Fridtjof Nansen: His Life and Explorations

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.