Shelfmark
Id6.2.horiz.2
Author
Title
An Albion in the Antarctic.
Edition
Facsimile edition.
Publication, distribution, etc.
[London] : St James Park Press, 2019 [i.e. 2023]
Physical description
[4], 57, [3] p. : ill., facsims. (chiefly col.) ; 32 cm.
Note
"This is a facsimile of the third book from the Press, printed by James Freemantle on his Albion Press during the early Antarctic winter months of 2019, in 14-pt founders Caslon Old Face on smooth white Zerkall 145 gsm paper, featuring a frontispiece by Paul Kershaw. Of that edition, 40 copies were numbered in 48-pt Tea-chest on the Fabriano Rustica Blue endpaper" -- Colophon.
Note
"... this facsimile edition ... is limited to 92 copies on Fedrigoni papers, of which this is no. ..."--Preface.
Note
A recreation by Mark Askam of the original edition using digital Founder's Caslon, with text digitally reset over scans of the letterpress original and manually adjusted; foreword and preface printed by hand on the Albion Press; covers printed by letterpress; with original cutting of Abbey Mills Greenfield paper tipped-in.
Note
Printed in blue and black.
Note
Some illustrations mounted; some leaves folding.
Note
Wood engraved illustrations by Paul Kershaw.
Note
Publisher's decorated paper boards with penguin motif in red on white; blue linen cloth spine; paper spine title label; light blue endpapers printed to emulate the stencilling used on the boards which covered the Antarctic edition; housed in red cloth slipcase.
Summary, etc.
Scope and content: The story of the Aurora Australis, the first book written, printed, illustrated, and bound in Antarctica, on a table top Albion Press during Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition, 1907-1909.
Provenance
Purchased by Eton in 2025.
Copy-specific note
ECL copy is one of 10 special copies from a total issue of 92, signed on specially printed tipped-in limitation leaf by Alexandra Shackleton, Jan Piggott and James Freemantle.
Subject
British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909)
Subject
Aurora autralis (British Antarctic Expedition : 1907-1909)
Subject
Printing Antarctica.
Subject
Hand presses.
Genre/Form
Private press books.
Added entry--name
Kershaw, Paul illustrator.
Added entry--name
St James Park Press (London, England) publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B54161