Farthest North: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Fram" 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen
by Nansen, Fridtjof
- Used
- Condition
- Vol I, G: endpapers loose but laid in, bumped corners, age wear to boards and spine, ex library with writing/bookplate on front /no DJ
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Harper and Brothers, 1897. first edition. hardcover. Vol I, G: endpapers loose but laid in, bumped corners, age wear to boards and spine, ex library with writing/bookplate on front paste down, binding intact but loose, maps missing from protective pockets. Vol II Poor: significant panel missing from rear board, spine frayed and loose, binding exposed. hinge cracked, endpapers loose but laid in, all present but binding loose. both volumes mild toning/foxing, text clean./no DJ. 8vo 587pp. + 729pp. from title page: With an Appendix By Otto Sverdup Captain of the Fram. About 120 Full-page and Numerous Text Illustrations16 Color Plates in Facsimile from Dr. Nansen's Own Sketches, Etched Portrait, and 4 Maps [N.B. maps not present]
EXTRA SHIPPING FOR WEIGHT. #01845.
EXTRA SHIPPING FOR WEIGHT. #01845.
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Details
- Seller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1783
- Title
- Farthest North
- Author
- Nansen, Fridtjof
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Vol I, G: endpapers loose but laid in, bumped corners, age wear to boards and spine, ex library with writing/bookplate on front
- Jacket Condition
- no DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- adventure, sailing, exploration, arctic, nonfiction, memoir, first edition
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About the Seller
Matthew's Books LLC
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
About Matthew's Books LLC
small online used bookstore based in Chattanooga, TN. Little bit of everything, but lots of modern first editions.
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