The Adelie Blizzard. Mawson's Forgotten Newspaper 1913
2010rif. BIB328689Adelaide: Friends of State Library of South Australia. 2010. Folio size 27x37cm. Fine copy - Near to Mint condition. Lovely Grey decorated cloth with blind-stamped title to face and black leather with gilt title patches to spine. Limited edition of 450 copies. Colour illustrations. The pages of the "Adelie Blizzard" are reproduced complete with editorial annotations at their original size and printed on archival quality munken premium uncoated fine paper pure cream 120 gsm paper. The effect is fantastic. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xxvi 216 pages. The Adelie Blizzard was conceived by Douglas Mawson as way of keeping his men focused and keeping up their spirits. The Blizzard's purpose as articulated in the first volume was 'the crystallisation of our ideas an additional means of social enjoyment and incidentally we hope to voice the spirit of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition'. Includes Adelie Blizzard Vol 1 No's 1-5 covering April - October 1913. Preface by Emma McEwin Sir Douglas Mawson's Great-Granddaughter. Introduction by Elizabeth Leane & Mark Pharaoh. The pages are reproduced complete with editorial annotations at their original size. . Fine. 1st thus Standard Edition. Hardback. Friends of State Library of South Australia hardcover
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