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[SHIRASE, Nobu (1861-1946)]. Nankyoku Tanken Taicho Shirase Nobu [in English: Nobu Shirase, Leader of the Antarctic Expedition Team]. Tokyo(?): Kanaura Board of Education, n.d.
Folding 8vo (210 x 152 mm). Six panel foldouts, printed with blue and red tinted illustrations. Original pictorial wrappers (some light spotting to front cover).
A rare commemorative pamphlet in honor of Lieutenant Shirase containing an illustrated chronology of his life and accomplishments with numerous photographs and images of documents concerning the Chishima expedition and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition. Ross 4.3 (“Rare”).