First edition in book form. Published in parts during 1896-97. Two volumes. Large 8vo (230 x 170mm), profusely illustrated with photographical plates and text illustrations, drawings by H. Egedius, etched portrait of Nansen by Johan Nordhagen, 3 colour pl. after lithographs of northern lights. Front covers with distinct binding design, the spines and cloth matching Hjalmar Johansen's "Selv-anden paa 86° 14'. Three colour folding maps. Laid in is a postcard-portrait of Fridtjof Nansen. Printing and the Mind of Man 384