[AVIATION]. BYRD, Richard Evelyn. Little America. NY et al, 1930. LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED BY BYRD AND THE PUBLISHER. -- Discovery. 1935. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY BYRD. [With:] BYRD. Signature on a newspaper photograph.
Sale 1023 - The Library of Jack Charles Davis, Sold to Support Charitable Institutions
May 3, 2022
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$300 -
$400
Sold for $344
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Lot Description
[AVIATION]. BYRD, Richard Evelyn (1888-1957). Two works, comprising:
Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic.... New York & London, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. 8vo. Numerous photographic illustrations maps. Original half parchment gilt. LIMITED EDITION, number 240 of 1,000 copies SIGNED BY BYRD AND THE PUBLISHER of the "Author's Autograph Edition."
Discovery: The Story of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. 8vo. Illustrated plates. Original cloth; in unrestored unclipped dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED ON PORTRAIT FRONTISPIECE BY BYRD.
[With:] BYRD. Signature on a newspaper photograph.
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