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February 16, 2006: Birmingham England: Repton School Book Auction
"A 100-year-old book signed by an Antarctic explorer and former Birmingham University vice chancellor is expected to fetch £10,000 at a London auction today."
"Published in 1909, The Heart of The Antarctic was written by the legendary polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackle-ton and the copy on sale at Christie's in South Kensington is one of 300 signed by the author and every member of his 1907 to 1909 Antarctic expedition team."
