Instant Weather Forecasting by Alan Watts (1978 HC in DJ) ? Author: Alan Watts ? Publisher: Dodd, Mead Company New York, NY U.S.A. 1978 INSTANT WEATHER FORECASTING by Alan Watts (NOT the philosopher Alan Wilson Watts, by the way) is a handy and important quick reference guide that's simple to use. Simply match the sky you see with one of the photos in this book and you have a dead reckoning weather prediction for the next six to twelve hours. For those of us who sail and depend on our informed instincts INSTANT WEATHER FORECASTING can be a lifesaver---especially in having a sense for very local conditions. 24 full color cloud formation photos with a chart describing changes to expect in: wind, visibility, precipitation, clouds, temperature and barometric pressure. A book to carry along, not to set on a shelf. Hardcover with brown tweed cloth boards, gold lettering on black shadow boxes on spine, in an as new dust Jacket. Interior is also as new; tight, clean and unmarked. Fine (As New) copy. ? Size: 8vo - over 7 - 9" tall, 64pp. ? Condition: Fine (As New) Hardcover in Fine (As New) Jacket ? Always privately owned. Likely early printing in 1st American Edition. Copyright 1968. 1st printed in 1968 by Adlard Coles Ltd of London. This copy from 1978 reprint performed in Great Britain for Dodd, Mead Company of New York. Likely 1st American edition. No ISBN nor MSR. LCCN: 68-9173. Thanks for looking!