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DISCOVERY - THE STORY OF THE SECOND BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
by Byrd, Richard E
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: George P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st trade edition. A Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket. 8vo., xxi, 405 pp, illustrations. Blue cloth with gilt device and titles, in black and blue pictorial dj. The dj, priced at $3.75, has a sunned spine, and edge wear. The dj is now protected in a mylar sleeve. Near Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10874
- Title
- DISCOVERY - THE STORY OF THE SECOND BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
- Author
- Byrd, Richard E
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- George P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- antarctic, travel, exploration
Terms of Sale
Frey Fine Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Sunned
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