Ice
by Fred Hoyle
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0091453208
- ISBN 13
- 9780091453206
- Seller
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hutchinson, London, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. tipped in at rear is photo. & mini biography of author (probably the inner rear flap of the original dust jacket) A thorough exposition of the history & effects of Ice Ages in the past & the certainty of their return in the future together with explanations of the various theories about them & technical information on their causes & actions & studies of present ice areas & glaciers. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 191 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. very slight foxing to front endpaper. Previous owner's name ink-stamped on fep. - "Charles Swithinbank" the British glaciologist & polar specialist. Silver titles spine. illustrated by b/w. photo's. maps, diagrams & charts. Includes index & technical notes. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Geology; Pre-History; Glaciers; Science & Technology. ISBN: 0091453208. ISBN/EAN: 9780091453206. Inventory No: 3056. . 9780091453206
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- Bookseller
- Bookbarrow (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3056
- Title
- Ice
- Author
- Fred Hoyle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0091453208
- ISBN 13
- 9780091453206
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Geology/Pre-History/Arctic/Antarctic/Science/Ice/Ice Age/Glaciers/Fred Hoyle Arctic & Antarctic; Geology; Pre-History; Glaciers; Science & Technology. Unbranded ISBN: 0091453208 EAN: 9780091453206 Fred Hoyle Ice
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