Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic the Flight to the South Pole
by Byrd, Richard Evelyn
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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North Tonawanda, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1930. First Edition, Third Impression. A fine tight solid sound copy. ; 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering front cover and spine, top edge pages tinted blue, b&w photo eps, 422pp. (uncut) , appendix, index. Illustrated with b&w photos and maps. This copy is INSCRIBED, SIGNED & DATED by author. Inscription reads, "To (? ) who taught me to fly with the highest admiration and regard/Rick Byrd/ Jan 1, 1930". .
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- Bookseller
- Old Editions Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3807
- Title
- Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic the Flight to the South Pole
- Author
- Byrd, Richard Evelyn
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition, Third Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- EXPLORATION, AVIATION, ANTARCTIC, SOUTH, POLE, INSCRIBED, SIGNED, 1ST, EDITION
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