CLEMENS, S. L. Cabinet photograph inscribed and signed ("Mark Twain" and "S.L. Clemens"), May 1898, lower margin of mount and backpanel with imprint of J. Leowy, Vienna. 165 x 106mm. ( 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.) bevelled edges of mount gilt. FINE. MARK TWAIN AND THE EXPLORER, FRIDTJOF NANSEN A fine, dignified pose of the author in tie, coat and fur-collared overcoat. Inscribed in ink at bottom to the wife of the famed arctic explorer Nansen (1861-1930): "To Mrs. Frithjof Nansen with best salutations of S.L. Clemens. May 1898." At the top, Twain has added a three-line inscription referring to the explorer: "He has had his desire -- he has seen the pole. I have had mine, for I have seen him ." Nansen, a Norwegian scientist and arctic explorer, had made several attempts to reach the North Pole, his 1895 expedition attracting worldwide attention.
CLEMENS, S. L. Cabinet photograph inscribed and signed ("Mark Twain" and "S.L. Clemens"), May 1898, lower margin of mount and backpanel with imprint of J. Leowy, Vienna. 165 x 106mm. ( 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.) bevelled edges of mount gilt. FINE. MARK TWAIN AND THE EXPLORER, FRIDTJOF NANSEN A fine, dignified pose of the author in tie, coat and fur-collared overcoat. Inscribed in ink at bottom to the wife of the famed arctic explorer Nansen (1861-1930): "To Mrs. Frithjof Nansen with best salutations of S.L. Clemens. May 1898." At the top, Twain has added a three-line inscription referring to the explorer: "He has had his desire -- he has seen the pole. I have had mine, for I have seen him ." Nansen, a Norwegian scientist and arctic explorer, had made several attempts to reach the North Pole, his 1895 expedition attracting worldwide attention.
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