First Edition, New [Second] Impression one month after the first, printed on superior paper stock, less prone to the browning which tends to mar the First Impression. Shackleton embarked in 1914 on the Endurance to make the first traverse of the Antarctic continent; a journey of some 1800 miles from sea to sea. But 1915 turned into an unusually icy year in Antarctica; after drifting trapped in the ice for nine months, the Endurance was crushed in the ice on October 27. "Shackleton now showed his supreme qualities of leadership. With five companions he made a voyage of 800 miles in a 22-foot boat through some of the stormiest seas in the world, crossed the unknown lofty interior of South Georgia, and reached a Norwegian whaling station on the north coast. After three attempts. Shackleton succeeded (30 August 1916) in rescuing the rest of the Endurance party and bringing them to South America" (DNB). Amazingly, all members of the Endurance party survived the ordeal. In recent years, this factor has led to the re-interpretation of the book in terms of a Leadership and Man-Management manual, and several influential attempts have been made to distill from the narrative the underlying principles of Shackleton’s command in order that they might be applied more widely, and specifically in the world of business.
8vo. Original midnight-blue cloth, spine and upper cover lettered in silver and with large block of the Endurance in silver to the upper board, publisher’s device in blind to lower board. Colour frontispiece, folding map and 87 plates. Initials in red ink to the front free endpaper, light browning, mild shelf-wear, slightly crumpled head and tail of the spine with a minor nick to the tail, but overall a very good copy.
