[SHACKLETON, Ernest H. (1874?1922)]. ?? THOMSON, John and J...

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Oct 20, 2022

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Our fall book sale will be a major high spot for the department this year. We are offering several items that are only found institutionally including a presentation copy of the Bodley Head Ulysses signed by Joyce and a book owned by Ernest Shackleton that was taken by him on the Nimrod Expedition. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com

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  [SHACKLETON, Ernest H. (1874?1922)]. ?? THOMSON, John and John NEWLANDS, photographers (fl. 1905?08). A real photograph postcard signed by the explorer. London: Messrs Thomsons, [ca. 1908]. 24mo, (140 x 89 mm), slightly trimmed at the top edge. An unused glossy postcard depicting a three?quarter view portrait of Shackleton in formal attire, SIGNED ON THE PHOTO IN BLACK INK ?E.H. SHACKLETON?. Provenance: Gifted by Shackleton to the Robert Browning Settlement during which the explorer was appointed President of the Settlement shortly before his Imperial Trans?Antarctic Expedition in 1914 (see following lot). The original source of this photograph is located at the famous Bettmann Archive. The other portrait of Shackleton that was published in this exact attire but of the explorer facing toward the camera and shot by George Charles Beresford is the frontispiece to Shackleton?s famous 2?volume work: ?The Heart of the Antarctic? (London: William Heinemann, 1909). A RARE AND DESIRABLE IMAGE.
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