Terence Armstrong; Brian Roberts; Charles Swithinbank - Illustrated Glossary of Snow and Ice

Cambridge, Printed for the Scott Polar Research Institute, 1973 . Cloth. A fascinating and uncommon glossary of words issued by the Scott Polar Research Institute, illustrated with photographic plates. An uncommon second edition of this work, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.The work of Terence Armstrong, Brian Roberts, and Charles Swithinbank, this is an essential glossary for polar terms, giving a brief definition of words, alongside their translations into Danish, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Russian, and Spanish.Illustrated with forty photographic plates of snow and ice. Collated, complete.Special publication number 4 of the Scott Polar Research Institute, with a loosely inserted leaf referring to a further publication on the subject from the same authors, titled 'Proposed New Terms and Definitions for Snow and Ice Features&apos.With the neat former owner's inscription G.H.S to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. Small former owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Two large tape repairs to rear wrap of dust wrapper, with a mark to the centre of the front wrap. Closed tear to back strip tail, with two smaller closed tears to back strip head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Good.

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