bound - a book recording its exploits. This is therefore historically a very important book. It is also a fine example of book production considering the extreme conditions they worked in.
The provenance of this copy makes it especially valuable. It was Joyce's personal copy and is offered for sale by a member of the Joyce family. Ernest Mills Joyce was signed on by Shackleton to be in charge of dogs and sledges and depot laying. He also turned his hand to printing and with Wild was responsible for the printing of Aurora Australis (a difficult task performed in a hut just six by seven feet in conditions so extreme that they had to use candle heat to thin the printing ink.)
Crown4to; 222 unnumbered pages, including an illustrated title page; 11 full page plates (7 lithographs, 2 of these printed separately and tipped in and 4 etchings); and a small lithograph on the Christmas menu. This copy has the additional illustration replacing a page of text in the article "An Ancient Manuscript" which some copies do not have. This copy also has 4 additional pages not found in two other copies examined by the cataloguer.
A colophon page which reads "British Antarctic Expedition 1907, Midwinter Celebration, At Winter Quarters, Cape Royds, Lat.77 deg .. 32'S;, Long. 166 deg .. 12’E;, June 23rd 1908. 'When the shadow of night's eternal wings Envelopes the gloomy whole, And the mutter of deep-mouth'd thunderings Shakes all the starless pole. - Tennyson'." The Sign of the Penguin is printed in black. Verso blank. The second leaf includes the Christmas Menu (see illustration in this catalogue). It is possible that these 2 pages were not intended to be part of the book but the paper and page size matches.
The 111 leaves are punctured in 3 places along the inner margin and tied with a twine cord and leather hinges which secures the board covers to the pages. 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.
The boards were obtained from empty packing cases and are variously stencilled, this copy having the words "British (partially obscured by leather hinge) Antarctic Expedition 1907" on the inside front board and the number 443 on the inside rear board. The leather spine is stamped with title Aurora Australis and the two penguins. Less than one hundred copies of Aurora Australis were produced and fewer than this remain today, and most of these are held by institutions worldwide. This book is, therefore, rare. "

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

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): Presumably none as they would have been noted in the catalogue.
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Illustration "This copy has the additional illustration replacing a page of text in the article "An Ancient Manuscript" which some copies do not have."
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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "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. "
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Auction catalogue
Contacts:

BOOKSELLERS CATALOGUE

Copy Number: 310 Other identifiers:
Location: Blackwells, Oxford
Web:

Year: 1971. Lot 102. Price: £850

Aurora Australis 1908-09 [comprising Ten Articles and Poems by Members of E. H. Shackleton's First Antarctic Expedition. Preface and Additional Preface by him]. 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 Wilde. Latitude 77°… 32' South Longitude 166° ... 12' East Antarctica [1908].
[One of only 100 copies] illustration in black and blue on title and 11 other full-page illustrations (all, except one, either printed on separate leaves or tipped in), each of the contributions preceded by a blank leaf and a fly-title printed in red, [196] pp. (not including plates) 4to., a fine copy in orig. qtr. pale brown leather, backstrip lettered in blind, bevelled wooden boards prepared by Bernard C. Day from the expedition's Venesta provision cases (the inside front cover lettered 25. 1lb Tins | British |.' and the inside of the back cover lettered ‘rtic | Nimrod | yetelto | and Pai | Tea | .', the the boards and leaves laced together with green twine, edges untrimmed. £850
'Joyce, Wild, Marston and Day during the winter months spent much time in the production of the "Aurora Australis" the first book ever written, printed, illustrated and bound in the Antarctic.' Shackleton: Heart of the Antarctic (1909), I. 216-7.
'A hundred copies were printed, but none for sale, and the work is already a rarity for bibliophiles'. Mill: Life of Sir Ernest Shackleton (1923), p.180.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: 25. 1lb Tins | British
   b) Inside back cover: RTIC | NIMROD | YETELTO | AND PAI | TEA | .
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unlikely as no inscriptions mentioned in the catalogue description.
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Present based on the number of illustrations noted in the catalogue.
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Black and white
   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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "a fine copy"
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

BOOKSELLERS CATALOGUE

Copy Number: 311 Other identifiers: BUTTER copy; Same as copies 109, 261, 286.
Location: Blackwells, Oxford, Catalogue 895
Web:

Date of catalogue: 1970. Catalogue 895. Price: £825

Aurora Australis 1908-09 [comprising Ten Articles and Poems by Members of Shackleton's First Antarctic Expedition with a Preface and Additional Preface by E.H. Shackleton]. 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 Wilde. [sic] Latitude 77° ...32' South, Longitude 166° ...12' East, Antarctica [1908].
[one of 100 copies] illustration in colours on title and 11 other full-page illustrations (10 printed on separate leaves or tipped in), each of the articles preceded by a blank leaf and a sub-title printed in red, 9 of the plates preceded by a leaf with the title printed in red, [168] pp. (not including blanks and separately printed plates).
4to, orig. qtr. leather, backstrip lettered in blind, bevelled wooden boards prepared by Bernard C. Day from the expedition's Venesta provision cases (the inside of the front covered lettered 'British Anta Expedition' and the inside of the back cover lettered 'Butter'), the wood-lined leather back detached and rubbed, bottom edge of front board chipped, the boards and leaves laced together individually with green twine, edges untrimmed. £825
'Joyce, Wild, Marston and Day during the winter months spent much time in the production of the "Aurora Australis" the first book ever written, printed, illustrated and bound in the Antarctic.' Shackleton: Heart of the Antarctic (1909), I. 216-7.
'A hundred copies were printed, but none for sale, and the work is already a rarity for bibliophiles'. Mill: Life of Sir Ernest Shackleton (1923), p.180.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: BRITISH ANTA EXPEDITION
   b) Inside back cover: BUTTER
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Probably none as there is no mention of same in catalogue.
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 312 Other identifiers:
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
Web:

Date of sale: 28 March 1912. Lot 218. Results: £ 10/5/- [Maylin]

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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 313 Other identifiers:
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
Web:

Date of sale: 27 June 1912. Lot 180. Results: £5/7/6. [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. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 314 Other identifiers: Same as copy 105.
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
Web:

Date of sale: 12 June 1972. Lot 118. Results: £650

Signed by the editor & the artist. Results: £650 [Gaston Alpine Books]

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): Signed by the editor & the artist.
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: Unknown
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Unknown
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 315 Other identifiers: Franklin Brooke-Hitching copy
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
Web: https://www.sothebys.com
Date of sale: 30 September 2015. Lot 1137
Results: £122,500 including buyer's premium. [Buyer ?]

Information on this copy of Aurora Australis
PROPERTY OF A LADY
SHACKLETON, ERNEST
Aurora Australis. Antarctica: "Published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907 During the Winter Months of April, May, June, July, 1908... Printed at the Sign of 'The Penguins'; by Joyce and Wild. Latitude 77°.. 32' South Longitude 166°.. 12' East, [1908-1909]
FIRST EDITION, 4to (260 x 190mm.), 94 printed leaves (including the coloured title-page and 11 illustrations), bound by Bernard Day in original venesta boards taken from expedition packing crates, inside lower cover stencilled "PETIT POIS", backed with leather from horse harnesses, title and penguin motif blindstamped on spine, sewn with green silk binding cord, edges uncut as issued, expert repairs to joints by Brockman Bookbinders.
THE FIRST BOOK PRINTED IN ANTARCTICA. "THE MOST RENOWNED TITLE IN THE ANTARCTIC CANON" (Taurus). The book is also a celebrated rarity. According to Murray and Marston's Antarctic Days, at most 100 copies were produced, but Rosove notes that "approximately sixty-five copies have been accounted for to date."
That such a beautiful book should be produced by amateurs, and under such testing conditions, is remarkable. Murray and Marston describe one of the main stumbling-blocks of Antarctic printing:
"It is too cold to keep the printer's ink fluid; it gets sticky and freezes. To cope with this a candle was set burning underneath the plate on which the ink was. This was all right, but it made the ink too fluid, and the temperature had to be regulated by moving the candle about."
Reflecting the expedition's actual provisions, the contents of the original packing crates are stencilled on the inside of the venesta covers. This copy has a letter "S" on the inside upper cover and "PETIT POIS" on the lower cover.
Included with this lot is an illustrated "Souvenir of lecture: Nearest the South Pole, by Sir Ernest Shackleton," (8vo, in original wrappers; slightly marked), together with a matt silver-print cabinet card of Shackleton by Thomson of New Bond Street and a glossy real photograph postcard of Shackleton, also by Thomson.
REFERENCES
Rosove 304.A1.b; Spence 1095; Taurus Collection 60
PROVENANCE
Acquired in the late 1960s by the husband of the present owner.
ESTIMATE
£40,000-60,000 €52,000-77,500

Shackleton, Ernest AURORA AUSTRALIS. ANTARCTICA: “PUBLISHED AT THE WINTER QUARTERS OF THE BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1907 DURING THE WINTER MONTHS OF APRIL, MAY, JUNE, JULY, 1908… PRINTED AT THE SIGN OF 'THE PENGUINS'; BY JOYCE AND WILD. LATITUDE 77°.. 32' SOUTH LONGITUDE 166°.. 12' EAST, [1908-1909]
FIRST EDITION, 4to (260 x 165mm.), 94 printed leaves including the coloured title-page and 11 plates, bound by Bernard Day in original venesta boards taken from expedition packing crates, backed with leather from recycled horse harnesses, title and penguin motif stamped in blind on spine, green silk binding cord, edges uncut as issued, collector’s dark blue half morocco fleece-lined folding case.
LITERATURE: Rosove 304; Spence 1095; Taurus Collection 60
CATALOGUE NOTE
A FINE COPY OF “THE MOST RENOWNED TITLE IN THE ANTARCTIC CANON” (Taurus). The book is also a celebrated rarity. According to Murray and Marston’s Antarctic Days, at most 100 copies were produced, but Rosove notes that “approximately sixty-five copies have been accounted for to date".
That such a beautiful book should be produced by amateurs, and under such testing conditions, is remarkable. Murray and Marston describe one of the main stumbling-blocks of Antarctic printing:
“It is too cold to keep the printer’s ink fluid; it gets sticky and freezes. To cope with this a candle was set burning underneath the plate on which the ink was. This was all right, but it made the ink too fluid, and the temperature had to be regulated by moving the candle about.”
Reflecting the expedition's actual provisions, the contents of the original packing crates are stencilled on the inside of the venesta covers. The upper cover has “25.1LB TINS / BRITISH”, and the lower cover includes the name of the ship and tea (“NIMRO[D]” and “TEA”).
ESTIMATE: £50,000-70,000

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: B43931 | 25.1 LB TINS | BRITISH running upward vertically with the base of the lettering closest to the outer edge. The numbers are partially obscured by the leather binding and could be somewhat different.
   b) Inside back cover: [AN]TARCT[IC] | NIMRO[D] | [L]YTTELT[ON] | AND PART [these words could be Land Party] | TEA | 1 The lettering is upside down, TARCT being at the bottom.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: Excellent although not addressed in catalogue description.
11. Provenance: Unknown
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: Unknown
Contacts:

Left: Stenciling on inner upper board. Middle: Stencilling on inner lower board. Right: Title page.

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 316 Other identifiers: PETIT POIS copy
Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
Web:

Date of sale: 28 April 2016. Lot 65. Results: £75,000 including buyer's premium.

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: IS
   b) Inside back cover: PETIT POIS
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Unknown
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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)? 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'? Comma
   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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Messman and Fourteen tipped in; Stables not
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: "expert repairs to joints by Brockman Bookbinders." :The binding is original i.e. original boards and spine. The joints have been expertly restored—invisibly so—by Brockman, who I assume untied the strings to do so. The boards are somewhat warped, the upper more so than the lower. A few of the leaves are protruding due to being forced forward from the ties, with damage to the bore holes, but the remainder of the leaves are in remarkably good order and clean."
11. Provenance: "Acquired in the late 1960s by the husband of the present owner." Sotheby's says "…that this copy had been acquired by someone in this country, his widow has consigned it. She believes it belonged to an expedition member, but could not say more than that or suggest how she knew so."
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: My thanks to Stuart Leggatt for inspecting this copy and supplying much of the information above as well as some photographs.
Source: Unknown
Contacts: Richard Fattorini, Sotheby's

Left: Top board. Middle: Stencilling on inner lower board. Right: Stenciling on inner upper board (photo by Stuart Leggatt.)

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 317 Other identifiers: Dunlop Giant Tick copy
Location: Bonhams, London
Web: https://www.bonhams.com
Date of sale: 1 February 2017. Lot 175
Results: £68,750 including buyer's premium. [Buyer ?]

SHACKLETON (ERNEST HENRY, editor)
Aurora Australis, FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO APPROXIMATELY 90 COPIES, H.J.L. DUNLOP'S COPY, signed "H.J.L. Dunlop" on first blank leaf, coloured lithographed title, 11 lithographed or etched plates by George Marston (one in sepia, 2 tipped-in and one printed on verso of fol. 63, as published), additional proof of 'At the Edge of the Crater' plate (with first page of poem 'Erebus' printed on verso, crossed through in pencil), the previously untraced 'Giant Tick' plate, and a printed menu, 16 plate title leaves printed in red, all leaves printed on Abbey Mills paper with three punch holes, untrimmed as issued in original boards made by Bernard Day from a Venesta packing crate, with stencilled letters "B43936/ 25.1LB TINS/BRITISH" (lower half of word 'British' cropped) on inside lower cover, backed with leather from horse harnesses, title and penguin motif blindstamped on spine, sewn with green silk binding cord, backed with leather from horse harnesses, title and penguin motif blindstamped on spine, some staining to spine [Conrad, p.146; Renard 1436; Rosove 304.A1; Spence 1095; Taurus 60; OCLC 142137; Robert B. Stephenson, census on www.antarctic-circle.org, copy number 39], 4to (260 x 195mm.), Published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition During the Winter Months of April, May, June, July, 1908… Printed at the sign of 'The Penguins'; by Joyce and Wild… East Antarctica, 1908
FOOTNOTES THE FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST BOOK PUBLISHED AND PRINTED IN ANTARCTICA - ONE OF ABOUT 80 RECORDED COPIES, SIGNED BY HENRY DUNLOP, CHIEF ENGINEER ON THE NIMROD.
UNIQUE COPY with the illusive etched plate 'A giant Tick was investigating the carcase' (captioned in pencil below the image), which appears in no other recorded copy. Prior to its discovery in this copy, in 2011, this plate was presumed not to exist, although the chapter title leaf is present in a small number of copies. However, an amended lighter version of the illustration was used in The Antarctic Book.
The present copy contains 111 leaves in total, comprising: Rosove nos. 1-94 (of 95, without the final chapter title for the 'Giant tick' plate); 14 blank leaves; additional proof of the 'At the Edge of the Crater' plate; the 'Giant Tick' plate; printed menu.
The printed menu, with a wood-engraved head-piece vignette and including "Penguin Patties", "Seal Cutlets" and "MORE WHISHKY!!!!!?", comprises the third and final leaf of a menu for a midwinter dinner which took place on 23 June 1908 at Shackleton's Cape Royds' hut ('British Antarctic Expedition 1907, Midwinter Celebration, At Winter Quarters, Cape Royds, June 23rd 1908', East Antarctica, printed on the Albion Press by Wild and Joyce, 1908). Another copy of the same leaf is present in the William King Davis copy of Aurora Australis at the State Library of Tasmania, and two of the Joyce copies have the full menu.
Two variants of the book are known. The present copy is in Millard's format A, with for example the title-page in colour, the penguin stamps at the foot of the chapter title leaves, and the presence of the 'Shekels' illustration, making a total of 11 rather than 10 plates. This format is now in fact accepted to be the second state: it seems Shackleton was concerned that part of Wild's text, describing five wealthy men who refuse to contribute to the Expedition fund, might jeopardise future fund-raising efforts, and asked that the "offensive" passage be replaced with an additional plate (see M.L. Greene, "Aurora Australis… A New Description of the First State of the First Book Published on the Antarctic Continent", in Book Talk: Essays on Books, Oak Knoll Press, 2006, pp.69-79).
Shackleton had earlier been the editor of the South Polar Times, published in England to commemorate Scott's first expedition of 1901-1904. The success of this led to his shipping a press, type and paper with his Nimrod Expedition of 1907-1909. To keep his men occupied during the dark winter months in the Cape Royds hut, Shackleton asked for written stories, poems, or humorous short essays from them. The best were to be published. The printing and publishing was co-ordinated by Ernest Joyce and Frank Wild, and George Marston provided illustrations; whether the want of binding materials was an oversight, or not, the problem was solved by Bernard Day, the electrician and mechanic, using boards from the crates in which the expedition's supplies were shipped, the stencilling often revealing the contents as soup and the like. The ink was heated by candles, and much of the printing was done when the other men were sleeping to minimize vibration. Shackleton wrote the introduction and preface to the text, and contributions were made by 10 other members of the crew. Shackleton stated that 80 copies were brought back to England, and 79 are listed as confirmed listed in the ongoing census on the Antarctic Circle website.
Provenance: Henry J.L. Dunlop (1876-1931), Chief Engineer on the Nimrod; by descent to the present owner.
ESTIMATE: £25,000-35,000

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: none
   b) Inside back cover: B 43936 | 25.1 LB TINS | [upper portion of] BRITISH vertically, three lines.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Signed H.J.L. Dunlop. on first blank leaf.
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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'? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "some staining to spine"
11. Provenance: "Henry J.L. Dunlop (1876-1931), Chief Engineer on the Nimrod; by descent to the present 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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes:
Source: Catalogue
Contacts:

Stencilling on inner lower board. Title-page. Signature of Dunlop. Giant Tick illustration

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 318 Other identifiers: Dunlop Dummy copy
Location: Bonhams, London
Web: https://www.bonhams.com
Date of sale: 1 February 2017. Lot 176
Results: £8,125. [Buyer ?]

Copy Number: 319
Other identifiers: Fitzsimmons copy, Oatmeal copy, Porter copy. Same as Copies 122, 267, 302.
Web: https://www.bonhams.com
Date of sale: 25 September 2018. Lot 55
Results: $97,500 (Hammer price = $78,000 plus 25% buyers premium). [Buyer: A West Virginia collector]

SHACKLETON (ERNEST HENRY, editor)
Aurora Australis, dummy copy, 58 blank leaves with Abbey Mills watermark, loosely inserted ink sketch (see note), first and last leaves dust-soiled, green binding ties, original calf-backed wooden boards made from venesta packing crate by Bernard Day with stencilled letters "RATIONS" and "RCTIC / 1907" inside upper and lower covers respectively, spine blindstamped with the title and the Expedition's 'trademark' device (the placement of these differing from normal copies), extremities rubbed, 4to (260 x 190mm.), [East Antarctica, 1908]
A RELIC OF ANTARCTIC BOOK PRODUCTION. "This probably was a dummy or mock-up, possibly done up by Day to refine the binding process" (Robert B. Stephenson, census on www.antarctic-circle.org/, copy number 38). The portion of the spine attached to the boards is narrower than in a finished copy, the boards marginally shorter, the spine thicker, and the blindstamping differently aligned.
Loosely inserted in the volume is a charcoal and ink sketch on different paper, with partial blindstamp of the Royal Watercolour Society. The comic sketch depicts a Scotsman threatening an Englishman with a sword. The artist is unidentified.
Provenance: Henry J.L. Dunlop (1876-1931), Chief Engineer on the Nimrod, ownership inscription in pencil inside upper cover; by descent to the present owner.
ESTIMATE: £4,000-6,000

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: RATIONS Vertically in center.
   b) Inside back cover: RCTIC | 1907 Horizontally in two lines at the top.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is text present (B)? Neither are present
4. Title page variants:
   a) Is title page in color (A) or in black and white (B)? Title-page not present
   b) Is "propeller" device present (A) or not present (B)? N/A
5. Chapter title variant: Is penguin logotype at bottom (A) or at top (B)? N/A
6. Is the 'Giant Tick' chapter title present? N/A
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'? N/A
   b) Is "Mount" present in running head on 17th page of "Ascent of Mount Erebus"? N/A
8. Ross misspelling: Is Sir James Clark Ross misspelled James Clarke Ross on first line of first page of 'The Ascent of Mount Erebus'? N/A
9. Illustrations:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: N/A
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? N/A
10. Condition: "first and last leaves dust-soiled" "extremities rubbed,"
11. Provenance: "Henry J.L. Dunlop (1876-1931), Chief Engineer on the Nimrod, ownership inscription in pencil inside upper cover; by descent to the present 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"? N/A
[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? N/A
[Note: No copies are known to have it with a comma.]
   c) Is the angle 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°? N/A
[Note: There are known to be copies with both angles.]

Notes:
Source: Catalogue
Contacts:

Left: Stencilling on inner top board. Right: Stenciling on inner bottom board.

AUCTION SALE

Copy Number: 320 Other identifiers: Fossett copy
Location: Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago
Web: https://www.lesliehindman.com
Date of sale: 31 October 2018. Lot 182
Results: $87,500. [Buyer ?] This copy appears as item 20 in a Polar Exploration catalogue issued by Jonkers Rare Books, Henley on Thames, UK, and was exhibited at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair, March 7-10, 2019. Priced at £150,000.

SHACKLETON, ERNEST. 1874-1922.
Aurora Australis. “Published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition During the Winter Months of April, May, June, July, 1908 … Printed at the sign of ‘The Penguins’; by Joyce and Wild… ” East Antarctica, 1908.
4to. 94 leaves. 11 lithograph illustrations by George Marston, all leaves with three punch holes, untrimmed. Original boards made from a packing crate, with stenciled letters “OATMEAL” inside upper board and “... ISH ANTARCT ... EDITION 190 ...” inside lower board, backed in leather from a horse harness, title and penguin motif blindstamped on spine, sewn with green binding cord. Some scuffs and staining to spine. Contained in leather-backed brown cloth clamshell case.
FIRST EDITION, THE FIRST BOOK PUBLISHED AND PRINTED IN ANTARCTICA during the Nimrod expedition of 1908-1909, while wintering in their hut. One of approximately 80 recorded copies. To keep his men occupied during the dark winter months in the Cape Royds hut, Shackleton asked for written stories, poems, or humorous short essays from his men. The best were to be published.
Shackleton brought with him a small printing press, paper and type (donated by J. Causton & Sons Ltd). The printing and publishing was co-ordinated by Ernest Joyce and Frank Wild, both of whom had undertaken short printing courses prior to their departure. George Marston provided illustrations, and Bernard Day made the bindings from the crates used for provisions. The ink was heated by candles, and much of the printing was done when the other men were sleeping to minimize vibration. Shackleton wrote the introduction and preface to the text, and contributions were made by 10 other members of the crew. A total of 80 bound copies of Aurora Australis were brought back from Antarctica in 1909 (as mentioned in a letter from Shackleton to Pierpont Morgan, now in the Morgan Library, New York). Rosove 304.A1; Spence 1095; Taurus 60.
$70,000 - 100,000

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: OATMEAL vertically at outer edge.
   b) Inside back cover: ISH ANTARCT | EDITION 190 vertically in two lines center.
2. Inscriptions (text and location): None
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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'? Clarke
9. Illustrations:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: 1) In the Stables; 2) Fourteen Good and True
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Sepia
10. Condition: "Some scuffs and staining to spine."
"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 possibly 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." (from the earlier auction catalogue). "The green cord is present. Not rebacked. Excellent tight condition." (from the present owner)

11. Provenance: Joe Fitzsimmons purchased this copy at Discovery Book Auctions, Calgary, Alberta, 14 September 2005. Lot 243. The Porter Copy. Sold for US$53,437.50 which includes the 12.5% buyer's premium. In turn, the consigner—Dr Michael Porter— purchased it at Sotheby's Chancery Lane (Hodgson's Rooms), London, on 24 June 1976. Lot 408. Sold for £850.
As their are no inscriptions or other markings, the original owner is unknown.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

Notes: Contained in a custom clamshell box as shown below.
Source: Catalogues; Owner; Inspection at Bonhams 24 September 2018.
Contacts: Tom Lamb, Bonhams

Outer boards and spine and box. Title-page. Stencilling on inner upper board. Stenciling on inner lower board.

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Copy Number: 322 Other identifiers: Greene copy. Same as Copy 133.
Location: Bonhams London
Web:https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19552/lot/72/?category=list&length=100&page=1
Date of sale: 30 March 2012. Lot 72
Results: Did Not Sell. (Later sold privately. Now copy 103)

SHACKLETON, Ernest Henry, Sir (1874-1922). Aurora Australis. Printed 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. Antarctica: Printed at the Sign of the 'Penguins'; by Joyce and Wild. Latitude 77 deg. 32' South Longitude 166 deg. 12' East, 1908.
4to (260 x 186 mm). 94 printed leaves including the colored title-page, 10 plates, 13 blanks. (A few tiny holes to first blank, some offsetting to blanks from binding leather). Bound by Bernard Day in original Venesta boards taken from expedition packing crates (upper cover stamped: "[A]NTARCTIC [EXPEDITI]ON 1907."; lower cover stamped: "[PAT]ES?), rebacked to match with leather, title and penguin motif stamped in blind on spine, green silk binding cord, edges uncut (skillfully rebacked to style, original horse-harness spine preserved separately with some old wear).
RARE VARIANT OF THE FIRST EDITION OF "THE MOST RENOWNED TITLE IN THE ANTARCTIC CANON" (Taurus), SIGNED BY SHACKLETON
According to Murray and Marston's Antarctic Days (see lot 141), at most 100 copies were produced; according to Rosove, "approximately sixty-five copies have been accounted for to date." That such a beautifully-produced book could be printed and bound in such extreme conditions by amateur book-makers is extraordinary. Murray and Marston recall: "It is too cold to keep the printer's ink fluid; it gets sticky and freezes. To cope with this a candle was set burning underneath the plate on which the ink was. This was all right, but it made the ink too fluid, and the temperature had to be regulated by moving the candle about."
Two variants are known. The rarest, as here, includes 10 plates and a leaf of text in the "An Ancient Manuscript" chapter by Frank Wild, which was subsequently excised and replaced with an eleventh plate entitled "Many shekels were needed for the ship to go forth" in copies printed later. The offending text describes five wealthy men who refused to contribute to the Expedition fund. According to Charles Boyle, "of the 56 copies Millard managed to locate two have variations...where an illustration is replaced by additional text" ("Aurora Australis," The Book Collector, p. 494, Vol. 67, No. 3, Autumn 2018). Martin L. Greene posits that Ross demanded that the offensive passage be deleted and replaced with the plate (see "Aurora Australis (1908)... A New Description of the First State of the First Book Published on the Antarctic Continent", in Book Talk: Essays on Books, Oak Knoll Press, 2006, pp.69-79). The Antarctic Circle census of copies of Aurora Australis describes the Streeter copy (now at the British Library), which bears the same signature of Shackleton as this copy; "Ernest Shackleton Editor." Their note about the signature quotes John Millard: "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." COPIES OF GREENE'S FIRST VARIANT ARE SCARCE AT AUCTION: according to American Book Prices Current, only one copy of the first variant has sold at auction in the last 40 years. Conrad p.146 ("A few more than 60... copies are extant"); Rosove 304.A1c; Renard 1436; Spence 1095; Streeter VII:4146 (also with 10 plates and signed "Ernest Shackleton Editor").
Estimate $60,000-80,000

VARIOUS POINTS Click here for an explanation.

1. Cover stencilling (is any present?): Yes
   a) Inside front cover: NTARCTIC | ON 1907 [along top edge]
   b) Inside back cover: [PAT]ES
2. Inscriptions (text and location): Ernest Shackleton | Editor [on recto of first blank leaf]
3. 'Shekels' variant: Is the 'Shekels' illustration present (A) or is 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)? 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:
   a) Which illustrations are tipped-in vs full-page, if any?: Unknown
   b) Is the illustration Struggle? For The Broom in sepia or black & white? Unknown
10. Condition: "(A few tiny holes to first blank, some offsetting to blanks from binding leather). Rebacked to match with leather, title and penguin motif stamped in blind on spine, green silk binding cord, edges uncut (skillfully rebacked to style, original horse-harness spine preserved separately with some old wear)."
11. Provenance: This copy was unknown to this researcher until its appearance in the Hindman auction catalogue. Barbara Grigor-Taylor (Cavendish Books, London) put together the collection for Fossett and prepared the sale catalogue. In an e-mail she said that she purchased the copy from David Lilburne (Antipodean Books, Garrison, NY) in January 2000 and that David was selling it "on behalf of Neil Silverman." (There were two copies in the "Silverman sale" at Christie's on September 25, 2002, but neither of these could be the one as both had different inscriptions and included the Shekels illustration," also the sale was two years later.)
The following copies lack the Shekels illustration: 9, 17, 24, 30, 103, 104, 107 and 132. The first four of these are in institutional collections. The remainder are in private hands. In no instance are the inscriptions the same as this copy.
There are 12 copies that are known to have existed at an earlier time but for which no useful information is known. This copy is either one of these 12 or is a previously unrecorded copy.
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) Is the angle 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 angles.]

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Contacts: Gretchen Hause, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers

Left: Title page. Middle: Stencilling on inner upper board and inscription. Right: Outer top board and spine.

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