NANSEN Fridtjof
Through Siberia. The Land of the Future. Translated by Arthur G. Chater. [First English Edition]. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION IN FULL MOROCCO
Heinemann,, 1914. Roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), title in red and black, 155 plates on 94 and 3 large folding maps, some light and occasional age-staining; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, uncut, gilt from original front board preserved and mounted on new leaft at front, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. An account of the Siberian Company's 1913 attempt to navigate the Kara Sea, intending to open a commercial route linking the Siberian interior with Europe.

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Keywords: travel, exploration, polar, arctic, nansen, siberia, kara sea, fridtjof nansen