Wilson, Edward, Diairy of the Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic 1910-1912 (New York: Humanities Press, 1972), p. 181.
WEDDELL SEAL COPY OF SPT3. SPRI Ms1453/10
(Peter Scott copy)
Given to SPRI by Sir Peter Scott April 1983.
Has same presentation copy limitation as the one at Christie's that I photographed.
On first free ep: "To Peter Scott from The Publisher | and The Editor. Aug. 31, 1914."
Inserted is a letter on Lamer Park stationery
"September 2, 1914
Dear Peter
I am sending you as a present from
the Publisher and the Editor a copy of the
South Polar Times which was published in
the Antarctic to keep us happy in the
Winter. The skin with which it is bound
is from a Weddell Seal Killed for food
on Cape Evans, and we bound one of
the copies in the South exactly in the
Same way as this one is bound.
I think you will be glad to have it. It
gave us a lot of fun in the Hut
in the Antarctic.
I hope you have had lots more days
at Sandwich.
Yours affectionately
Apsley Cherry-Garrard."
This letter refers to the copy bound in the same way. This would be the one at the British Library.
Almost all seal hair has gone.
SECOND WEDDELL SEAL COPY In solander case. MS 1394/1
(Mrs Wilson Copy)
Has same presentation copy limitation as the one at Christie's that I
photographed and as above.
On first free ep: "To Mrs. Wilson. from The Publisher and. |
The Editor. Aug. 1914."
Far more seal fur intact than the above copy.
Carved wood is same as above copy.
THIRD WEDDELL SEAL COPY In solander case. MS 1394/2
(Cherry-Garrard Copy)
Has same presentation copy limitation as the one at Christie's that I
photographed and as above.
On first free ep: "Presented to me by the Publishers – Messrs Smith Elder & Co.
The skin is Weddell Seal brought from Cape Evans.
The cover is a facsimile of one of the three volumes B. C.
Day made out of venesta wood and sealskin during
The winter of 1911.
A. Cherry-Garrard"
Of the three presentation copies
(i) was given to Mrs Wilson
(ii) was given to Peter Scott
(iii) was given to myself.
AG
Bookplate on endpaper: SCOTT POLAR
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Given by
Mrs A. Mathias [C-G's widow]
1961
Note: These three presentation copies plus the one in the Christie's 9/17/99 sale (lot 223) are the only ones that I've seen or know about that have a presentation page substituted for the usual limitation page. The Christie's sale copy in question is Vol II described as "presentation copy, presumably to Kathleen Scott." The other two volumes in this lot have the usual limitation page, both volumes being no. 2.
The presentation page as inspected at Christie's is in blue italics, center justified in three lines and reads: "This Work is limited to three hundred and fifty | copies for sale, each copy being numbered. | Presentation Copy"