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Hunting and Adventure in the Arctic
by Nansen, Fridtjof
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Duffield and Company, 1925. First Edition. Near Fine. [9.25x6.25in]; [9], 462 pp., frontispiece of Nansen, 65 illustrations by Nansen in text, 3 plates and 6 maps; Dark blue cloth on covers with gilt lettering on front and spine with white illustration of polar bear on front; Minimal shelf wear to edges, book plate of William Pettigrew Darsie. [ Arctic Biblio 11991]. Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) was a Norwegian explorer of Greenland and the Arctic Islands. From the Arctic Bibliography, "Retrospective account of the author's first trip to the Arctic in the sealer Viking 1882, to study animal life and the physical features of the Arctic Sea ... in the Denmark Strait." Nansen was the "Dean" of polar travel and many of the polar explorers, such as Amundsen, Scott, Shackleton and others came to him for counsel and support.
William Pettigrew Darsie (1891-1954) played rugby for Stanford University and United States team in the 1913 New Zealand Rugby Union Tour of North America. He became a farmer in Walnut Creek and a collector of rare books.
William Pettigrew Darsie (1891-1954) played rugby for Stanford University and United States team in the 1913 New Zealand Rugby Union Tour of North America. He became a farmer in Walnut Creek and a collector of rare books.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13362
- Title
- Hunting and Adventure in the Arctic
- Author
- Nansen, Fridtjof
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Duffield and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration;
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About the Seller
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
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Sebastopol, California
About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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