[POLAR EXPLORATION]. NANSEN, Fridtjof (1861-1930). The First Crossing of Greenland. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1890. 8vos. Illustrated with 5 fold-out color maps and several plates. 510, [24, ads]; 509 pp. Publisher's full brown cloth, front board and spine stamped in silver (binding sunned, rubbed, hinges starting, a few gutters starting, maps have tears, text with some toning, soiling, occasional wear). Good. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION OF NANSEN'S RECORD OF HIS EXPEDITION ACROSS THE ICEFIELDS OF GREENLAND.