Search Results: life and explorations of fridtjof nansen by bain j arthur

Walter Scott, London, 1897. 449 pp, b&w photographic plates and illustrations, engraved illustrations, map, missing frontispiece and fep else very good copy in silver and gold blocked, illustrated, blue, cloth boards.

Walter Scott, 1900. New revised edition. Small bookplate, occasional light foxing throughout, spine slightly skewed, hinge starting at title page, still very good.. Blue cloth titled and with portrait in gilt.

Walter Scott, Ltd, 1900. Early Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Not Dated, but evening school prize plate on fly-leaf dated 1902: xix, 449pp [16pp publishers advertisements]. Blue cloth covers with gilt title and portrait vignette to front cover, gilt titles and silver vignettes 'Tthe Fram' and ice to spine. Illustrated with portrait frontispiece, 14 full page b/w plates plus numerous photographs and other illustrations in text. A wonderfully illustrated biography of the renowned Norwegian explorer (1861-1930) and his polar expedition in an attractive binding. Presentation bookplate verso front cover, some minor foxing. Covers slightly grubby, bumped, shelfware, spine darkened. Very Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1981. .

London: Walter Scott, Ltd., 1922. xix, 449pp [xviii pub. ads.]. New Edition Revised and considerably enlarged.Green buckram, gilt portrait of Nansen to the front board. Silver illus. of ship to the spine.. New Edition Revised. Hardback. V.g.. 8vo.

London: Walter Scott, c.1900. new edition. Very Good. octavo. hardback in decorated cloth xix + 449pp., frontis., b/w pls., maps, Boards rather rubbed at extremities but still with bright gilt to front board

London: Walter Scott, Ltd.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. With Numerous Illustrations and Map. A new edition revised and considerably enlarged. Size 8¼" x 5½", 449 pages plus 18 pages of publisher's advertisements. Not dated, c.1900, Bible class prize label is dated January 1903. Green cloth covered boards with gilt titles and portrait of Fridtjof Nansen on the front cover and gilt titles and silver ship "The Fram" on the spine, flower patterned pastedowns and endpapers. Condition very good, corners and edges rubbed, spine slightly angled, spots to prelims but contents generally clean. With frontispiece portrait, numerous illustrations and a Map.

London: Watler Scott, Ltd., [1897.]. New edition revised and considerably enlarged, 8vo, xix, [1], 449, [1, blank], [2, publishers' adverts]pp., frontis., 14 plates, illustrs., in the text, orig. blue cloth, decorated in silver and gold.

London : Walter Scott, 1897. Einband berieben / bestoßen. Ohne die Karte. Schnitt leicht fleckig. Notiz auf Innendeckel. Insgesamt ein akzeptabel erhaltenes Exemplar. . 449 (2) Seiten. Original-Halbledereinband, New Edition revised and enlarged

London, GB: Walter Scott, 1897. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. H/B 449 pages condition is very good, no DJ. Dark brown boards with gilt design and lettering to the front cover and spine.

London: Walter Scott, [1897]. Thick 8vo. xix, [1], 449, [1] pp., plus 16 pp. publ. ads. Frntsp. photo, numerous illusts. & photos, map. Plum-coloured cloth over bevld boards, gilt lettrng & illust. on frnt cvr & spine (mnr bmpng to crnrs, mnr sunng to spine, edgewear), still good copy. Revised & expanded edition of this recounting the famed polar explorations of Nansen.

Walter Scott Publishing Co. London and Felling-on-Tyne. No date [?1907].. pp. xix, (i), 449, (i) blank, (xvi) Advertisement. Frontispiece, map, 52 text illustrations. Original cloth gilt, front joint weak, else a very good copy.

London: Walter Scott, Ltd. (1897) 449 pp. plus ads. Light foxing. Green patterned endpapers, with bookplate on front paste-down endpaper. Green cloth with gilt titles and decoration. Corners bumped, head and tail of spine lightly worn. VG.

London: Walter Scott, 1897. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. An illustrated biography of the life and expeditions of Frfidtjof Nansen, a pioneering Arctic explorer and the first man to cross the Greenland interior. The revised and considerably enlarged second edition of J. Arthur Bain's biographical study of Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen, also a renowned polar explorer.This informative study of Nansen's life and explorations includes discussions of his crossing of the Greenland interior, the Fram expedition, Nansen's home and Arctic sports.With fifteen illustrated and photographic plates. Collated, complete.In the brown cloth variant, with a nineteen page publisher's catalogue to the rear, and a prize bookplate, dated 1900, to the front pastedown.The first man to cross the Greenland interior, and a pioneering arctic explorer, Nansen traversed the island on cross-country skis, with his techniques of polar travel and his innovations in equipment and… Read More

London: The Walter Scott Publishing Co.,, 1897. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. xix, 449pp. Original red cloth with gilt titles and illustrations. Covers with slight wear and fading, light scattered foxing to contents, otherwise very good. Inscription to verso of frontis. No jacket. No date, inscription date 1897. Presumed 1st.

Walter Scott, 1897. New edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dj cover as issued. GC plus. Walter Scott, 1897. New edition revised and considerably enlarged. Pictorial bordeaux hardback (gilt lettering on the front cover and spine, some nicks, dents and small marks on the edges of the cover and spine, two small tears on the edges of the cover and spine) in GC plus, no Dj cover as issued. Illustrated with b/w photos, map. Nice and clean pages with small foxing marks and ink marks on the outer edges, small foxing marks, inks and creases on the edges of the pages, missing the front endpaper page, previous owner's stamps inside the front/back covers and title page, previous owner;s name and writing on the title page. The book is in GC for its age with some shelf wear. 463pp including Introduction, list of illustrations. A collectable book. Heavy book (approx. 1.1 Kg).

London: The Walter Scott Publishing Co, 1900. Fine Binding. Fine. 7.5" by 5". Various. A finely bound copy of this account regarding the great explorer Fridtjof Nansen's life and adventures. Undated, dated using LibraryHub.Illustrated, with a frontispiece and forty six further illustrations. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown dated 1915. A fine work, which explains the life and adventures of Nansen. This includes his first crossing of the Greenland interior, other arctic explorations, In a full calf binding. Externally, very smart. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional light spots to pages. Fine

Walter Scott Ltd. Complete. tight. in a original blue binding which is in vgc. with very slight wear to t.e.s and b.e.s.Foxing to some pp; overall a very attractive copy.Interesting signature to prelim. dated Easter 1897 of David Cormack. Royal Bank. Lockerbie. Nno other markings. NOT ex library. Condition guaranteed. . Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition. revised and considerably en. 1897.

London: Walter Scott, Ltd, 1897. Hardcover. Near Fine. THIS BOOK IS IN NEAR CONDITION WITH BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT GILT PICTORIAL COVER AND SPINE WITH TITLE TO BOTH. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, BEAUTIFUL FLOWERED PASTE-DOWNS AND END PAGES. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE WITHOUT MARKS EXCEPT FOR PREVIOUS OWNER INSCRIPTION TO FRONT FREE PAPER, NO FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED, 449 PAGES, NO PUBLICATION DATE - PREFACE DATED 1897. BOOK MEASURES 8.25"x6". A STUNNING COPY IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!.