McGraw-Hill, New York, 1959, 1^st U.S. Edition, BOMC.  Hard cover, 282 pages including Acknowledgments.  Teal and black boards with silver lettering on spine; some corner and spine end wear; a few small spots on outer page block.  Binding sound.  Dust jacket shows edge and cover wear, some tears and small losses; a few rubs and bit of soil.  Map end papers; prior owner’s name neatly inked on half-title page; remainder of interior clean and unmarked; illustrated with black & white photos.  ‘“The order to abandon ship was given at 5 P.M.”  With these words Alfred Lansing begins his amazing account of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1915, an adventure so packed with exciting and terrifying ordeals that it is difficult to believe this can be a true story, factual from the first sentence.’ (from front flap)