Bonnier, Albert

Kotkan Lento Pohjoisnapaa Kohti, Kertoneet S.A. Andree ja Nils Strindberg..

Helsinki: 1930. Royal 8vo, pp. 500, b/w frontis port., b/w plates and photos, ills., orig cl bds., spine rubbed and discoloured, bottom front cnr bumped.

The Swedish 19th century engineer S.A. Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but the three men are not heard of again. Item #77352

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