J arthur bain (96 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: VG. 10pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 12 photographs and drawings, including portraits and a map of the polar regions showing Nansen's course, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Strand Magazine, Volume XII, No. 70, December, 1896. Illustrations include a view in Nansen's study, the group portrait of the "lucky thirteen," a view in the saloon of the Fram, a view in Nansen's work-toom on the Fram, Nansen's birthplace at Froen, Christiania, Nansen in his kayak, and portraits of Nansen and Mrs. Nansen, and Captain Sverdrup. Housed in mylar report cover with spine sleeve.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. New Edition. revised and considerably en. Complete. tight. in a original blue binding which is in vgc. with very slight wear to t.e.s and b.e.s.Foxing to some pp; overall a very attractive copy.Interesting signature to prelim. dated Easter 1897 of David Corrmack. Royal Bank. Lockerbie. Nno other markings. NOT ex library. Condition guaranteed. …

Hard Cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Good condition. Spotting on the FEP and BEP. Some corner wear to the boards, and edge wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

HARD BACK RED. Condición: GOOD. Circa 1920 General wear, rubbed covers, small bookplate on inner front cover, tanned spine, age-toned pages, slightly soiled. DATE PUBLISHED: 1920 EDITION: 160+192.

Condición: Fair. 1898. Third Edition. 160 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing. Heavy tanning to endpapers. Heavy cracking to gutters. Mild thumb-marking present. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing and tearing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Mild water stains and droplets to boards.…

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Good clean reprint of Bain's book first published 1897, with numerous illustrations and map. Red cloth sun darkened to spine and with short tear to head of spine, internally very clean and tight. Prize label dated February 1914 to front pastedown.

Condición: Fair. 1897. Abridged. 160 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates and illustrations. Noticeable thumb marking, water staining, foxing and tanning to pages and plates; text and images unaffected. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with visible staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. UNDATED BUT PROBABLY CIRCA 1910. PRIZE BOOKPLATE TO FRONT PASTEDOWN DATED 1912. THE CORNERS ARE A TAD SOFT AND WORN AND THE SPINE ENDS BRUISED BUT OVERALL THE EXTERIOR IS QUITE PLEASING.TEXT AND IMAGES SHOW MINOR SIGNS OF AGE AND USAGE. SOMETHING OF A DELUXE EDITION ORIGINALLY, WITH ALL EDGES GILT. NO INSCRIPTIONS. PLEASE SEE PHOTOGRAPHS. PHOTOGRAVURES (ilustrador).…

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 160 pp+ 6 Photo Plts, Neat Illus in text, Orig Grn Illus Hardback, Gilt title, VG & Crisp, no DJ, 2nd ed (Neat).

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. Undated edition, but gift inscription inside is dated 1907, illustrated blue cloth with marks and handling wear, including peeling tears at the top of the spine.

Condición: VERY GOOD. 1898. Original binding. Bright blue cloth hardcover. Black and gilt decorative lettering. 3rd edition. 160pp. Illustrated. Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (1861 1930) was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as polar explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian. In 1926 Nansen was elected Rector of the University of St Andrews in Scotland, VERY GOOD. Previous owner's name. Covers bright. Minor edgewear.…

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condición: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 450 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt lettering. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Front free end paper and frontispiece slightly detached. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean. Sunning to spine. Gilt lettering is darkened.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Simpkin shown as publisher on spine. Illustrated in black and white with generally poor reproductions. Very light wear, a solid handsome copy. Square ink scribble on front pastedown apparently covering up a signature. 449 pp.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: N/A. x, 11-160pp, 16pp publisher's ads, some black and white photographic plates. Brown cloth-covered boards; black and blind-embossed design, gilt titles on front, gilt titles and black design on spine; publisher's ads on endpapers; in-text photographs and illustrations throughout. 12mo. Rubbed and bumped extremities, staining, soiling and some mottling. Top text block edge dusty, remaining edges starting to tan. Volume a little loose. Internally neat, clean and bright. Nansen was a scientist and polar explorer and political activist who became the first League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. …

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Decorative cloth binding; x+290pp. Numerous illustrations/photos. No name or writing.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Dust Jacket. Missing front endpaper, some water staining inside rear cover. ; Pictorial boards. No names inside. 32 page catalogue at rear. Undated but probably early 20th century. ; 352 pages; Omnibus edition containing the stories of Sir Henry M. Stanley and Fridtjof Nansen.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Described as "New Edition Revised and considerably enlarged", the preface dated 1897, but this might be a bit later (inScription dated 1902 on prize label at the front). Original publisher's red cloth with gilt and silver illustrations to front cover and spine, xix,[1], 449 pages, with 18 pages of publisher's adverts at rear. 15 plates including frontispiece and other illustrations within the text. A good sound copy, pages clean, minor wear only to covers. …

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. New edition, revised and considerably en. The book is in excellent condition and written by an aficionado. The book is dedicated to the author's 2 year old son, whose name is Franklin NANSEN Bain! The book has remained in print for many years and has a reputation for accuracy and honesty. The book's style takes clues from 'Farthest North' and has a mixture of daily routine and extreme hardships.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Including an account of the 1893-1896 expedition. Second edition, light rubbing on spine ends and corner tips. Gilt top page edges.

Cloth(Hrdcvr). Condición: FR/NO DUSTJACKET. London, UK: S.W. Partridge & Co. FR/NO DUSTJACKET. 1898. . Cloth(Hrdcvr). 8vo., 160 pp, cover worn some, bookplate, hinges loosened a bit . Black & White Photos & Illus. (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Late 19th century. Prize bookplate inside front board. Decorative blue boards are worn and somewhat stained. Pages and page edges are lightly foxed.

Decorative Cloth. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. A new edition revised and considerably enlarged. Size 8¼" x 5½", 449 pages plus 18 pages of publisher's advertisements. Not dated, c.1900, Bible class prize label is dated January 1903. Green cloth covered boards with gilt titles and portrait of Fridtjof Nansen on the front cover and gilt titles and silver ship "The Fram" on the spine, flower patterned pastedowns and endpapers. Condition very good, corners and edges rubbed, spine slightly angled, spots to prelims but contents generally clean. With frontispiece portrait, numerous illustrations and a Map. With Numerous Illustrations and Map (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. A good square unmarked copy, moderate wear to cover extremities, front inner hinge loosening, text block square & tight.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. States on title page " abridged from the larger work " photo shows dated dedication.solid binding. clean pages.accept pay pal.

Couverture rigide. Condición: Très bon. 449 p. Ill. Bookplate of the Fraser Institute.