Author: Nansen, Dr. Fridtjof; Otto Sverdrup (intro)
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
Description: London, UK: George Newnes, 1898. TWO VOLUMES. 8vo. Three Quarter Calf on Marbled Boards. Spines repaired with matching goatskin by the artisan binder Sasha Mosalov. 480 & 456 pp. Fold-out Maps. Good. Bookplates and other identifying marks from previous owners (Univ. of Bristol). OCLC no. 58799380: v. 1. Introduction ; Preparations and equipment ; The start ; Farewell to Norway ; Voyage through the Kara Sea ; The winter night ; The spring and summer of 1894 ; Second autumn in the ice ; We prepare for the sledge expedition ; The new year, 1895 ; We make a start- v. 2. We say good-by to the "Fram" ; A hard struggle ; By sledge and kayak ; Land at last ; The new year, 1896 ; The journey southwards Report of Captain Otto Sverdrup. March 15th to June 22nd, 1895 ; June 22nd to August 15th, 1895 ; August 15th, 1895, to January 1st, 1896 ; January 1st to May 17th, 1896 ; The third summer Conclusion by Fridtjof Nansen- Half title: The Norwegian Polar expedition, 1893-1896. "Farthest north" by Dr. Fridtjof Nansen gold medallist, R.G.S "About one hundred and twenty full page and numerous text illustrations and coloured plate in facsimile from Dr. Nansen’s own sketches, portrait, and maps.”- Translation of: Fram over polhavet Vol. 1: xv, [1], 480 p. [2] leaves of plates (1 folded); v.2: viii, 456 pp-. Originally issued in 20 fortnightly pts. Title page and other preliminaries for v. 1 in pt. 11; for v. 2 in pt. 20 "Report of Captain Otto Sverdrup on the drifting of the Fram from March 14th, 1895": v. 2, p. [333]-432 Parts issue: Each pt. in pale green or light gray illustrated paper covers. General advertisements on p. [1-4] of covers. Additional general and publisher's advertisements inserted in pts. 1-8 (viii p.) and in pts. 9-20 (iv p.). .
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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
Description: London, UK: George Newnes, 1898. TWO VOLUMES. 8vo. Three Quarter Calf on Marbled Boards. Spines repaired with matching goatskin by the artisan binder Sasha Mosalov. 480 & 456 pp. Fold-out Maps. Good. Bookplates and other identifying marks from previous owners (Univ. of Bristol). OCLC no. 58799380: v. 1. Introduction ; Preparations and equipment ; The start ; Farewell to Norway ; Voyage through the Kara Sea ; The winter night ; The spring and summer of 1894 ; Second autumn in the ice ; We prepare for the sledge expedition ; The new year, 1895 ; We make a start- v. 2. We say good-by to the "Fram" ; A hard struggle ; By sledge and kayak ; Land at last ; The new year, 1896 ; The journey southwards Report of Captain Otto Sverdrup. March 15th to June 22nd, 1895 ; June 22nd to August 15th, 1895 ; August 15th, 1895, to January 1st, 1896 ; January 1st to May 17th, 1896 ; The third summer Conclusion by Fridtjof Nansen- Half title: The Norwegian Polar expedition, 1893-1896. "Farthest north" by Dr. Fridtjof Nansen gold medallist, R.G.S "About one hundred and twenty full page and numerous text illustrations and coloured plate in facsimile from Dr. Nansen’s own sketches, portrait, and maps.”- Translation of: Fram over polhavet Vol. 1: xv, [1], 480 p. [2] leaves of plates (1 folded); v.2: viii, 456 pp-. Originally issued in 20 fortnightly pts. Title page and other preliminaries for v. 1 in pt. 11; for v. 2 in pt. 20 "Report of Captain Otto Sverdrup on the drifting of the Fram from March 14th, 1895": v. 2, p. [333]-432 Parts issue: Each pt. in pale green or light gray illustrated paper covers. General advertisements on p. [1-4] of covers. Additional general and publisher's advertisements inserted in pts. 1-8 (viii p.) and in pts. 9-20 (iv p.). .
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- Book number: 63-9716
- Book number: 63-9716
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