The Antarctic Journals of Reginald Skelton
(Another little job for the Tinker)
(price 60.00 pounds)
"The Antarctic Journals of Reginald Skelton" ISBN 1 873877 68 4 With many Pictures from Captain Scott's first Antarctic Expedition by Reginald Skelton who was Chief Engineer and Official Photographer to Captain Scott's Discovery Expedition by Judy Skeltoncover
The Antarctic Journals of Reginald Skelton Special Limited Edition
(Another little job for the Tinker)
(price 450.00 pounds)
"The Antarctic Journals of Reginald Skelton" ISBN 1 873877 69 2Special 150 Limited Edition, numbered and signed boxed leather book.
With many Pictures from Captain Scott's first Antarctic Expedition by Reginald Skelton who was Chief Engineer and Official Photographer to Captain Scott's Discovery Expedition by Judy Skelton
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Cheltenham in Antarctica
(The life of Edward Wilson)
(price 9.99 pounds)
Dr Edward Adrian Wilson is one of the best known of Cheltenham's native sons and one of the most widely respected naturalists, artists and explorers from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Despite this, remarkably little has been written about him.In this exciting new work, Dr David M. Wilson, his great nephew, and David B. Elder, a local Cheltenham librarian, have collaborated to produce the first biography of Edward Wilson for many years. It is richly illustrated with photographs and paintings, many of which are being made available to the public for the first time. The book traces the Cheltenham roots of Edward Wilson's extraordinary life, identifies many of the local sights associated with him, and follows him through to his death with Captain Scott on the return from the South Pole in 1912.
144pp. 12 Colour Plates and over 100 black and white illustrations.
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Cheltenham in Antarctica Special Edition
(The life of Edward Wilson)
(price 40.00 pounds)
Cheltenham in Antarctica: the Life of Edward Wilson has rapidly become a popular title. Amongst the many favourable comments received, there have been numerous requests for a hardback edition. In addition to reprinting the paperback to meet demand, we have therefore produced a special collector's edition of this title. It is numbered, boxed, bound in leather, signed by the authors and limited strictly to 500 copies only. The front of this special edition contains a rare reproduction of the famous portrait of Edward Wilson by A.U.Soord. All together we believe that this is a beautiful book, that everyone will simply enjoy having on their shelf.
144pp. 12 Colour Plates and over 100 black and white illustrations.
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Discovery Illustrated
(price 39.99 pounds)
"Discovery Illustrated" ISBN 1 873877 48 X Pictures from Captain Scott's first Antarctic Expedition by J.V. Skelton and D.M. Wilson500 images from one of the great heroic age Antarctic Expeditions with diary quotations from Chief Engineer R.A. Skelton and Dr E.A Wilson
all Royalties will be donated to support the work of the Scott Polar Reseach Institute
It is centenary time in the Antarctic. Everyone knows Captain Robert Falcon Scott died on his way back from the South Pole in 1912 but how many people are aware of his earlier, highly successful venture south aboard 'Discovery' from 1901-4? One hundred years later, the story of this first truly scientific expedition to the Antarctic is vividly told in 'Discovery Illustrated', written by descendants of two of Scott's companions, Chief Engineer Reginald Skelton and Dr Edward Wilson. Judy Skelton and David Wilson have used the expedition's original photographs, paintings and drawings, together with extracts from their forebears' journals, to give the reader an experience of this voyage of exploration as close as possible to that of the men who were there. Their scientific achievements were truly remarkable. The members of the expedition were the first men to travel any distance into the interior of the Antarctic continent, surveying and making meticulous geographical observations as they battled to survive the hostile elements. They also studied and recorded the geology and the flora and fauna, discovering huge numbers of new species, and took copious, magnetic, meteorological and gravitational measurements. Stories of football on the ice - with the enthusiastic participation of a penguin - musical and theatrical entertainments, as well as 'The South Polar Times', 'Discovery's' winter magazine, amply illustrate the lighter side of expedition life.
Cover design by Nicholas Reardon.
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Songs of the Morning (Music CD)
(price 14.99 pounds)
The Songs of the ‘MORNING’: A Musical SketchISMN M9002068 0 0 ISBN 1 873877 52 8 Music and poems from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration as composed during the Relief Voyage to the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904.
Music by Lieut. G.S.Doorly, Lyrics by Chief Engineer Morrison and other officers, including Ernest Shackleton.
Roger Wilson (baritone); Gillian Bibby (piano); Grant Tilly (narrator); Peter Vere-Jones & Charles Wilson (recitants); With The Morning Glories
A host of New Zealand’s best musicians and actors have generously collaborated to produce this recording to mark the centenary of the voyage of the ‘Morning’ to relieve Captain Scott and company aboard ‘Discovery’ in 1902. This is the first time that the famous ‘Songs of the Morning’ have been released on CD. Roger Wilson is a grandson of Lieut. Doorly and is one of New Zealand’s best known opera and concert singers. Grant Tilly and Peter Vere-Jones are two of New Zealand’s most distinguished and accomplished actors.
The royalties from this recording will be divided between the Dundee Heritage Trust’s “Antarctica 100 ‘Discovery’ Restoration Fund”, for work on the restoration of ‘Discovery’ at her current home in Dundee; and the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust for preservation work on the Expedition Hut and its contents.
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