Walter Sullivan Foreword (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 167 pages. Dj ripped and wornA photographic tour of discovery throughout the southern continent reveals An tarctica's stunning natural formations and phenomena and the animals that freque nt its waters and shores.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Pinting. 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. Eliot Porter (Author-Photographer) (illustrator).…