London: William Heinemann, 1911. In two volumes. xi, 384; [5], 416pp. With tipped-in colour frontispieces and numerous illustrations in the text. Original publisher's blue cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Without the rarely seen dustwrappers. A trifle rubbed and bumped. Endpapers browned. Bookplate of Antarctica explorer and member of Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition, Sir Philip Lee Brocklehurst (1887-1975) to FEP, contemporary inked gift inscription addressed to Brocklehurst to recto of FFEP. A crisp copy, with remarkable Polar provenance, of the first edition in English (published at the behest of the Royal Geographical Society and in the same year as the Norwegian original) of Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen's (1861-1930) historical survey of the exploration of the Arctic from classical antiquity to Cabot and the Portuguese discoveries in the north- west, and includes an account of the Viking discovery of America. Sir Philip Lee Brocklehurst (1887-1975), Antarctica explorer and a shore party member of Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition, for which he was awarded the Silver Polar Medal in 1909. . First edition in English. 8vo.

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Bookseller: Antiquates Ltd (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: AQ25696
Title: In northern mists: artic exploration in early times
Author: NANSEN, Fridtjof
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First edition in English
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Heinemann
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1911
Keywords: Exploration
Size: 8vo
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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