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LITTLE AMERICA: AERIAL EXPLORATION IN THE ANTARCTIC
by Byrd, Richard E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. 1st Edition; xvi, 422 pages, Illustrated b/w photos, 4 maps (2 folding). Frontispiece portrait of Rear Admiral Byrd drawn by Rebecca Lindon Taylor. Original covers, pictorial end papers in photocopied dust jacket for protection. Previous owner book label taped onto front end paper. Shelf wear, spine softening, small splits, rear end paper hinge split. Contents clean. Byrd's official narrative of his initial Antarctic expedition. For many it marks the end of the "heroic age" in Antarctic exploration and its replacement by the "mechanical age." This is the first USA edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1434. . This book weighs over 1Kg and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Bookseller
- Polar Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1434
- Title
- LITTLE AMERICA: AERIAL EXPLORATION IN THE ANTARCTIC
- Author
- Byrd, Richard E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- BZDB349 Byrd, expedition, adventure, Polar Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Unbranded Byrd, Richard E LITTLE AMERICA: AERIAL EXPLORATION IN THE ANTARCTIC.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration;
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About the Seller
Polar Books
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Llandudno, Conwy
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