Great Waters by Sir Alister Hardy Hardcover Book

Title: Great Waters by Sir Alister Hardy Hardcover Book.
Author: Sit Alister Hardy.
Type: Maritime Non-Fiction.
Edition: First Edition 1967.
Publisher: Collins.
Year First Published: 1967.
Format: Hardcover Book no dust jacket, with photographs.
Page Count: 542pages.
Width: 15.0cm
Height: 22.0cm
Thickness: 3.0cm
Info: Great Waters: A Voyage of Natural History to Study Whales, Plankton and the Waters of the Southern Ocean in the old Royal Research Ship " R.S.S Discovery" with the reasults brought up to date by the findings of the R.R.S Discovery II.
Chapters: Genesis in whaling history -- Purpose, plans and preparations -- Off at last: an introduction to ocean life -- Through tropical seas -- From the line to the Cape- with a visit to Ascension Island -- South-west via Tristan da Cunha -- South Georgia- first encounter -- Whaling and whale research -- Dipping into the depths -- Back at the Cape- the ship improved -- South again- to Bouvet Island and the pack ice -- South Georgia: second round -- Round three -- The knowledge won -- Ideas and speculations -- To the South Orkneys and the South Shetlands -- Antarctic scene -- From the south to Cape Horn -- From Cape Horn to Good Hope via Gough Island -- More about whales -- The kingdom of the krill -- Homeward bound
Condition: Poor, all pages and binding intact, no loose pages. Previous owner has inserted pictures on title and rear pages. pages internally are good, a fair book for any researcher.
Price: R 55.00 Inc Vat.