Antarctica
by Porter, Eliot
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0525055754
- ISBN 13
- 9780525055754
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525055754 . Eliot Porter. Antarctica. Foreword by Walter Sullivan. NY: E.P. Dutton, (1978). First Edition, First Printing. Oblong, 12½ x 12 in. 168pp, Index. 156 color plates and maps. White cloth, black letters. Book in fine condition, dj has few gentle creases to upper edge of front cover, tear to head of spine. From dj: "Antarctica contains 90 percent [did have] of the world's snow and ice. It is a world of awesome beauty." In addition to his superb photographs, Porter "describes his own adventure-including a broken shoulder
He raises questions about the world's weather, factors controlling ice ages, and the radical changes in worldwide sea levels that may occur when large sections of Antarctica ice slip into the sea
." ISBN 0525055754; 156 illustrations; 12 1/2 x 12 inches; 168 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7621
- Title
- Antarctica
- Author
- Porter, Eliot
- Illustrator
- Eliot Porter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0525055754
- ISBN 13
- 9780525055754
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- 0525055754, Antarctica, Polar Exploration, Climate
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dale A. Sorenson
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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