Hunting and Adventure in the Arctic
New York: Duffield and Company, 1925. Fine. First Edition. [9.25x6.25in]; [9], 462 pp., frontispiece of Nansen, 65 illustrations by Nansen in text, 3 plates and 6 maps;Dark blue cloth on covers with gilt lettering on front and spine with white illustration of polar bear on front; Minimal shelf wear. [ Arctic Biblio 11991]. Item #11223
Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) was a Norwegian explorer of Greenland and the Arctic Islands. From the Arctic Bibliography, “Retrospective account of the author’s first trip to the Arctic in the sealer Viking 1882, to study animal life and the physical features of the Arctic Sea ... in the Denmark Strait.”
Nansen was the “Dean” of polar travel and many of the polar explorers, such as Amundsen, Scott, Shackleton and others came to him for counsel and support.
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