Antarctic Research; A Review of British Scientific Achievement in Antarctica
de PRIESTLEY, Sir Raymond (editor) with a foreword by H. R. H. The Duke of Edinburgh;
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London, Butterworths, 1964, First Edition. . original cloth, silver lettering, slight rubbing on lower spine, else fine. . 4to [28.5 x 23 cm]; xi, 369 pp, 36 color plates, numerous illustrations in text, including tables, charts, maps including 2 folding color maps in pocket at rear (loose as issued). . Spence 942. The 31 chapters are by various experts in their field including Priestley, Vivian Fuchs, Morley, Orr, Wiggins, G. de Q. Robin, Raymond Adie, H. H. Lamb, etc and covers all aspects such as polar travel, navigation, dogs, ice cover, seals, whales, fish and bird life, plants, climate, atmosphere, pack ice, aurorae, ionosphere, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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- Antarctic Research; A Review of British Scientific Achievement in Antarctica
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- PRIESTLEY, Sir Raymond (editor) with a foreword by H. R. H. The Duke of Edinburgh;
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Original cloth, silver lettering, slight rubbing on lower spine, else fine.
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- Usado
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- Editorial
- London, Butterworths, 1964, First Edition.
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- 4to [28.5 x 23 cm]; xi, 369 pp,
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- Travel - Polar;
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