The Norwegian Polar Expedition 1893-1896. Original highly decorative beveled boards. Gilt title and boat vignette on covers. Gilt title and vignette to spines. Triple gilt page-blocks. Colour endpapers. Gift inscription on inside. Volume I. xv, 480 pages. Frontispiece portrait plate. Dedication page & publishers note. Full-page colour plate with tissue-guard. 59 full-page plates. In-text illustrations. Large folding facsimile colour map [small tape repair]. Volume II. viii, 456 pages. Frontispiece plate. 50 full-page plates. 1 full-page map. In-text illustrations. A nice clean and sound set. "Through his early whaling experiences and the 1888-9 Greenland expedition, Dr. Nansen became convinced of a regular ice-drift from Alaska to Greenland. Defying accepted opinion Nansen's audacious plan was to allow his ship to be frozen in the ice-pack, then drift in the ship across the Arctic. In a vessel of his own design, weighing 400 tons and strong enough to withstand the crushing ice, the expedition sailed from Norway in June 1893. The 'Fram' successfully returned home to Norway in August 1896." Shipped and insured [courier liability] with DHL Express. N.B. Remote Areas and Island Destinations incur an additional shipping costs of €19.50 levied by the Courier company. Please do not bid unless you are prepared to make this payment should it apply to your address otherwise books cannot ship.