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"Farthest North". Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893 - 96 and of a Fifteen Month Sleigh Journey ... Volume II only
by Nansen, Fridtjof(appendix by Otto Sverdrup)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Light wear to spine ends. Edge staining to frontis plate. Slight darkeningbto page en
- Seller
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Alnwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Archibald Constable. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Light wear to spine ends. Edge staining to frontis plate. Slight darkeningbto page ends. 1897. [First Edition]. Blue hardback cloth cover, gilt pictorial design and lettering. 250mm x 170mm (10" x 7"). 671pp. Numerous b/w photgraphs, drawings and two fold out coloured maps. Expedition to reach the North Pole. Fridtjof Hansen was a Norwegian explorer, a professor of zoology and oceanography, and a prime mover in Norwegian's independence from Sweden. In 1893, Nansen and Johansen set out to reach the North Pole. In their ship Fram, they made fast to an ice floe to the north of Siberia. After drifting north with the ice, they left the ship and pushed further in kayaks and sleighs, reaching the highest latitude thus far (86ø14ïN) in 1895. This is the record of that voyage and the fifteen month sleigh journey, copiously illustrated and including several of Nansen's own sketches. It includes an appendix by the captain of the Fram. No air-support, no satellite navigation - just awe-inspiring determination and a wonderful read. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .
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- Bookseller
- Barter Books Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- nsn03d
- Title
- "Farthest North". Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893 - 96 and of a Fifteen Month Sleigh Journey ... Volume II only
- Author
- Nansen, Fridtjof(appendix by Otto Sverdrup)
- Format/Binding
- Blue hardback cloth cover, gilt pictorial design and lettering
- Book Condition
- Used - G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Light wear to spine ends. Edge staining to frontis plate. Slight darkeningbto page en
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- [First Edition]
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Archibald Constable
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- Exploration, Travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration;
Terms of Sale
Barter Books Ltd
We run a 'no quibble' returns policy. If we have made any error of collation or missed any significant flaw, or if we have failed to describe the condition honestly and accurately, we refund the cost of the book in full, plus the cost of outward shipping, plus the cost of your return shipping.
About the Seller
Barter Books Ltd
Biblio member since 2004
Alnwick, Northumberland
About Barter Books Ltd
Since its opening in 1991 within the premises of a small model factory at Alnwick Station, Barter Books has grown well beyond original expectations. Starting off in what was the ticket and parcel office of the original Station, the bookshop has expanded down the platforms and through the waiting rooms, until it now covers over one-quarter of the whole Station site. This translates into an area exceeding 8000 square feet and containing over 350,000 books on more than three miles of shelving. Also the Famous Writers Mural - 40 feet long by 18 feet high, the similarly sized Railway Mural and the Tennyson Installation. The bookshop also sells secondhand videos and music (CDs, LPs, cassettes, sheet music), as well as a small but growing section of artists' prints. And then there are the shop's many extra features! These include an open fire in the winter, coffee and cookies, a model railway running above the book columns, a mini-cybercafe, generous seating and browsing areas, a children's room, and dozens of glass cases containing many of the more interesting antiquarian books. The latest feature is the Station Buffet with hot and cold food and a fine selection of coffees and teas. A final note: during the enlargement process the owners took (and are taking!) particular pleasure in restoring, as they can, various features of the Station. This so far includes the original North Eastern Railway cast iron fireplaces, two of the Station clocks, a drinking fountain, and various waiting rooms. Most dramatic of all, however, was the restoration of part of the glass roof. That was when we all stood about watching as the sun came streaming in for the first time in many years to bring the wonderful old Station visually back to life.
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