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SHIRASE, Nobu (1861-1946). Japan’s First Polar Expedition [in: The Independent, Vol. LXXIII No. 3331, on pp. 769-73, 3 October 1912].
8vo (248 x 171 mm). 5 illustrations after photographs in the text. Original pictorial wrappers (spine gently sunned, else fine).
RARE FIRST EDITION OF THE EARLIEST PUBLISHED FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE JAPANESE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION IN ENGLISH in the form of an interview with Shirase shortly after his expeditions return to Japan. Topics discussed by Shirase are expedition finances, outfitting of the Kainan Maru, the Antarctic voyages, and the expedition’s challenges and achievements. Ross 3.13 (“Rare”).