Author: BYRD, RICHARD E. (REAR ADMIRAL U.S.N. RET.)
Title: Little America Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic the Flight to the South Pole
Description: New york: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0686172256. B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright The spine ends of the book covers have some beginning bumping. There is a previous owner's inked name and address on the front pastedown page. (the owner was possibly a professor at Stanford University in the 1920's). Included are 55 pages of plates of black and white photographs, and 4 maps 2 of which are folding maps. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright with the exception of several small edge nicks and tears, especially to the top spine end, along with some rubbing to the flap joints and some ink spots daubed onto the edge wear at the top spine end (possibly by an amateur dust jacket repair artist). There are also several very small pieces of tape that have been adhered to the reverse of the dust jacket at the top spine end by the previous owner. "If only by virtue of his having stood over both Poles, Admiral Byrd stands apart from all living men. Only one other man of the thousands who strived attained this remote distinction - Amundsen, his friend; and Amundsen is dead. Byrd, now ony 41, has capped a lifetime of amazingly productive geographical research by flying over the South Pole." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .
Keywords: 0686172256 Travel & Exploration Richard E. Byrd Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd Aviation The South Pole
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Title: Little America Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic the Flight to the South Pole
Description: New york: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0686172256. B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright The spine ends of the book covers have some beginning bumping. There is a previous owner's inked name and address on the front pastedown page. (the owner was possibly a professor at Stanford University in the 1920's). Included are 55 pages of plates of black and white photographs, and 4 maps 2 of which are folding maps. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright with the exception of several small edge nicks and tears, especially to the top spine end, along with some rubbing to the flap joints and some ink spots daubed onto the edge wear at the top spine end (possibly by an amateur dust jacket repair artist). There are also several very small pieces of tape that have been adhered to the reverse of the dust jacket at the top spine end by the previous owner. "If only by virtue of his having stood over both Poles, Admiral Byrd stands apart from all living men. Only one other man of the thousands who strived attained this remote distinction - Amundsen, his friend; and Amundsen is dead. Byrd, now ony 41, has capped a lifetime of amazingly productive geographical research by flying over the South Pole." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .
Keywords: 0686172256 Travel & Exploration Richard E. Byrd Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd Aviation The South Pole
Price: US$ 50.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 44505
- Book number: 44505
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