The Crossing of Antarctica: The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expediation, 1955-58

First edition, first printing.  xviii, 356pp, plus numerous colour plate illustrations and maps in text.  In blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine.  Coloured maps on endpapers.  8vo.  Cloth a tad faded, gently rubbed at corners and spine ends.  Internally neat, clean, bright and tight throughout.  in its original matte, illustrated dust wrapper, a little bumped on edges, gently rubbed at corners and spine ends, minor paper scar on front panel.