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DISCOVERY: THE STORY OF THE SECOND BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
by Byrd, Richard E
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1935. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. Inscribed by Author. 1st Edition; SIGNED, xxi, 405pages, SIGNED "To Marie, with all the good wishes in the world Dick Byrd" on half title page. Frontispiece portrait photograph, 94 b/w illustrations, 2 maps by James Darley (including end papers). Dust jacket slightly tatty, shelfware, contents clean. Introduction by Claude A. Swanson, Secretary of the Navy. Rear Admiral Byrd USN Retired tells the story of geographical exploration, scientific achievement and adventure at the South Pole. Follow-up to his earlier book, Little America. (His wife was called Marie). This is the first USA edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 1930s; Exploration. Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 101. . This book weighs over 1Kg and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Bookseller
- Polar Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101
- Title
- DISCOVERY: THE STORY OF THE SECOND BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
- Author
- Byrd, Richard E
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- BZDB349 Byrd, expedition, adventure, Polar Arctic & Antarctic; 1930s; Exploration. Inscribed by Author Unbranded Byrd, Richard E DISCOVERY: THE STORY OF THE SECOND BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration;
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Half Title
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- Jacket
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