Arranged and edited by S.L. Berens; The Fram Expedition. Nansen in the Frozen World, Including Earlier Arctic Explorations.
Published by A.J. Holman & Co., Philadelphia, 1897.
Profusely Illustrated in black and white
560 pp.

Preceded by a Biography of the Great Explorer and Copious Extracts from Nansen's "First Crossing of Greenland," also an Account by Eivind Astrup, of Life Among People Near the Pole, an dHis Journey Across Northern Greenland with Lieut. R.E. Peary.

Followed by a Brief History of the Principal Earlier Arctic Explorations from the Ninth Century to the Peary Expedition, including those of Cabot, Frobisher, Bering, Sir John Franklin, Kane, Hayes, Hall, Nordenskjold, Nares, Schwatka, DeLong, Greely, and Others, by John E. Read


H: 9 1/2 W: 6 1/2 D: 1 1/2 in. Dar blue cloth cover has minor edgewear. Minor fading to color and gilt on cover. Gilt on spine darkened. Empty envelope has been glued tp interior front cover. Small tear to front plate illustration. Binding is sound, but slightly loose at the front cover bottom. Pages are lightly toned.