With Byrd in the Antarctic in Picture and Story; [title on cover "The Romance of Antarctic Adventure"]
by [Byrd, Richard]
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: J. W. Clement, 1935. First Edition. Very Good. [9x7.25]; [48], many illustrations and images from the expedition interspersed with advertising and articles on the expedition; Original dark blue paper wrappers with two staple binding, white lettering on front over image of men on the ice during a winter night; covers split and chipped at spine and loose with no loss of text, some age toning of paper chip at top rear cover. Byrd's Second Antarctic Expedition (1933-35) reprints from the New York Times "Alone - in the Antarctic Night" by Dr. Thomas C. Poulter, Byrd's second-in-command. Many of the illustrations show images from the expedition, including the use of products advertised in the booklet by their manufacturers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13507
- Title
- With Byrd in the Antarctic in Picture and Story; [title on cover "The Romance of Antarctic Adventure"]
- Author
- [Byrd, Richard]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. W. Clement
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration;
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About the Seller
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Sebastopol, California
About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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- First Edition
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