The Lonely South Translated from the French by Richard Graves
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1958. Octavo, blue hardcover, spine embossed with silver lettering, 206 pp., frontispiece, 12 double-sided black-and-white plates, three maps included, three appendices included. Tail end of spine a little bumped, spine a little faded, top edge of text box lightly spotted, light foxing throughout, signature (unclear) on free front endpaper; otherwise a very good copy. 1958 third impression. A riveting account of the author's time in the remote sub-antartic Kerguelen Islands located in the far south of the Indian Ocean. Migot, employed as ship's doctor and biological researcher, accompanied Lieutenant Matha and his crew aboard the Vecors. During their year-long stay in the islands, Migot made a detailed record of the fauna of the region, and noted his own impressions of the dream-like landscapes the team explored. Item #4666
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