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    Reference 2338 (639)
    Category Arctic;
    Author Liv Nansen Hoyer
    Title NANSEN: A FAMILY PORTRAIT.
    Publishing Information London: c., 1957.
    Description 1st Edition: x, 269pp, illustrated, maps, 18 b/w plates. Blue cloth with gilt titling to spine in pictorial unclipped dustjacket. "In this fine biography of Nansen his daughter does not set out to give a detailed appraisal of his life's work, but rather to present an intimate family portrait of the man seen against the background of his many and varied activities. As an Arctic explorer, scientist, politician, and humanitarian nansen was world-famous, and his achievements in these fields are now part of history. In this book, for the first time, we have a picture of the man behind the public figure....." Previous owners signature dated 1957 on fep, dustjacket slightly grubby, slight browning to eps, very slight edgewear, contents clean. Very Good/Dustjacket Good.
    Price £12.50
    Keywords arctic, polar, explorer, Fram, qpolarq S1-Arc
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