FARTHEST NORTH (2 VOLUMES)

Two volumes. In cloth with gilt titles to the spine. With an appendix by Otto Sverdrup, Captain of the Fram. Issued by Macmillan's Colonial Library. Pages 471 and 351.Previous ownership on ffep. Contents clean and bright. The cloth boards have some marks and paper loss on boards bottom ends. A good reading copy.

Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (10 October 1861 – 13 May 1930) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, traversing the island on cross-country skis. He won international fame after reaching a record northern latitude of 86°14′ during his Fram expedition of 1893–1896. Although he retired from exploration after his return to Norway, his techniques of polar travel and his innovations in equipment and clothing influenced a generation of subsequent Arctic and Antarctic expeditions. (Wikipedia)