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NANSEN
by Hall, Anna Gertrude and Boris Artzybasheff (Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good / Good
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Junior Literary Guild and The Viking Press, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Good. Boris Artzybasheff. Octavo, 6.25 x 9.4 in., pp. 165. Illustrated in blue by Boris Artzybasheff. Gray-green cloth boards with dark blue boat design and title to cover. Publisher's paper spine label. Publisher's blue stain to top-edge. Very light rubbing to extremities. Light brown stain to bottom of spine, and to bottom edge. Graphic endpapers in blue by Artzybasheff. Light foxing up to page twenty-eight only. Rubbing and several chips to edges of dustjacket. Age-toning and spots of light brown stain to dustjacket. Some additional notes on "post-its" temorarily affixed to several pages. Protected in mylar. Newberry Honor Book in 1941.
This novelized biography tells the adventures of Fridtjof Nansen, a scientist whose Arctic explorations were full of danger and courage. "And when, honored by all the world, he thought to return to his native Norway, there came a call from the League of Nations. There was a need for his help looking after war refugees and prisoners..." (from the dustjacket).
This novelized biography tells the adventures of Fridtjof Nansen, a scientist whose Arctic explorations were full of danger and courage. "And when, honored by all the world, he thought to return to his native Norway, there came a call from the League of Nations. There was a need for his help looking after war refugees and prisoners..." (from the dustjacket).
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85705
- Title
- NANSEN
- Author
- Hall, Anna Gertrude and Boris Artzybasheff (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Boris Artzybasheff
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good / Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Junior Literary Guild and The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Norwegian history, Newberry Award, League of Nations
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