The Royal Society Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition; Halley Bay, Coats Land, Falkland Island Dependencies, 1955-59, 4 Vols Complete

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.