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Discovery The Story of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition
by Richard E. Byrd
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putman's Sons, 1935. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 1935, 405 pages with photo frontispiece of Admiral Byrd, Book is Fine, publisher's blue cloth with bright gilt title to spine and front board, very clean map end papers, Tight and Square, sharp corners, No previous owner bookplate or writing, exceptional illustrations, clean end papers, Jacket is Very Good Plus, some edge chipping and folds, little loss on top edge of front panel, original $3.75 price intact, Shows nicely in a new mylar sleeve. Bonus, 2 laid in First Day covers, one postmarked from Byrd Station in 1961! Very nice copy at a Bargain price. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003732
- Title
- Discovery The Story of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition
- Author
- Richard E. Byrd
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G. P. Putman's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- Antarctica, Polar Exploration, Richard E. Byrd
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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