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Lot 61

NANSEN, Fridtjof. Farthest North.

Estimate: $100 - $200
Starting Bid
$50

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
NANSEN, Fridtjof (1861-1930). Farthest North.
Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York. 1897.

2 vols. 8vo. Gray publishers cloth, with gilt cover and title on spine. Deckled edges

Vol. 1: Frontispiece, x, 587 pp. with illustrations, with 8 colored plates.
Vol. 2; Frontispiece, x, 729 pp., with illustrations, with 8 colored plates, with index to the 2 vols. With publishers advertisements.

Each volume is H: 9 5/8 x W: 7 x D: 1 7/8 in. Fair. Slight bumps and rubbing to covers and corners. Slight toning throughout. Ink stains on protective paper of plate X, vol. 2, which has one blot bleed through to margin of plate. Front flyleaf of Vol. 2 loose.

Lacking maps in front in rear pockets.

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From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum, CWRU.