Uttermost part of the earth by E. Lucas Bridges first UK edition 1948

BRIDGES, E. LUCAS. Uttermost Part of the Earth.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1948.
 
First UK edition. Octavo (250 × 160 mm). xxii, 558 pp. Illustrated with 97 illustrations from photographs and drawings; 5 maps, including 3 folding maps and 1 map printed on the endpapers. Publisher’s original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top edge plain; without dust jacket. Near fine. Cloth bright and clean, with only very slight pushing to corners. Light foxing to the fore-edge and side text block and faintly to endpapers; contents otherwise clean. No inscriptions, bookplates, or other marks.
 
A substantial and authoritative travel and exploration narrative by E. Lucas Bridges (1874–1949), drawing on a lifetime spent in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia. Bridges was the son of Thomas Bridges, the Anglican missionary and linguist whose work with the Yahgan people remains foundational, and Lucas Bridges’ account combines first-hand ethnographic observation, geography, and historical reflection with an insider’s perspective.
 
First published shortly before the author’s death, the book represents the culmination of Bridges’ writings on the extreme southern reaches of South America and remains a standard reference for the region.
 
A notably well-preserved example of an increasingly elusive post-war travel classic, uncommon in near-fine condition and complete with all maps.