2 volumes. First edition 1890.
Publisher's greyish-black cloth with
silver title and silver vignette.
Silver title and silver vignette to spine.
Silver top page-block. Colour endpapers.
Name on inside. Sporadic foxing.
Volume I.
xxii, 510 pages.
Frontispiece portrait plate with tissue-guard.
6 full-page plates.
In-text woodcuts.
1 Large fold-out colour map [rebacked].
2 fold-out colour maps.
Volume II.
x, 509 pages.
24 pages publishers catalogue.
4 full-page plates.
In-text woodcuts.
2 fold-out colour maps.
Frontispiece portrait plate with tissue-guard.
The narrative of Nansen and Otto Sverdrup, in the company of four others,
and their journey to East Greenland to cross the ice cap on skis.
Includes descriptions of equipment and preparations, the voyage to
East Greenland and challenges related to penetration of its ice belt,
a review of previous attempts to cross the ice cap, and a detailed
account of the expedition's crossing of the inland ice "Umivik-Godthaab"
on skis in August and September of 1888. Interesting observations on
Eskimo Life, and notes on skiing.
Recorded shipping weight 3500g.
Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Good
- Size: 23 x 17 cm
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