Farthest North

Complete in the original First Printed 20 Volumes

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 O. Sverdrup, Captain of the Fram.

By Fridtjof Nansen

London, George Newnes, Ltd., No Date, c.1897 and preceding the 2 volume Newness 2 Volume hardback edition. First printing of the Newness Edition in the Original 20 Parts and including approximately 200 photographs & illustrations and one colour fold-out map in Volume 7. The set is complete and in Good condition with several volumes showing normal chipping to original spines and cover edges. A rare complete set and preserved in a custom made claim shell box covered in dark green Belgium linen.

This is the rarre first publication of the first-person account published in 20 parts of Nansen’s three-year Fram expedition toward the North Pole and based on his diary accounts. Nansen and Lieutenant Johansen traveled 146 miles farther north than anyone else. An amazing expedition and account.