Nicholas Polunin — Circumpolar Arctic Flora

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1959. Cloth. A scarce and excellently preserved volume on the flora of the polar regions, in a dust wrapper. Written by Nicholas Polunin (1909-1997),an English botanist. This work took near twenty years of preparation, and is the first modern Flora to cover the vast regions of the southern tracts of the arctic regions. It explores some eight hundred and ninety-six species of vascular plants, each described and illustrated. From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back.  Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years.  He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations.  His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration.  In the publisher's original binding, with a clipped dust wrapper.Profusely illustrated throughout. In a full cloth binding with a clipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper has very minor general wear and is clipped. Ownership bookplate to front endpaper with inscription. Internally firmly bound, pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.