Mockler-Ferryman, Major A. F.
In the Northman's Land. Travel, Sport and Folk-Lore in the Hardanger Fjord and Fjeld
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company. 1896 [1st Edition]

First edition celebration of the Hardangerfjord region of Norway

8vo (20x14 cm); Frontispiece, [xv], 316p. Illustrated with folding green tinted map, 16 monochrome plates and vignette. Bound in the original publishers red cloth binding with gilt stamp to the front board and titles to the spine.

Condition good: Extremities sligthly rubbed, gilt still bright to the front board, binding firm, embossed stamp to the ffep, endpapers lightly browned, Fore-edge foxed which occasionally creeps onto the page margins. Tissue guard to the frontispiece foxed, bleeding onto the title page. Contents compete with all pages and plates present.

A first edition celebration of the Hardangerfjord region of Norway, discussing its history and landscape, alongside the various activities and sports in the region. 'For the lover of scenery, the yachtsman, the sportsman, the student of archaeology, geology, natural history and botany, or for the tourist, probably no portion of Northern Europe contains more of general interest than the fjords and the fjelds of the Hardanger. Here, through long winding waterways, the holiday-maker is able to feast his eyes on the most glorious scenery of the world.'