Farthest North: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Fram" 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey By Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen (2 Volumes)
by Nansen, Fridtjof; Sverdrup, Otto
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Belfast, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1897. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. First American Edition. x, [2], 587, x, [1], 729, 4 pp. 4to. Gray cloth boards with embossed gold, silver, red, and green design of nautical lines, lanterns, etc. on front cover of each volume. Scuffing to front and rear boards from shelf wear, bumping to corners, staining along right edge of Volume II front cover. Top edges gilt, remaining foredges deckled. Light spotting within, otherwise quite clean with a dedication in ink on the front pastedown of Volume I. All plates and four folding maps in front and rear pockets of Volume I are present and in Fine condition.
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- Bookseller
- Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19637
- Title
- Farthest North: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Fram" 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey By Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen (2 Volumes)
- Author
- Nansen, Fridtjof; Sverdrup, Otto
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
Belfast, Maine
About Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Shelf Wear
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