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Farther North Than Nansen Being the Voyage of the Polar Star
Duke of Abruzzi
1901
Howard Wilford Bell : London
10.5" by 6.5"
[4], 97, [1pp]
SUMMARY
The first edition of this scarce travel work following Prince Luigi Amedeo's exploration of the North Pole.
First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition of this scarce work.
Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding plate, and two plates.
Collated, complete.
An account of Prince Luigi Amedeo's expedition in 1899 to explore the North Pole. For this expedition he consulted Fridtjof Nansen, who, at that point in time, was the man who had sailed the furthest north. This expedition beat Nansen's record by 35 to 40 kilometres.
Prince Luigi Amedeo, the Duke of the Abruzzi, was an Italian mountaineer and explorer, known for his expeditions to Mount Saint Elias and K2.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, rubbed. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Cloth is a little discoloured with a few minor marks. Hinges are strained. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots, a little heavier to the first and last few pages. The first gathering is working loose.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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