Search Results: Authors starting with N from Chet Ross Rare Books

Kristiana (Oslo): H. Aschehoug,1890 - First Norwegian Edition. Thick 8vo., Vol. I: [xii], 704pp. frontis of Nansen, five full-page plates, numerous woodcuts, 5 fold-out maps – 4 in color; numerous woodcut illustrations in text, numerous black-and-white photographs in text – some full-page. Publisher's dark-green cloth pictorial boards and spine with bright gilt titles. A near fine copy showing prior owner's script signature on second blank end leaf, no foxing, folds or tears – very clean internally and exterior. A scarce and complete first Norwegian edition documenting this most important Norwegian Greenland Expedition. Arctic Bibliography 12010
Narrative of the expedition of Fridtjof Nansen and Otto Sverdrip with four companions to East Greenland with the objective of crossing the Greenland ice — a feat never before achieved. The book contains descriptions of the equipment, the voyage from Norway via Iceland to Umivik, the East Greenland coast and its ice belt, previous attempts to penetrate… Read More

Kristiania (Oslo): H. Aschehoug & Co., 1891, First Norwegian Edition. 8vo – 22.7cm. [xiii], 293pp.,(1). Publisher's dark-blue cloth on beveled boards with bright gilt titles on cover and spine. Frontispiece illustration plus 15 plates. A very good+ and complete copy of the first Norwegian edition. Arctic Bibliography 11982. Text in Norwegian. Rare.
Published in English as Eskimo Life, contents include Greenland and its Eskimo, appearances and clothing, the kayak, winter houses, tents and umiaks, cookery, social conditions, art and poetry, religion, marriage, etc…

Tokyo: Hakubunka, 1913 First Edition, First Printing. Thick large 8vo, 22.8 cm. pp. I, (I), 496 text, [I]. 39 plate leaves including 4 in color and 33 in black-and-white, title page with original tissue guard; 104 photographs, 48 drawings in text, large fold-out color map bound at rear containing three maps on one. One thick paper page mounted with card and signature of General Maresuke Nogi — famous general and Japanese hero from the Russian Japanese war — with inscription stating "congratulations on heroic attempt". Publisher's dark blue-cloth boards with de-bossed Antarctic mountain scene and dog sledge in foreground, front cover image ruled in silver and title in silver; spine lettering in silver showing only slight wear to the silver and no fading. A Near Fine and complete copy. Rare. —Conrad p.166, Rosove 309.A1.a, Ross 1.5.1
Often called the "official account" of the Japanese Antarctic Expedition 1910-1912, this narrative was composed by the Antarctic Expedition Supporter Committee and… Read More

Tokyo: Hakubunka, 1984 – Expanded Memorial Edition. thick large 8vo, 22.5 cm. pp. 1, (9), 9, 468 text, 1 map, [1], 3. Publisher's dark blue cloth boards with de-bossed Antarctic mountain scene and dog sledge in foreground, front cover image ruled in silver and title in silver; spine lettering in silver. This Third edition's binding is identical to the First Edition, First Printing of December 1913; title page with tissue guard, 67 plate leaves including 6 full-page color plates, 1 double-page panorama and 60 full-page black-and-white photographic plates with several containing composite images; 51 captioned drawings in text, one full-page black-and-white drawing illustrating the plan and section of the 'Kainan-Maru'; one large folding color map containing three maps in one; one stiff paper page with facsimile card signed by General Maresuke Nogi; 5 Appendices at rear. Notables are numerous additional black-and-white photographic plates and 3 drawings in text not present in the 1913 editions. A fine… Read More