ORDEAL BY ICE: SHIPS OF THE ANTARCTIC. This item is unavailable.ORDEAL BY ICE: SHIPS OF THE ANTARCTIC

1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Antarctica is surrounded by some of the world's most hazardous seas and wass first sighted less than three centuries ago. Since then, ships have been of vital importance in Antarctic exploration. This is the story of these ships - some specially designed, some plucked from obscurity - and the critical role they played in opening up the continent. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos, line drawings. vii and 536 pages including index. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine and corners. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and lightly scuffed. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched.