ANTARCTICA

Porter, Eliot; Walter Sullivan, Foreword)

ISBN 10: 0525055754 / ISBN 13: 9780525055754

Published by E P Dutton, New York, NY, 1982

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Text/BRAND NEW. White linen boards/NF w/trace edge wear. DJ/NF w/light edge wear. Light brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to upper text edge. Map to endpapers. Conservationist and nature photographer Eliot Furness Porter (1901 - 1990) was 73 years-old when the Polar Information Service of the Nat'l Science Foundation invited him to visit and photograph Antartica. Illustrated with 156 maps and color plates, the magic of Antartica is brought to life through the magic of Porter --- keen of mind and clear of eye. 10 chapters: I, The Voyage South; II, Palmer Station & the Islands; III, Misfortune at Deception Island; IV, McMurdo Sound; V, The Dry Valleys; VI, Exploring the Ice; VII, To the South Pole; VIII, Aboard the Icebreaker Glacier; IX, Lay Days at Palmer Station; and X, Aboard The Hero.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ANTARCTICA
• Publisher: E P Dutton, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0525055754
• ISBN 13: 9780525055754
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Eliot Porter (Author-Photographer)
• Edition: First Edition, First Pinting
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel/Travelogue/Tour Guides
  • Nature/Ecology/Environment/Conservation
  • Narratives/Essays/Prose

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Synopsis

A photographic tour of discovery throughout the southern continent reveals Antarctica's stunning natural formations and phenomena and the animals that frequent its waters and shores