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c1900 Life and Explorations of Fridtjof Nansen
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Description
Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding
New edition, revised and considerably enlarged. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fourteen plates. Collated complete. A detailed account of the life and explorations of Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen, a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and co-founded the Fatherland League. With chapters on Greenland, Arctic equipment, crossing polar regions, Arctic exploration, and more. Includes records of the author's discussions with Nansen. Written by J. Arthur Bain. Publisher's advertisements to the rear.
Condition
In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with splits in the cloth to the head of the spine. The odd small mark to the boards. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Further spotting and minor age toning to the endpapers. Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown.
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