THE WORLD OF ICE
by Dyson, James L
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394452666
- ISBN 13
- 9780394452661
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1962. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated blue linen boards/NF w/trace edge wear. DJ/VG w/rubs, nips, chips & small loss, primarily to upper edges, and discoloration to spine; under mylar. Discoloration to upper text edge. Dedicated study of the world of ice in all its aspects, on all the continets as well as in the sea. 16 chapters w/photos: 1, Snowlines & Glaciers; 2, Birth of the Glacier; 3, Ice Streams on the Move; 4, Ice Sculptures & the Face of the Land; 5, Mountain Glaciers are Nearly Everywhere; 6, Glaciers & Mountains; 7, Where the Water Comes From; 8, The Ice Age in Full Swing; 9, Ice Breaks the Back of the Continent; 10, Ice of the Sea; 11, Ghost Ships in the Artic; 12, Life on Ice; 13, Ice Beneath the Ground; 14, Ice & Our Changing Climate; 15, Nature Keeps the Record; 16, The Ice Sheet Makes a New World; and, 17, Where Will the World of Ice Go from Here?
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- Bookseller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009465
- Title
- THE WORLD OF ICE
- Author
- Dyson, James L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 2nd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0394452666
- ISBN 13
- 9780394452661
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Geology/Earth Sciences/Ice/Climatology
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