Fridtjof Nansen - Vers le pôle - 1897
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Vers le pôle by Fridtjof Nansen is a single volume illustrated edition (424 pages, 23 x 16 cm) in French, bound in demi leather, dating from circa 1897 with translations and abridgement by Charles Rabot and containing about 200 illustrations.
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Fridtjof Nansen. To the Pole. Paris, Ernest Flammarion, sd [circa 1897], 424 pp.
A volume in octavo (230x160 mm), half-leather binding with corners, smooth decorated spine, gilt top (publisher's binding of the period). Fine binding condition. Interior very fresh, without foxing.
Edition translated and abridged by Charles Rabot, with 200 illustrations from the photographs and drawings of the explorer Fridtjof Nansen.
In this travel narrative published following the Fram expedition (1893-1896), Fridtjof Nansen recounts his attempt to reach the North Pole using the drift of Arctic ice. He describes the extreme conditions encountered, the scientific observations made on the ice, the climate and wildlife, as well as his dogsled journey with Hjalmar Johansen after leaving the vessel.
Mixing adventure tale, travel journal, and scientific report, the work constitutes a major testimony in the history of polar exploration and profoundly renewed knowledge of the Arctic Ocean.
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Translated by Google TranslateFridtjof Nansen. To the Pole. Paris, Ernest Flammarion, sd [circa 1897], 424 pp.
A volume in octavo (230x160 mm), half-leather binding with corners, smooth decorated spine, gilt top (publisher's binding of the period). Fine binding condition. Interior very fresh, without foxing.
Edition translated and abridged by Charles Rabot, with 200 illustrations from the photographs and drawings of the explorer Fridtjof Nansen.
In this travel narrative published following the Fram expedition (1893-1896), Fridtjof Nansen recounts his attempt to reach the North Pole using the drift of Arctic ice. He describes the extreme conditions encountered, the scientific observations made on the ice, the climate and wildlife, as well as his dogsled journey with Hjalmar Johansen after leaving the vessel.
Mixing adventure tale, travel journal, and scientific report, the work constitutes a major testimony in the history of polar exploration and profoundly renewed knowledge of the Arctic Ocean.
Fine copy
Seller's Story
Delivery in person possible in Paris
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Number of books
1
Subject
Travels
Book title
Vers le pôle
Author/ Illustrator
Fridtjof Nansen
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1897
Height
23 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
16 cm
Language
French
Original language
No
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Number of pages
424
