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BEING THE RECORD OF A VOYAGE OF EXPLORATION OF THE SHIP FRAM 1893-96 & OF A FIFTEEN MONTHS SLEIGH JOURNEY BY DR. NANSEN & LIEUT. JOHANSEN WITH AN APPENDIX BY OTTO SVERDRUP CAPTAIN OF THE FRAM.

BY


FRIDTJOF NANSEN

PUBLISHED BY GEORGE NEWNES, LONDON 1898

COMPLETE IN TWO VOLUMES 


SECOND EDITION SET BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL DECORATED CLOTH BINDINGS WITH NUMEROUS FULL PAGE PLATES & ILLUSTRATIONS AMONG TEXT, FOLDING MAP TO REAR OF VOLUME 1,

EACH BOOK MEASURES APPROX 9 x 6 INCHES

SOME WEAR AT TOP & BOTTOM OF SPINES, CORNERS BUMPED, MINOR CRACKS TO INNER FRONT & REAR HINGES OF VOLUME 1, PUBLISHERS FLORAL ENDPAPERS TO VOLUME 1 WITH PUBLISHERS PLAIN BLANK ENDPAPERS TO VOLUME 2, NAME & DATE TO FRONT ENDPAPER OF VOLUME 1, ENDPAPERS, HALF TITLE  REAR OF FOLDING MAP TO VOLUME 1 FOXED, SMALL REPAIR TO FOLDING MAP, MAJORITY OF BOTTOM PAGE MARGINS TO VOLUME 2 SLIGHTLY RUFFLED WITH THE OCCASIONAL MINOR CREASE

OVERALL SOME FAULTS BUT STILL A SET IN VERY GOOD ACCEPTABLE CONDITION WITH BOARDS WELL ATTACHED & MAJORITY OF PAGES CLEAN.



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