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Oslo: Dreyers Forlag, 1961. Book. Illus. by Map, Photos, Fine Sketches & Watercolors By Nansen. Very Good. Full-Leather. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Beautiful medium blue calf, with gilt vertical lines and Nansen initials, bright gilt title on the spine. Top edge gilt. Pages 198 (8). The leather is worn some at the corners and spine ends. Inside this is an impecable copy with no foxing or stains, and no prior owner signature or marks. The Norwegians adored their great explorer, and this is a splendid tribute to him..

Oslo: Dreyers Forlag, 1961. Hardback, with gilt title to spine and decoration to boards. 197pp. Colour frontis. Black & white and colour illustrations throughout. First edition 1961. Loss to head of spine, fraying to spine ends. Typical discolouration to edges of end-papers. A little occasional foxing. A satisfactory copy. (q2). 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good.

Oslo: Dreyers Forlag, 1961. 1st edn. 4to. Rebound in gilt decorated full blue calf, top edge gilt (near Fine). Pp. 197, illus with b&w maps and photos and b&w and coloured drawings (front endpaper missong; no inscriptions).

Oslo, Dreyers Forlag 1961.. kl.-4°. 197 (8) S. Mit zahlr. photogr. Abb. z. T. nach Zeichungen von F. Nansen OHLdr. Mit OU.

Oslo: Dreyers Forlag, 1961 A bright firm book ; dj sunned with a few small tears

Oslo: Dreyers Forlag, 1961. 202 pp. Beige endpapers. Full blue leather with gilt titles and decoration. Corners bumped, light wear along the edges, black mark on the rear cover. VG-. First Edition. Full-Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oslo: Dreyers Forlag, 1961. First edition quarto 197 pages illustrated with colour plates, black & white photographs, drawings and maps. Fine blue calf with gilt decoration. Pages top edge gilt. Very good dust jacket. No inscriptions or marks. An excellent copy. .

Minor wear. Name on flyleaf. VG., dustwrapper. 13pp plates. Norway Dreyers Forlag Oslo 1961 orig. boards 26x20cm, 197,(13) pp., Dustwrapper is worn, torn & chipped. Weighs 1.2 kilos. Some rubbing to binding corners. Top page-edge gilt. Biography of Nansen followed by chapters written by authors on various aspects of his life and of his work as scientist, politician and artist. Partially translated from Norwegian original published same year. Illustrations include about 30 of Nansen's own drawings and paintings, some not previously published. Contents: [Per Vogt] Fridtjof Nansen : Life & Work; [Fridtjof Nansen} A Chapter from the 'Fram' Voyage; [Håkon Mosby] Fridtjof Nansen : Oceanographer; [Werner Werenskjold] Fridtjof Nansen : Geologist; [Hj. Broch & Bernh. Getz] Fridtjof Nansen : Zoologist & Anatomist; [Philip Noel-Baker] Nansen and Norway; [Fridtjof Nansen] The Fanmine in Russia; [Leif Østby] Fridtjof Nansen : Artist; [Fridtjof Nansen]Adventure; [Per Hohle]… Read More

Oslo, Dreyers Forlag, 1961. Original pictorial cloth, with dust-jacket. With many illustrations. 202 pp.Contributions by Hakon Mosby, Werner Werenskiold, Hj. Broch, Bernh. Getz, Philip Noel-Baker, Leif Østby, Per Hohle, Johan B. Hygen. - Fine.

Oslo : Dreyers Vorlag , 1961. First edition. Leather. Near Fine/Very Good. 10.5" by 8" . Not Stated . A beautiful first English language edition of Per Vogt's biography of Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen, adorned with beautiful illustrations and complete with unclipped dust wrapper. First English language edition of this work, preceded by the original Norwegian edition of 1941. An account of Nansen's extraordinary life and career as explorer, diplomat, and ice skater. Including descriptions of his voyages and explorations, in particular the famous 'Farthest North' dangerous voyage to the North Pole which marked the beginning of modern day exploration. Written by Per Vogt. Featuring numerous black and white photographic illustrations in text as well as a coloured frontispiece and ten full page plates of drawings, two of which in colour, and a map. Some illustrations by Nansen himself. Collated, complete. With unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full calf binding. Externally very… Read More

Oslo: Dreyers Forlag, 1961. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 10.5" by 8". Fridtjof Nansen. Per Vogt's illustrated look at the fascinating life of explorer, diplomat and ice skater, Fridtjot Nansen. Fridtjof Nansen was known for being many things during his life time, including an explorer, a diplomat, and a champion ice skater. Studying zoology at university in what is now Oslo, Nansen took his first sea voyage to the Arctic for five months. A few years later he went on another expedition to Greenland, and another to the North Pole, which inspired his book 'Farthest North', which was published in 1897. With numerous plates, illustrations, and photographs throughout, including drawings by Nansen himself. In the original publisher's full calf binding, with the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Very minor bumping to the head and tail of spine and to the extremities. Light edgewear to the dustwrapper, with a small tear to the tail of the spine. Very light markings to the… Read More