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Farthest North (Two Volume Set); 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 Polar Exploration - Nansen, Dr. Fridtjof
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- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Avon, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1897. First American edition. Cloth. Very Good. Two volume clothbound set of books . This is the first American edition of Nansen's record of his polar journey during the period 1893 - 1896. Includes an appendix by Otto Sverdrup, the Captain of the "Fram". With approx. 120 full-Page and Numerous Text Illustrations, 16 Colored Plates in Facsimile from Dr. Nansen's Own Sketches, Etched Portrait, Photogravures and 4 Folding Maps. Both volumes well bound and in collectible very good condition. With gilt, green, red and silver decoration to the front panel of each volume. Prior owner name to the front endpaper of each volume. Minor staining to the endpapers of Volume One. A handsome set of books.
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- Bookseller
- Derringer Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26631
- Title
- Farthest North (Two Volume Set); 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
- Author
- Polar Exploration - Nansen, Dr. Fridtjof
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- Polar Exploration
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature / First Editions;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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