New Zealand's contribution to Antarctic exploration is Scott Base, a permanent scientific station in the Ross Sea Dependancy. Adrian Hayter, author of SHEILA IN THE WIND and BUSINESS IN GREAT WATERS, was chosen as Leader of the 1964-65 season. This record of his experiences in Antarctica will be welcomed by all who know the earlier books of this adventurous personality, and all who feel the fascination of the world's barren places and hashest climates - a setting where individualism thrives. Even to visit it by proxy is something; and Hayter, who found the vast frozen Continent unforgettable in itself and and revealing about human nature and human needs, is a first-rate guide.

- from the dust jacket.

The Year of the Quiet Sun - One Year at Scott Base, Antarctica: A Personal Impression
Adrian Hayter
Hodder and Stoughton Limited
London
1968
First edition.
Hardback.
Dark blue cloth boards with gold titles on spine.
191 pages.
Very good second-hand condition.
Binding tight.
Pages clean, though with some adhesive tape markings on the end-papers.
Security tag affixed to the back end-paper.
Dust jacket: good condition. Plastic coated. Slightly scuffed, top and bottom edges. Inside front flap has been clipped at the top.

88h - Antarctic & Arctic Dups.