Beyond the roaring forties: New Zealand's subantarctic islands Tapa dura - 1986

Wellington, Government Printing Office Publishing 1986. 213 (1) p. Hardcover with dustjacket (Small repaired tear in the top spine-end of the dustjacket, otherwise in good condition.)

Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printing Office, 1986. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Very slight wear to DJ, gentle wear to spine foot and head, corners slightly bumped, mild spotting to rear paste-down, ownership bookplate to front free endpaper, pages clean, binding tight. Near Fine in Near Fine+ DJ. Large blue-cloth quarto/small folio in blue DJ, gilt to spine; x, 213 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm. Uncommon. || Island ecology -- New Zealand; Antarctica; Natural history -- Antarctica.

Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Wellington: Government Printing Office. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0477013627 . No signatures. Some staining to half title page. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; 214 pages. Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine. Large format hardcover book. Page dimensions: 297 x 233mm. Numerous photographic illustrations, most in colour. With a Foreword by Sir Peter Scott. History and natural history. Contents: Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Key to Maps and Diagrams; Part One - Homes in a Wild Ocean - The Elemental Islands; Specks in the Ocean; Creatures of the Sea; The Nature of the Subantarctic; Origins; Islands of Contrasts; Part Two - Plunder, Settlement, and Failure - Discovery and Exploitation; The Antarctic Explorers; The Enderby Settlement; The Shipwreck Era; Farming and Whaling; People and Change; Part Three - The Scientists - The Early Scientists; The 'Cape Expedition'; Campbell Island Weather Station; Scientists Today;… Leer más

Govt. Printing Office. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!