Pictorial binding in dark blue cloth

The South Polar Times was revived on Captain Scott’s last expedition (1910-13), probably through the influence of Dr Edward Wilson, chief of the expedition's scientific staff, and Scott's right hand man. He was also an accomplished artist and provided most of the illustrations for the South Polar Times. As before, the newspaper - which contained articles by all hands - offered a combination of scholarly discussion and knockabout humour. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, assistant zoologist on Terra Nova, edited the text. He presented the first part to Scott on Midwinter’s Day (22 June 1911), the Antarctic Christmas. The collected issues were published in a single volume by Smith, Elder and Co. three years later.