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Discovery: The Story of The Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition
by Byrd, Richard Evelyn; Introduction by Claude A. Swanson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. Mapped end papers; Ink gift inscription dated 1942 on half title page, else textblock very clean and tight; Faded blue top edge; Sunned spine, bumped head and foot of spine, moisture stained and discolored rear board; Lacks dust jacket; 405p., including appendix and index.. Second Edition. Blue Cloth. Good+. Illus. by Photographs/Maps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB16499
- Title
- Discovery: The Story of The Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition
- Author
- Byrd, Richard Evelyn; Introduction by Claude A. Swanson
- Illustrator
- Photographs/Maps
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition, Polar Expedition History, Polar Discovery, Antarctica
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science; Adventure; Polar;
Terms of Sale
Clausen Books, RMABA
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
Biblio member since 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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- Sunned
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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