The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton, and Antarctic Photography

Hempleman-Adams, David; Gordon, Sophie; Stuart, Emma; Shackleton, Scott

ISBN 10: 1608190072 / ISBN 13: 9781608190072

Edité par Bloomsbury, New York, 2009

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256pp., Pictorial b/w photographic dustjacket with b/w portraits inside rear flap- covered in removable protective clear plastic, red papered boards with gilt text to spine, illust. endpapers, dbl. page b/w illust. title page, full page col. maps, foreword by Prince Philip, intro. by David Hempleman-Adams, col. & b/w plts. & text ills., full & dbl. page col. & b/w photographs, appends., bibliog., index. The Heart of the Great Alone reproduces the best images- ships encased in ice floes, ice cliffs and ravines, campsites and dog sleds, and the incomparable beauty of Antarctic flora and fauna. with a superb narrative drawing on Ponting's and Hurley's writings and other archival material from the Royal Collection. Size: Quarto.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton, and Antarctic Photography
• Éditeur: Bloomsbury, New York
• Date de parution: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1608190072
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781608190072
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition.
• État de l'article: As New
• État de la jaquette: As New
• Type de livre: Book

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Synopsis

The Heart of the Great Alone A treasure trove of photographs--some never before reproduced in book form--from the two greatest Antarctic expeditions. Among the greatest achievements in the history of photography, those of the early polar explorers surely stand out, for the beauty of their images and the almost impossible conditions they encountered. And none of these are more remarkable than the photographs recorded by the of... Full description