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 por Nansen, Dr. Fridtjof - 1897: With an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup Captain of the Fram

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NY: Harper & Brothers. Fine+. 1897. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A beautiful copy, complete with all four maps in the two pockets. Deckled edges, with some pages being uncut. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 586 pages .

Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1898. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. Harper and Brothers Publishers; New York, 1898. Hardcover. Early Reprint Edition. Complete 2 Volume Set but missing map of North Polar Regions. Set is heavy and additional shipping cost may apply. An Acceptable, grey cloth binding with gilt lettering and emblem on front board and spine, binding intact, deckle fore-edge and bottom text block edge, TEG with some blemishes, spine buckram separating from backing material, rubbing to board and spine edges, bit of crimping to spine edges, some age toning to pages, bit of scattered foxing to front and back matters, previous owner bookplate affirmed to front pastedown both Volumes, starting hinges, without Dust Wrapper, but wrapped in a clear plastic Mylar with large tear to rear of both Volumes. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], (Vol.1) 587pp., (Vol.2) 729pp., indexed, color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on… Ler mais

NY: Harper & Bros., 1897. TWO VOLS. with. FOUR MAPS in pockets of the first volume. 3 smaller maps in rear pocket; fourth larger map in front pocket. Boards show moderate wear. Gilt. Both volumes are a bit rubbed at the base of their spines. 3/4 inch closed tear at top of Vol. II. Hinges sound.. Owner's name and number at front flyleaves of both volumes. Pages mildly toned. A clean and sound set. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. Please note: International and Domestic Priority orders for this item will require additional shipping. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Harper & Brothers. Very Good. 1898. Early Printing. Hardcover. Fine binding in half-pebbled morocco over fine-grained gray cloth, light wear to extremities, bright ornate gilt titles and decoration to spine and covers and top page ends. Marbled endpapers with handsome bookplate of Hughson Hawley on verso on front pastedown. Binding is tight, pages are clean. Lacking 3 of the 4 maps called for in the map pocket; only the 22.5" square "Chart of North Polar Regions" is present, in Fine condition. The eight colored plates are all present. . Volume I only of Nansen's classic work. A handsome, scarce copy of this edition, published only one year after the first. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 587 pages. T1 .

New York : Greenwood Press, 1968. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6". Dr. Fridtjof Nansen. A scarce two volume set detailing the heroic expedition of two men to the North Pole. A complete two volume set of Farthest North in the First Greenwood reprinting in 1968. This account was first published in 1897 following Nansen's triumphant return from Norway. Farthest North is a record of a voyage of exploration of the ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 and of a fifteen months' sleigh journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen. The volumes are highly readable, with aspects of their daily lives captured as well as descriptions of hunting bears, observing auks, and gazing at the Northern Lights. With two folding maps to the front and one to the rear of volume I and eight plates. Eight plates to volume II. In the original unclipped dustwrappers. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original brown cloth binding. Externally, smart with some very light marks to the spine. Internally firmly bound with… Ler mais

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1897. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 vol. Large 8vo. [7], viii-x, [4], 1-587, [1]; [5], viii-x, [2], 1-729, [1], [1]-4 (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Grey publisher's cloth with a gilt, red, and silver decoration with gilt lettering on the front boards, gilt lettering on the spines; top edges gilt. Volume one illustrated with two maps in its front pocket, two maps in its rear pocket, a frontispiece, and with several full-page and in-text black and white illustrations, also with eight colored plates. Volume two illustrated with a frontispiece, eight colored plates, and numerous black and white full-page and in-text images (some are photogravures). The full-page and in-text images total to about 120. With an appendix by Otto Sverdrup, Captain of the Fram. Arctic Bibliography 11983. The Nobel Peace Prize winner's narrative of his three-year long expedition to the Arctic, with beautiful color plates. Each volume rebacked with the… Ler mais

Harper & Brothers, 1897. avout very good condition with all maps present in the pockets.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volumes. 8vo. Pp. x, 587; x, 729, 4. With over 100 full page plates and text illustrations; 16 plates in colour, facsimile's after Dr. Nansen's own sketches, etched portrait in volume 1 and 4 maps in the pockets at the front and at end of the first volume. Original publisher's cloth with gilt front boards, gilt spine lettering and gilt to the top edges. Bookseller's ink stamp in each volume in the lower inside corner of front endpapers. Light scuffing and rubbing to the cloth but generally a very good clean set in tight bindings.

New York:: Harper & Brothers,, 1897.. First American edition.. full gilt morocco, a.e.g., by MacDonald, with nautical decorations in gilt.. Engraved bookplate in each volume; very slightest of shelfwear; a beautiful set, handsomely bound. . 8vo,. About 120 full-page and numerous text illustrations; 16 colored plates in facsimile from Dr. Nansen's own sketches, etched portrait, photograpvures, and 4 maps.. With an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup, Captain of the Fra.