Fridtjof Nansen - The first crossing of Greenland by Fridtjof Nansen - 1895

Rare book, perfect condition.
"Translated From the Norwegian by Hubert Majendie Gepp."
Publishers burgundy cloth with silver title and silver vignette.
Narrative of the expedition of Nansen and Sverdrup with four companions to East Greenland to cross the icecap. Contains descriptions of the equipment, the voyage from Norway via Iceland to Umivik, the East Greenland coast and its ice belt and previous attempts to penetrate the ice belt there. A survey of previous attempts to explore the Greenland icecap, a detailed account of the expedition's crossing of the inland ice, Umivik to Godthaab on skis, Aug-Sept 1888. The wintering at Godthaab 1888-89,with observations on Eskimo life, and a chapter on skiing.