Fridtjof Nansen. Farthest North. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1898.
Price: US$17.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Blue gray cloth, white lettering, pictorial, rubbed and chipped, loose, cracked inside at spine. Owner's plate. Arctic; 9341
Seller: Sleepy Hollow Books, Huntington, VT, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: General wear: bookplates, ex-library markings, date due card, pocket; foxing, scotch taped pages 288-291, small tear on edge of title page and contents pages, a page was torn out after title page, not affecting main content Illustrated with b&w photos and maps DATE PUBLISHED: 1898 EDITION: 679
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
NANSEN.DR. FRIDTJOF. FARTHEST NORTH(VOLUME 11).. HARPER&BROS., NEW YORK., 1898.
Price: US$26.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: NOT EX-LIBRARY.VOLUME 11 ONLY.BINDING TIGHT.COVERS CLEAN AND BRIGHT.CONTENTS CLEAN AND COMPLETE.ALL COLOR PLATES AND TISSUE-GUARDS FINE.FROM PAGE 429 TO THE END OF THE VOLUME MANY PAGES HAVE DAMP STAINS AND/OR WRINKLES AT THE BOTTOM EDGE NEVER REACHING THE PHOTOS. OR TEXT.THERE IS ALSO A FAINT WATERSTAIN TO THE INNER CORNER OF THE FROPNTISPIECE(NOT REACHING THE PHOTO)AND A FEW FOLLOWING PAGES.COPIOUSLY ILLUSTRATED IN COLOR AND B/W/
Seller: Angus Books, SHEFFIELD, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$43.54 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 2 volumes, 587 + 714 pp., b&w and color plates (all present) 2 (of 4) folding maps in the sleeve of the first volume (lacking Preliminary Map of the Route of the Fram and Physical Chart of North Polar Regions ; original decorated cloth, t.e.g., rear cover of the second volume soiled, previous owner's name to the front free endpaper of each volume, fore edge margin of the first three leaves of the first volume tattered, text and images unaffected; overall good+. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
Seller: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$57.11 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: vii, 679pp, index, bw ills, map. Or decorated blue cloth. Prev owners bookplate on front pastedown, prev owners name written on each edge. Lovely fresh copy of this single volume edition of Dr Nansen's arctic expedition on the Fram. Size: 8vo
Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, Australia
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Two Volumes. Stout 8vos. x + 587, x + 729pp., including appendices, plus 4 pages of advertisements at the back. Illustrated throughout with nearly one hundred b/w reproductions, sixteen color plates, and four folded maps in pockets. (complete). Original dark gray cloth, with gilt titles and decorations adorned in red and green. Top edges gilt, others uncut. Both volumes recased with new endpapers, and map pockets. Moderate rubbing to the cloth along the edges,and general shelfwear, else a Very Good usuable set.
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Dr. Fridtjof Nansen. The Farthest North: Two Volume Set. Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1898.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Harper and Brothers Publishers; New York, 1898. Hardcover. Early Reprint Edition. Complete 2 Volume Set but missing map of North Polar Regions. Set is heavy and additional shipping cost may apply. An Acceptable, grey cloth binding with gilt lettering and emblem on front board and spine, binding intact, deckle fore-edge and bottom text block edge, TEG with some blemishes, spine buckram separating from backing material, rubbing to board and spine edges, bit of crimping to spine edges, some age toning to pages, bit of scattered foxing to front and back matters, previous owner bookplate affirmed to front pastedown both Volumes, starting hinges, without Dust Wrapper, but wrapped in a clear plastic Mylar with large tear to rear of both Volumes. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], (Vol.1) 587pp., (Vol.2) 729pp., indexed, color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.
Seller: Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Two volumes large 8vo, dark olive cloth, titles and devices in gilt. All four hinges cracked, moderate rubbing to the cloth, shallow chipping at all four spine ends, 2' slit in the rear gutter of Vol. I. The large folding map in the front pocket of Vol. I has small separations at the fold intersections. The three maps in the rear pocket are entirely undamaged.
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Two volume set. 24.5 x 17 cm. Octavo. 587pp 729pp (4 ads). Bound in grey cloth decorated in gilt, silver, green, red. Gilt top foredges. Extensively illustrated in black and white throughout as well as with 16 color plates. Complete with 4 folding maps in the pockets of volume 1. Maps are in nice shape, but showing some toning and a few tiny holes at the folds in some cases. Title page of volume one is detached but present. Nice set.
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Fine binding in half-pebbled morocco over fine-grained gray cloth, light wear to extremities, bright ornate gilt titles and decoration to spine and covers and top page ends. Marbled endpapers with handsome bookplate of Hughson Hawley on verso on front pastedown. Binding is tight, pages are clean. Lacking 3 of the 4 maps called for in the map pocket; only the 22.5" square "Chart of North Polar Regions" is present, in Fine condition. The eight colored plates are all present. . Volume I only of Nansen's classic work. A handsome, scarce copy of this edition, published only one year after the first. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 587 pages. T1
Seller: Sweet Beagle Books, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardbacks in Very Good condition without dust jackets. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Straight and solid binding; hinges not cracked. Light rubbing along edges. Missing the map
Seller: Easton's Books, Inc., Mount Vernon, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The great explorer's search for the North Pole and his scientific expedition in his famous ship, "Fram" in Two Volumes and includes 4 fold-out maps. About 120 full-page illustrations and 16 colored plates from the author's own sketches. Vol. I - 387pp., Vol. II - 729pp. Possibly a First Edition.
Seller: Sea Fever Books, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Fridtjof Nansen. Farthest North (Two Volumes). Harper, 1898.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2". 729 + 3 + 587 pages. 120 full page and numerous text illustrations. Dr. Nansen's own sketches, Photogravures and four folding maps. Fabulous books. Some wear to spines and corners of boards. Previous owners stamped name and address. Visit Barbers Book Store in down town Fort Worth where we have sold wonderful books since 1925.
Seller: Barbers Book Store Online, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
NANSEN, Fridtjof. Farthest North. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1898.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Early reprint. Two volumes. Tall octavos. 587; 729pp. Frontispiece etchings, 120 full page and other illustrations, all four of the original maps are present in pockets, all tissue guards present. Dark gray cloth decorated in silver, gilt, red, and green. Very near fine.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Nansen, Dr. Fridtjof. Farthest North (2 volumes). Harper & Brothers 1898, 1898.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: avout very good condition with all maps present in the pockets
Seller: Wonderland Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Frontispiece, x, 587p; 729p. Original quarter leather over boards with a richly gilt spine in compartments and green marbled end papers. Complete with the four maps in their protective pockets in volume 1 as well as profusely illustrated. One map has unfortunately been repaired using tape while the others are in excellent condition without repair. Small tape repair to the margin of the illustration facing p396 in volume II. Some light rubbing to the hinges as a result of use otherwise a fresh clean set of this famous adventure. From the Library of Charles W. Holton, once mayor of Essex Falls, NJ from 1930-1951 with his bookplate on the inside front board and his wife's small rubber stamp on the inside front blank.
Seller: Rosenlund Rare Books & Manuscripts, Basking Ridge, NJ, U.S.A.
Nansen, Fridtjof. Farthest North. Harper & Brothers, 1898.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Fram" 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johanse. Brown cloth over boards. Bright gilt on front boards and spine. Some foxing. Complete with four maps in pockets of volume 1. Color plates, b/w photos. Complete in two volumes.
Seller: Bearly Read Books, Sudbury, MA, U.S.A.