Search Results: Discovery by Richard E Byrd

1935: Putnam. Good only, NO dj. 1st. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 405pp . Front end paper split over hinge, spine cloth is rather faded, and there's a minor damp spot rear panel. OK reading copy. .

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. First Edition [stated] . Blue Cloth. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Blue Cloth, Gilt, First Edition Stated. A Clean Copy, Hinges Tight, No Marks Or Damage, Spine Cloth Faded But Gilt Brilliant, Cover Gilt Is Also Brilliant.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 24 x 16 cm. Octavo. 405 pp. llustrated with photographs and maps. Grey boards in dust jacket. Previous owner's bookplate on front fixed endpaper. Fading and a small closed tear to jacket spine.

NY: Putnam. VG+/VG (see notes). 1935. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 405pp . Pencil name. "Putnam" on DJ spine a bit faded. Price-clipped, 1/2" tear, lightly worn DJ. .

Paperback / softback. New. From the moment Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr. first left Anarctica, he knew he would return. Both the scope of the strange land and the uncharted scientific promise it held were too much to leave behind forever. This second Antarctic journey proved as daring, eventful, and inspiring as any Byrd ever embarked upon.

Paperback / softback. New. From the moment Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr. first left Anarctica, he knew he would return. Both the scope of the strange land and the uncharted scientific promise it held were too much to leave behind forever. This second Antarctic journey proved as daring, eventful, and inspiring as any Byrd ever embarked upon.

New York: G. P. Putnam's, 1935. 1st. Hardcover. Very good/fair. Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth over boards, spine and cover stamped in gilt. Sunning to spine. Dust jacket is chipped and worn at the extremities and faded at the spine. Map decorated endpapers, fraontis, and additional lillustrations throughout.

Book in Good condition. Pages yellowed from age, but otherwise clean. Spine slightly cocked. Dust jacket in Brodart open ended jacket protector. Dust jacket missing some pieces around corners/edges. See photos.

Putnam, 1935 Near fine inVery Good jacket. Second edition, jacket has small chips, closed tears on the back top, one chip and nick at the front top.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Introduction by Claude A Swanson, then Secretary of the Navy. Duotone card of Richard E. Byrd, perhaps rendered by "Wallin Tittle" (?), tipped-in at page behind fine black-and-white frontis photograph of the author. Duotone appears to be SIGNED. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean but for gift inscription at first free endpaper and then again at page of dedication, with minimal rubbing to or sunning of extremities. Bumping to spine head adn foot, light bruising to tips, unbroken. Illustrated dust jacket present, price- and machine-clipped, protected in Brodart, but moderately worn and with some chipping along edges. Illustrated endpaper (maps). Many score fine illustrations, and two maps. Illustrated endpapers (maps). From the publisher's blurb, "Back from the twilight of an ice age Admiral Byrd has come with a story of sights that men have hardly dreamed of, sights… Read More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. maps, photos. 8vo; xv, 405 pages, light blue cloth, a bit darkened under the chip in the dj at top of spine, front hinge cracked after the half-title, rear hinge started; dj chipped, or worn at folds, lightly dampstained at flap folds, in a dust jacket protector Signed by Admiral Byrd on the publisher's tipped-in sheet. A scientific expedition during which the first seismic measurements of this polar ice cap were taken. Maps, photos, map endpapers.

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.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. Very Good, cloth at spine evenly lightened, small bumps top corners, small cracks at hinges, in a Very Good dust jacket, chips at corners and spine ends, spine lightened. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Putnam, New York, 1936. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 1st Edition; xxi, 405 pages, illustrated 46 pages of b/w photographs including frontispiece, 3 maps including those to end papers. Introduction by Claude A. Swanson, Secretary of the Navy. Blue cloth covers in dust jacket. Covers dulled, spine faded, dust jacket worn, chipped, split and creased with fading to the spine. Contents clean and bright. Byrd tells the story of geographical exploration, scientific achievement and adventure at the South Pole. Follow-up to his earlier book, Little America. This is the first USA edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1423. .

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. From the moment Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr. first left Anarctica, he knew he would return. Both the scope of the strange land and the uncharted scientific promise it held were too much to leave behind forever. Launched during the Great Depression amid great public skepticism, and with funding at its toughest to secure, this second Antarctic journey proved as daring, eventful, and inspiring as any Byrd ever embarked upon.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. Hardcover. Introduction by Claude A. Swanson. Small 4to. Blue cloth, pictorial dust jacket. xxi, 405pp. Frontispiece, illustrations, map, map endpapers. Good plus/good plus. Jacket edgeworn and a bit rubbed, with jacket spine slightly sunned and a few edge chips, including one large one at foot of spine; a bit of discoloration to cloth; ownership signature/date on half-title page. Nice first edition, tight and attractive overall despite wear.

New York: Putnam, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Poor. First Edition stated. Signed by Byrd in blue ink on frontispiece photo lower margin. Minor stains to endpapers else interior clean and secure. Old dampstains to margins of blue cloth boards and spine. Jacket rubbed and worn with tears, creases, and some loss.Your purchase benefits literacy and summer reading programs in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio. We ship every business day. All books ship in cardboard bookfolds with delivery confirmation. Sets or unusually heavy items ship in a box.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Son, 1935. Hardcover. very good. Publisher's Dummy. 3p.l. + 2 plates + blankspp. Octavo in original cloth and photo illustrated endpapers with half title, title page and list of contents + blank sheets to match production binding. Very Scarce. Some minor wear to extremities. very good 1935

G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1935. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. Inscribed by Author. 1st Edition; SIGNED, xxi, 405pages, SIGNED "To Marie, with all the good wishes in the world Dick Byrd" on half title page. Frontispiece portrait photograph, 94 b/w illustrations, 2 maps by James Darley (including end papers). Dust jacket slightly tatty, shelfware, contents clean. Introduction by Claude A. Swanson, Secretary of the Navy. Rear Admiral Byrd USN Retired tells the story of geographical exploration, scientific achievement and adventure at the South Pole. Follow-up to his earlier book, Little America. (His wife was called Marie). This is the first USA edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 1930s; Exploration. Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 101. . This book weighs over 1Kg and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.