THE WORLD OF ICE
by Dyson, James L
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Flossmoor, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1962. NF/VG+; 292 pages plus index; Second printing stated; near Fine in blue cloth titled and decorated in tilt on the backstrip, decorated in blue on the front board, blue and white photographic endpapers, ends of backstrip just the tiniest bit soft; in a Very Good+ price-clipped dustjacket, but with dollar symbol and title coding intact, minor wear at spine ends and bottom back edge. Illustrated with numerous b/w photos, charts and maps. Author, a geologist, explores how ice affects the planet -- glaciers moving back and forth through time collect debris, pollen and animal remains; icecaps that could raise sea levels by 200 feet if they melted; huge ice islands in the Arctic Ocean now carrying scientific outposts; and much more.. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cat's Cradle Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002549
- Title
- THE WORLD OF ICE
- Author
- Dyson, James L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Antarctic Antarctica Antartic Antartica Greenland Iceberg Glacier Alaska Arctic Ocean Geology Ice
- Bookseller catalogs
- Polar Exploration;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Cat's Cradle Booksellers
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Flossmoor, Illinois
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