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Published by 1926, 1926
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Oslo: Gyldendal 1926. 8vo. Orig. qtr calf (top spine rubbed). Spine gilt. (264pp.). With numerous plates and fold. map at end. (repaired at folds). A good copy of the 1st edition subsequently translated into English the following year. NOTE: The two authors pioneered the exploration of both the North Pole as well as the South Pole by air.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. An uncommon work on aerial polar exploration by Amundsen and Ellsworth, the first edition of this illustrated work. The first edition of this uncommon work.A fascinating work on Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth's experiences on their aerial expeditions to the North Pole.The year after this work published, Amundsen went missing whilst on a rescue missions in the Arctic for the airship Italia.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, and thirty-one plates.Including additional chapters by J. Hover, H. Riiser-Larsen, Gustav Amundsen, Finn Malmgren, and B. L. Gottwaldt.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light rubbing and fading to the spine. A few minor marks. Front hinge is starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some scattered spotting. Frontispiece is detaching. Very Good. book.
Published by Hutchinson and Co., 1927
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. the original boards are a little worn with minor marks. they are however smart and attractive and the gold gilt is bright. the book has a previous owner's neat signature and foxing. the binding is square and tight and the book is complete with all plates and the chart at the back. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.