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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. "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." Illustrated, including with color plates and 4 fold out maps/plans. Decorated bindings have minor wear/marks; Volume I has some dampstains, its title page is detached; and a few pages are torn on the side edges; Volume II has minor foxing. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good/NO DUSTJACKET. Frontispiece; Black and White Plates (illustrator). New York, NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1898. . Hardcover. 8vo., 679 p.p., Shelf wear; head and tail of spine and corners of cover bumped; shelf lean; previous owner's inscription on first front free-end paper; previous seller's sticker in bottom right corner of front pastedown; spotting on back hard cover; side page edges foxed, top and bottom page edges soiled; edges of cover rubbed; corners of hard cover fraying; shelf lean; stain at top edges of pages; spine sunned. .

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. The 1897 Two Volume First Edition. Mild tanning to the gutters. Ink name and short inscription in Volume 1. Two approx 1" half circle age darkened spots caused by the 'access cutout' for the two map pockets. Probably present in all copies. Overall a very clean and bright set with minimal wear. All 4 Maps present in pockets at the front and rear. A much better-than-average example of a set prone to wear due to its size and multiple inserted plates. ; 2; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2 volumes (xiii, 587, xi,729 pages + [iv] pages of advertisements at end of vol. 2. Large 8vo (24 cm.). Original decorative dark gray cloth with gilt lettering on top and spine. Top edges gilt. Jagged edges. Frontispiece in each volume (one etched, one engraving with tissue guard). "About 120 Full-page and numerous in-text Illustrations, 16 Colored Plates in Facsimile from Dr. Nansen's Own Sketches (with tissue protection), Etched Portrait, engravings, and 4 Maps". Maps are folded in pockets (front and end of volume 1). "Narrative of the First Fram Expedition, 1893-96, led by Nansen, with the object of investigating the polar basin north of Eurasia by drifting in the ice with the currents northwest from the New Siberian Islands across or near the Pole.". They achieved the closest approach to the North Pole at that time. Ex-libris pasted on inside cover "Lumen Coeleste Sequamur" (Translation : May We Follow Heavenly Inspiration). Title page of vol. 2 is loose. Else a very nice set printed on glossy paper.

1899, popular edition. (hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 679pp. 8vo. Contains over 22 full page illustrations, including map, bound in navy cloth with pictorial silver; spine lettering gilt, top edges gilt (faded). Frontispiece is a black and white portrait of Nansen. Title page and table of contents are loose; they are, however, complete and present. Else is clean, tight, bright, and solidly bound.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. TWO VOLS. with. FOUR MAPS in pockets of the first volume. 3 smaller maps in rear pocket; fourth larger map in front pocket. Boards show moderate wear. Gilt. Both volumes are a bit rubbed at the base of their spines. 3/4 inch closed tear at top of Vol. II. Hinges sound. Owner's name and number at front flyleaves of both volumes. Pages mildly toned. A clean and sound set. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. Please note: International and Domestic Priority orders for this item will require additional shipping.

Condition: Good. Publication 1897. Hardcover is in very good condition. Books are lightly used. Map is included.

Ed Harper & Brothers Publishers, New-York 1897, 2 forts volumes in-4, reliure d'éditeur dorée sur tête, 587 + 729 pages, 4 cartes dépliantes en couleurs dans le volume 1, très nombreuses illustrations dont 16 en couleurs Bel exemplaire même si lareliure du volume 2 présente quelques marques de frottement (voir photo) et la charnière intérieure du volume 1 a été renforcée. - Pour les envois hors de France, la tafication «livre & brochure» pour les frais de port a disparue.Les frais de port annoncés correspondent à une moyenne. Ils seront calculés au plus juste en fonction du poids de votre article.