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1897 · 0005133 — New York: Harper & Brothers 1897. First American edition. Hardcover. Good. 16 color plates 120 photogravures 4 folding maps in pockets. Quartos green cloth Vol. 1 torn at head of spine inked 1897 inscriptions on blank pages. <br/><br/>In the space of 280 years previous to 1893 the combined efforts of all the Arctic expeditions succeeded only in travelling 150 miles nearer the Pole. Dr. Nansen in three years penetrated 200 miles beyond the farthest point then reached. Originally published at $10. Publisher's advance prospectus in front pocket. 16 color plates 120 photogravures 4 folding maps in pockets. Bennett PRACTICAL GUIDE TO AMERICAN NINETEENTH CENTURY COLOR PLATE BOOKS p.82 - "The 16 colored plates are on a par with all the rest of this fine and honest and permanent work.". One of his aims was to explore arctic ocean currents. Nansen was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922. PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 384; Arctic Bibliography 11983. Preceded by the Danish edition in 1897. 120 photogravures 4 folding maps in pockets. Harper & Brothers hardcover