Farthest North. Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1983-96 and of a Fifteen Months Sleigh Journey By Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen by Nansen, Fridtjof; (appendix Sverdrup, Sven.) - 1898

NY: Harper. GOOD books, no DJs. FINE text & plates. Superb reading copy.. 1902 (1897cp). Early reprint. Hardcover. GOOD books, no DJs. FINE text & plates, but no maps, as issued. 16 color plates and 120 full page & in text illustrations. . Plain green cloth with gilt lettered author/title on spines. Vol 1 outer lower hinge area damp stained, stain also inside the board but not into leaves. Vol 1 cover extrems with minor wear & spots of soiling. Vol 2 covers with extensive sizing damage & extrems with minor wear. Inner hinges of both vols cracked, vol 2 the worst & will need care in handling. The first two blank eps of vol 2 loosening. Inked name inside each cover. BUT: great reading copy as text, plates & tissue guards are all pristine. Please note no fold out maps were issued with this edition. .

Harper & Brothers Publishers. Good. Publication 1897. Hardcover is in very good condition. Books are lightly used. Map is included.

New York and London: Harper and Brothers Publishers 1899, popular edition. (hardcover) 679pp. Very good, no dust jacket. 8vo. Contains over 22 full page illustrations, including map, bound in navy cloth with pictorial silver; spine lettering gilt, top edges gilt (faded). Frontispiece is a black and white portrait of Nansen. Title page and table of contents are loose; they are, however, complete and present. Else is clean, tight, bright, and solidly bound..

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.

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1898. Hardcover. Near Fine. Two volume set. 24.5 x 17 cm. Octavo. 587pp 729pp (4 ads). Bound in grey cloth decorated in gilt, silver, green, red. Gilt top foredges. Extensively illustrated in black and white throughout as well as with 16 color plates. Complete with 4 folding maps in the pockets of volume 1. Maps are in nice shape, but showing some toning and a few tiny holes at the folds in some cases. Title page of volume one is detached but present. Nice set.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. FIRST AMER. EDITION, first printing. Original brown-grey cloth with gilt, silver & green illustration on the front ocver, gilt lettering on the spine, top edge gilt other edges untrimmed. Four folding maps (complete) and all 16 color plates. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall in VERY GOOD condition. A good gift. Photos available upon request. Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (10 October 1861 – 13 May 1930) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist and diplomat. Nansen was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922 for his work as a League of Nations High Commissioner. Fridtjof Nansen was born at Store Frøen, near Oslo in 1861, the son of a prosperous lawyer. As a young man, he was an expert skater, swimmer and skier, excelling in drawing and sciences at school. He studied Zoology at the University of Oslo. Nansen initially started out as a pioneer sports skier, and soon became interested in Arctic exploration. He led the first… Read More