This admirably clear, concise reference by William Mills, librarian at the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, covers the full history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from early Greek voyages to the present. With 500 biographical, geographical and subject entries on Arctic and Antarctic exploration, organized A-to-Z, and an alphabetical chronology of expeditions. This essential two-volume reference is gernerously illustrated by archival woodcuts and engravings, many maps and color photographs. SPRI has the largest collection of polar books, maps, photographs and ephemera in the world.  (ANT205, $185.00)