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
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. First American Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes. 8vo. Pp. x, [4], 587; x, [2], 714pp, [4pp. ads]. Top edges gilt, others untrimmed. All four maps present in pockets. Contains "About 120 Full-page and Numerous Text Illustrations, 16 Colored Plates in Facsimile from Dr. Nansen's Own Sketches, Etched Portrait and Photogravures." Gray cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. A Very Good+ to Near-Fine set, front hinge Volume 1 slightly weakened, faint crease head of spine Volume 2. Very Good+. Item #9517
A handsome copy of this high-spot of polar exploration.
Price: $400.00
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