Book Title ~ International Cloud Album For Observers In Aircraft
Publisher ~ World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
© Date ~ 1956, probably a First Edition but not stated, no other date present
Cover ~ Faux leather softcover with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine.
Number of Pages ~ about 38 pages (no page numbers) including 32 plates (printed on heavy glossy paper) that are blank on one side of the page.
Illustrated ~ Yes, with lots of photographs (a few in color).
Book measures about ~ 8 3/8 inches X 10 5/8 inches X 3/8 inch.
Condition ~ Very Good. There are two very small marks on the front cover. The name of a previous owner is stamped on the top corner of the front flyleaf. There is a very small spot on the inside front cover. There are a few very small spots on the front flyleaf. Otherwise the book is in Very Good condition! The pages ARE clean and bright!
About the Book ~
"The Album, which is specially intended for use by the airborne observer in conjunction with a suitable manual of meteorological observations from aircraft, contains 32 plates. The first ten plates illustrate the basic cloud types as seen from the ground and give a representative selection of cloud types of the C code, whilst the remaining 22 plates provide examples of clouds as seen from the air and code C(e) coding appropriate to them."
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