Richard Thornton Books
Nansen,Fridtjof Farthest North (Two Volumes) , London: George Newnes, 1898.Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 5¾" - 6'' Tall Two Volumes Very Good in blue half leather binding over blue cloth boards with gilt title lettering to the spines and upper covers.One previous inscription present to Vol 1 and Vol 2.Two volumes. Volume 1 has 480 pages with folding map towards rear of the book and Volume 2 has 456 pages.B&W frontispieces to both volumes and with one coloured plate to Vol 1 'Evening Among The Drift Ice'' The exact and complete title ''Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Month Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen with an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup.There are about 120 full page and numerous text illustrations and coloured plate in facsimile from Dr. Nansen's own sketches. Portrait and Maps also.This is a clean and handsome set with all page edges in gilt There is some slight wear to the leather at the base of Volume II.Heavy set with additional postage required. (Book ref. 62524) £70.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Richard Thornton Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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