Description: I have here for sale two books entitled FRIDTJOF NANSEN'S "FARTHEST NORTH" being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Fram" 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Month's Sleigh Journey by Dr Nansen and Lieut. Johansen with an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup, Captain of the Fram. Volumes I and II are for sale here. There are about 120 b/w plates and numerous in-text illustrations, one colour plate by the author and a large fold-0ut colour map at the start of Vol I. It was published by George Newnes, Ltd, London in 1898. Nansen led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, traversing the island on cross-country skis. He won international fame after reaching a record northern latitude of 86°14′ during his Fram expedition of 1893–1896. Although he retired from exploration after his return to Norway, his techniques of polar travel and his innovations in equipment and clothing influenced a generation of subsequent Arctic and Antarctic expeditions.Bound in the original dark blue cloth hardboards with gilt and white illustrated front boards with the title in gilt, red and white 'icy' lettering to the front and spine. Gilt and silver image to the spines. Bumped to head and tail of spines. Boards have chamfered edges. Boards firm. Front free endpaper on Vol I is torn and partly missing, signature to front pastedown. Foxing to prelims, map, title page and flyleaf and there are several tears in the map. Vol II has some minor scuffing to the boards and foxing to prelims and flyleaf. Otherwise clean throughout both volumes. Vol I - 480 pages, Vol II - 456 pages. 23 x 16 cm.We have over 2000 items in our Ebay shop on a range of subjects, so please feel free to have a browse and see if anything else takes your fancy.Postage will be by Air Mail outside of UK. If you buy more than one item then the postage cost falls for the second and further items as I will put them into one parcel - so you save money. We wrap and post the parcels on Monday and Tuesday - therefore if you pay before midday on Tuesday we will get it in the postal sacks on Tuesday night, and if it is after that time then it will go into the postal service on the following Monday.
Price: 99.99 GBP
Location: Whitegate, Cheshire
End Time: 2025-01-15T20:06:37.000Z
Shipping Cost: 58.3 GBP
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Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 30 days
Binding: Cloth
Non-Fiction Subject: Travel Guides & Travel Stories
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Region: North America
Original/Reproduction: Original
Author: FRIDTJOF NANSEN
Publisher: GEORGE NEWNES LTD
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Year Printed: 1898
Original/Facsimile: Original