NANSEN, Fridtjof.
"Farthest North" Being The Record Of A Voyage Of Exploration Of The Ship Fram 1893-96 And Of A Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey By Dr. Nansen And Lieut. Johansen With An Appendix By Otto Sverdrup Captain Of The Fram.
Westminster: Archibald And Company, 1897. In two volumes. First edition. Sm.4to., orig. blue green cloth with a small pictorial decoration on the upper board, (xvi), 510; (xvi), 671pp. A slight trace of rubbing to spine ends o/w a fine, bright copy.
Westminster: Archibald And Company, 1897. In two volumes. First edition. Sm.4to., orig. blue green cloth with a small pictorial decoration on the upper board, (xvi), 510; (xvi), 671pp. A slight trace of rubbing to spine ends o/w a fine, bright copy.
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NANSEN, Fridtjof.
"Farthest North" Being The Record Of A Voyage Of Exploration Of The Ship Fram 1893-96 And Of A Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey By Dr. Nansen And Lieut. Johansen With An Appendix By Otto Sverdrup Captain Of The Fram.
London: George Newnes, 1898. In two volumes. Sm.4to., contemporary half calf, cloth, raised bands, leather spine labels, (xvi), 510; (xvi), 671pp. With one plate in colour, several full page plates and illustrations in the text. With a folding map at the rear of volume one. Short tear to the map which is also foxed, some foxing to the colour plate o/w a near fine copy.
London: George Newnes, 1898. In two volumes. Sm.4to., contemporary half calf, cloth, raised bands, leather spine labels, (xvi), 510; (xvi), 671pp. With one plate in colour, several full page plates and illustrations in the text. With a folding map at the rear of volume one. Short tear to the map which is also foxed, some foxing to the colour plate o/w a near fine copy.
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NANSEN, Fridtjof.
Fram Over Polhavet Den Horske Polarfaerd 1893-1896 Af.......
Kristina: H. Aschenhoug & Co.s Forlag, 1897. In two volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo., rebound in 20th century full dark green morocco, with an inlaid border of lighter green morocco on the covers, raised bands, compartments also have the inlaid border, gilt lettering, A.E.G., (2), (14), 526pp.; (2), (10), (554), (2)pp. Bookplate in each volume o/w a fine copy in a very attractive binding.
" 'Farthest North' (the title given to the English translation of this book) is Nansen's own account of a remarkable achievement in polar exploration, every detail of which was worked out by Nansen himself and went absolutely according to plan. Early whaling experience, and the traverse of Greenland on snow-shoes and sleighs in 1888-9, convinced him that arctic exploration was feasible on revolutionary lines. He convinced himself, against accepted opinion, that there was a regular ice-drift from Alaska to Greenland. He set himself to design a ship that, by its shape, would evade the crushing pressure of the ice. His idea was deliberately to allow the ship to be frozen into the ice-pack and then to drift across the Arctic regions. This ship, Fram, four hundred tons and immensely strong, was built in a Scottish yard to Nansen's design, sailed from Norway in June 1893 and in the following September rode triumphantly above the ice at the appointed spot. In August 1896 she reached Norway once more. Nansen, with one companion and three sledges drawn by huskies, had left the ship in March 1895 and within a few weeks reached the farthest north latitude yet attained by man. Nansen had hoped to reach the Pole, but the condition of the dogs warned him to turn back. Wintering in Franz Josef Land from August 1895 to May 1896, in June they fell in with an expedition headed by Frederick Jackson, after whom Nansen named his winter quarters--and returned to Norway. His great journey received world wide acclaim and brought him many international honours. In his native land he was made professor of oceanography at Christiania where he concentrated on his favourite subject, the study of ocean currents. He became involved in politics and played a very active part in the movement for Norwegian independence from Swedish rule, subsequently becoming his government's first plenipotentiary in London. After the first World War Nansen entered international politics and under the League of Nations handled the complicated problems associated with the vast numbers of Russian refugees. .....He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922." (PMM-384).
Kristina: H. Aschenhoug & Co.s Forlag, 1897. In two volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo., rebound in 20th century full dark green morocco, with an inlaid border of lighter green morocco on the covers, raised bands, compartments also have the inlaid border, gilt lettering, A.E.G., (2), (14), 526pp.; (2), (10), (554), (2)pp. Bookplate in each volume o/w a fine copy in a very attractive binding.
" 'Farthest North' (the title given to the English translation of this book) is Nansen's own account of a remarkable achievement in polar exploration, every detail of which was worked out by Nansen himself and went absolutely according to plan. Early whaling experience, and the traverse of Greenland on snow-shoes and sleighs in 1888-9, convinced him that arctic exploration was feasible on revolutionary lines. He convinced himself, against accepted opinion, that there was a regular ice-drift from Alaska to Greenland. He set himself to design a ship that, by its shape, would evade the crushing pressure of the ice. His idea was deliberately to allow the ship to be frozen into the ice-pack and then to drift across the Arctic regions. This ship, Fram, four hundred tons and immensely strong, was built in a Scottish yard to Nansen's design, sailed from Norway in June 1893 and in the following September rode triumphantly above the ice at the appointed spot. In August 1896 she reached Norway once more. Nansen, with one companion and three sledges drawn by huskies, had left the ship in March 1895 and within a few weeks reached the farthest north latitude yet attained by man. Nansen had hoped to reach the Pole, but the condition of the dogs warned him to turn back. Wintering in Franz Josef Land from August 1895 to May 1896, in June they fell in with an expedition headed by Frederick Jackson, after whom Nansen named his winter quarters--and returned to Norway. His great journey received world wide acclaim and brought him many international honours. In his native land he was made professor of oceanography at Christiania where he concentrated on his favourite subject, the study of ocean currents. He became involved in politics and played a very active part in the movement for Norwegian independence from Swedish rule, subsequently becoming his government's first plenipotentiary in London. After the first World War Nansen entered international politics and under the League of Nations handled the complicated problems associated with the vast numbers of Russian refugees. .....He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922." (PMM-384).
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NAPIER, Priscilla.
Barbarian Eye. Lord Napier in China, 1834 The Prelude to Hong Kong. London: Brassey's, (1995). First edition. Cloth, 246pp. Fine in d/w. An account of Lord Napier, who was sent to China in 1834 to reach a settlement between the British sea traders and the Cantonese authorities, but who was at once seen by the Chinese authorities as a dangerous spy.
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NARJOUX, Felix.
Notes and Sketches of an Architect Taken During A Journey In The Northwest of Europe. Translated from the French of Felix Narjoux by John Peto. Boston: James R. Osgood, 1877. First edition in English. Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth with pictorially gilt decoration on upper cover and spine, 441pp. Bookplate, inner front hinge badley cracked, name on title, some rubbing to the foot of the spine but o/w a near fine copy. "....therefore we have travelled, pencil in had, like an architect, making sketches wherever we have taken notes, so that the illustrations and descriptions should afford each other mutual aid. The sketches themselves, besides representing the larger public buildings erected in each country....show the intereriors and less conspicuous parts of houses which have been constructed with a veiw to meet the wants of the inhabitants....." The author travels to Holland, Germany and Denmark.
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NAYLOR, Wilson S.
Daybreak in the Dark Continent. Forward Mission Study Course.
Elging: Brethren Publishing House, (1905). 8vo., orig. wrappers, 315pp. Spine ends chipped o/w very good.
Elging: Brethren Publishing House, (1905). 8vo., orig. wrappers, 315pp. Spine ends chipped o/w very good.
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NERHOOD, Harry W.
To Russia and Return. An Annotated Bibliography of Travelers' English-Language Accounts of Russia from the Ninth Century to the Present. (Np): Ohio State University Press, (1968). First edition. Inscribed by the author. Cloth, x, 367pp. Fine in d/w.
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NERUDA, Pablo.
La Barcarola.
Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada, (1967). First edition. Wrappers. Some rubbing along spine and at spine ends o/w a nice copy.
Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada, (1967). First edition. Wrappers. Some rubbing along spine and at spine ends o/w a nice copy.
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NERUDA, Pablo.
Las Manos Del Dia.
Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada, (1968). First edition. Wrappers. Some light soiling o/w near fine.
Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada, (1968). First edition. Wrappers. Some light soiling o/w near fine.
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NEWBIGIN, Alice M.
A Wayfarer In Spain. London: Methuen, (1926). First edition. 8vo., orig. cloth, 207pp. About fine. Includes chapters on "A Catalonian Farm," "Seville," "Granada," " The Monastery of Poblet," to name a few.
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NEWBY, Eric.
A Traveller's Life. Boston: Little Brown, (1982). First U.S. edition. Inscribed by the author. Cloth backed boards, 302pp. Fine in d/w.
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NEWBY, Eric.
The Big Red Train Ride. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1978). First edition. Cloth, 267pp. Inner front hinge cracked o/w fine in d/w. An account of Newby's trip in 1977 on the Trans-Siberian railway.
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NEWELL, H.A. (Lieut.-Col.)
Three Days At Agra. An Illustrated Guide to Places of Interest, Including Fatehpur Sikri, With History and Map. Bombay: Thacker & Co., 1934. "Eighth Edition." (so stated). 8vo., orig. printed wrappers, 112pp. Fine.
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NEWMAN, E.M.
Seeing France. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1930. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, (xx), 406, (6)pp.ads. Name, some rubbing to spine ends o/w a very nice copy. This work covers France with the exception of Paris and its suburbs.
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NEWMAN, E.M.
Seeing Italy. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, (1929). Reprint. Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, xvi, 412pp. A fine copy.
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NEWMAN, E.M.
Seeing Spain And Morocco. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1930. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, (xx), (384), 9pp.ads. Fine in a chipped d/w with internal tape reinforcement. "Strange Oriental sights of Moslem Morocco--of Tangier and Fez and Marakesh--of the former Sahara, now learning to blossom under French rule, furnish the first two chapters......Entering Spain by way of Gibraltar and Cadiz, he takes us up through Ronda to Seville, beloved of all tourists, and drops us into the excited throngs of Holy Week...one discovers, too, that this author has a penchant for things Moorish......"
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NEWTE, Frederick.
Twenty Years Wanderings Up and Down The Cities of Europe. London: Simpkin Marshall, nd. (186-?) Second edition. A presentation copy with "With the Author's Compliments " on the e/paper. 8vo., orig. blue cloth, vi, 97pp. A near fine copy. An autobiographical work by Newte, an Englishman born in Paris. Newte's parents had been presented to Louis XVII and Charles X and therefore had access to all of the best salons in Paris. The present work outlines Newte's travels as a child, as his parents toured Europe.
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NEWTON, A.P. (editor).
Thomas Gage The English-American. A New Survey of the West Indies, 1648. Edited and with an Introduction by......
London: George Routledge, (1928). "The Broadway Travellers" Series. Tall 8vo., orig. red buckram, xxxii, 407pp. A fine copy.
London: George Routledge, (1928). "The Broadway Travellers" Series. Tall 8vo., orig. red buckram, xxxii, 407pp. A fine copy.
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NEWTON, Lady.
The House of Lyme From Its Foundation to the End of the Eighteenth Century.
London: William Heinemann, 1917. New impression. Tall 8vo., cont. maroon half morocco, cloth, raised bands, T.E.G., xvi, (424)pp. Name o/w near fine.
London: William Heinemann, 1917. New impression. Tall 8vo., cont. maroon half morocco, cloth, raised bands, T.E.G., xvi, (424)pp. Name o/w near fine.
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NICHOLL, Charles.
Borderlines A Journey in Thailand and Burma. (New York): Viking, (1988). First U.S. edition. Cloth backed boards, 238pp. Remainder mark o/w fine in d/w.
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