Amundsen, Roald; Ellsworth, LincolnBiblio.com
Amundsen, Roald [and Lincoln Ellsworth]Biblio.com
Gjennem Luften Til 88 Nord: Amundsen-Ellsworths Polflyvning 1925
1925142463Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag 1925. 278pp. Octavo. First Norwegian edition. Half brown calf over green cloth covered boards with gold gilt lettering and decorations stamped to the spine. Buff coloured patterned endpapers. Top edge of textblock dyed green to match. Illustrated with black and white photographic plates and a drawing of a map within the text. Light rubbing along the edges of the boards but mostly to the tail of the spine. A very good to near fine copy. Arctic Bibliography 408. This flight by Amundsen and Ellsworth was an attempt to reach the North Pole from Spitsbergen using two Dornier Do J flying boats and the hardships faced when they were stranded for a month. Later published in English as Through the Air to 88 North. Gyldendal Norsk Forlag hardcover
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