19 - [ARCTIC] NORDENSKIÖLD, Adolf Erik. Our Expedition to the North Pole and the Discovery of the Northeast Passage.

[ARCTIC] NORDENSKIÖLD, Adolf Erik. Our Expedition to the North Pole and the Discovery of the Northeast Passage. An account of the first successful voyage through the Northeast Passage. From Paul-Émile Victor’s personal collection. Paris, Maurice Dreyfous, n.d. [circa 1880–1885]. Quarto, red half-percale Bradel binding with corner pieces, smooth spine adorned with a gilt fleur-de-lis, black sheepskin title label with gilt head. 319 pp., frontispiece portrait and black-and-white reproductions in and outside the text. Binding scuffed at the corners and on the spine, which is stained; margins foxed. New edition supplemented by Maurice Dreyfous. Translated from the explorer’s letters and diary by Alfred Nançon. Preface by Daubrée. A gripping account of the expedition of Swedish Baron Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832–1901) aboard the ship La Véga. He was the very first navigator to force and successfully complete the legendary “North-East Passage,” connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean by sailing along the icy coasts of Siberia. A fine copy, in a period binding, from the library of Paul-Emile Victor, featuring his bookplate with a compass and his anchor stamp.