J Arthur Bain (95 results)

Soft cover. Condition: 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, th…

Hardcover. Condition: 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…

Condition: 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…

Condition: 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 endpap…

Hardcover. Condition: 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 GIL…

Condition: 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, dip…

Condition: 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…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 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 th…

Hardcover. Condition: 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 o…

Hardcover. Condition: 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 boo…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: 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 cove…