Brunt sir david editor (5 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. The Royal Society Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition; Halley Bay, Coats Land, Falkland Island Dependencies, 1955-59, 4 Vols Complete; Vol I: Introductions, Aurora and Airglow, Geomagnetism, Published 1960;  Vol II: Radio Astronomy, Ionospheric Physics, Published 1962;  Vol III: Seismology, Meteorology, Published 1962;  Vol IV: Meteorology, Glaciology, Appendixes, Published 1964.  General editor: Sir David Brunt, K.B.E., F.R.S.  Published by The Royal Society, London, 1960-1964. First editions. An uncommon, and substantial, set. A very good set of a fairly scarce group of volumes. The books themselves are red cloth hardbacks with gilt titles to spine and are approaching near fine condition. Text is bright and clean throughout and all soundly bound. Plates are in excellent condition. Some minor spotting to edge of text block. The dustjackets are good - they are intact and not price clipped, but do have some fading and significant spotting, particularly to extremities. Nevertheless, these books are more commonly found with no jackets at all. Text in English.  Vol I: xv + 224pp + Plates + 181pp Magnetograms;  Vol II: xv + 289pp + Plates;  Vol III: xvii + 382pp + Plates;  Vol IV: xvii + 414pp + Plates.  Weight approximately 6.85kg (the set - unpacked).  Approximate dimensions:  Each book 318mm high x 259mm wide x 25-30mm deep.…

Hard Cover. Condición: Near Very Good. Near Very Good. First Edition. VERY HEAVY. Foreword by Sir Cyril Hinselwood. xv, 224pp, M1-M181 (magnetograms), b/w photographs, text-figures, tables, maps. Prev owner's name in black marker by the upper edge of the front flyleaf which also has a short thick line of black marker by its upper corner. Cloth boards, with a bump and small tear at the spine, gilt spine titles, in lightly edge-worn dust-jacket which is lightly foxed, with a tear at the spine. Volume I only (of four). This volume contains Introductory articles describing the planning and progress of the Expedition; Results of the visual and photographic auroral programme; Airglow studies; and the Results of the geomagnetic programme (including one-third scale reproductions of the daily magnetograms). Size: Folio.…

Hard Cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. VERY HEAVY. Preface by W J G Benyon. xv, 289pp, b/w photographs, text-figures, tables. Prev owner's name in black marker by the upper edge of the front flyleaf which also has a short thick line of black marker by its upper corner. Cloth boards, gilt spine titles, in lightly edge-worn dust-jacket which has a closed tear from its upper edge. Volume II only (of four). This volume contains Radio-star scintillation observations; Radio-echo observations of aurorae and meteors; Ionospheric vertical soundings, absorption and drift measurements and their analysis. Size: Folio.…

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condición: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Signed by person(s) connected with book. Four volumes. Vol I,1960, Introduction, establishment and maintenance of Halley Bay Base, Auroras, Geomagnetism. Vol II, 1962, Radio Astronomy and Ionospheric Physics. Volume III, 1962, Seismology and Meteorology. Volume IV,1964, Meteorology , Glaciology, Appendixes. Original covers, no dust jackets. Volume I has wear to top of spine, bumped. Association Copy: Les Barclay 1957-58 signature to front end paper. Contents clean. Professor Les Barclay was a member of the expedition and spent 2 years (1957,58) at Hallay Bay undertaking ionospheric research. He also wrote that report. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Meteorology; Exploration. Signed by person(s) connected with book. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3338. This is a SET of books, therefore heavier than a standard volume, and will involve extra shipping charges to some countries.…

Hardcover. London 1960-64. Sml. folio, 4 volumes, each approx. 400pp, 47 plates. Orig. hardcover with dustjackets, vgc. Edited by Sir David Brunt in 4 vols. Meteorology, glaciology, seismology, radio astronomy, ionospheric physics, aurora, airflows, geomagnetism. Very good in djs.