DISCOVERY - THE STORY OF THE SECOND BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
by Byrd, Richard E
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: George P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st trade edition. A Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket. 8vo., xxi, 405 pp, illustrations. Blue cloth with gilt device and titles, in black and blue pictorial dj. The dj, priced at $3.75, has a sunned spine, and edge wear. The dj is now protected in a mylar sleeve. Near Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10874
- Title
- DISCOVERY - THE STORY OF THE SECOND BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
- Author
- Byrd, Richard E
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- George P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- antarctic, travel, exploration
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- Gilt
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