Polar Books Catalogue
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Sections : Antarctic; Arctic; Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society; Maps; Miscellaneous; Mountaineering; General Polar; Scott; Other travel; Whaling;
Reference 2743 (909) Category Arctic; Author Rodahl, Kaare (Foreward by Charles Swithinbank) Title NORTH: THE NATURE AND DRAMA OF THE POLAR WORLD. Publishing Information London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1954 Description 1st Edition; xvi, 224pp + 16pp b/w plates, map end papers. Blue cloth covers with gilt titling to spine in photocopy dustjacket. "A story of excitement , adventure, and discovery- of sea and ice; of wind, weather, currents, animal life and human survival. By a leading arctic explorer-scientist. " Dr. Rodahl, a Norwegian scientist and explorer, was the only civilian to take part in the USAF's 'Project Icicle' to establish an observational camp on the ice close to the North Pole. This is an account of the adventure. Shelfware, Dustjacket has been strengthened with sellotape, missing part of the front end paper which is half the map however this map is also reproduced in full on the rear end papers. Contents clean. Good Price £5.00 Keywords qpolarq, arctic, antarctic, polarbook, polar, S1-Arc ISBN Add this to your basket