Item Description

Vintage Penguin First Edition. #661. E. E. Reynolds’ biography of Fridtjof Nansen was issued by Penguin Books in 1949, in their familiar blue-and-white paperback format. Multiple listings confirm this as the standard Penguin edition, running to 283 pages and published as a softcover volume. The book offers a concise and engaging account of Nansen’s achievements as an Arctic explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian, reflecting the admiration he inspired during his lifetime.

Title: Nansen: The Life-Story of the Arctic Explorer and Humanitarian

Author: E.E. Reynolds

Publisher: Penguin

Publication Date: 1949

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 283

Condition: Good

Our Ref: mon0001647480

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