Lot 21

[BYRD, Richard Evelyn, Jr. (1888-1957)]. A group of 7 works by or about Byrd in 7 volumes, all 8vo, overall condition fine.

Estimate
$300 - $400

Sold for $599

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[BYRD, Richard Evelyn, Jr. (1888-1957)]. A group of 7 works by or about Byrd, comprising:


BYRD, Richard Evelyn, Jr. Skyward. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. Publisher's blue cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. -- BYRD. Little America. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. Publisher's blue cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY BYRD. -- BYRD. Discovery: The Story of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. Publisher's blue cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. -- BYRD. Alone. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1938. Publisher's blue cloth. -- MILLER, Francis Trevelyan (1877-1959). The World's Great Adventure: 1000 Years of Polar Exploration Including the Heroic Achievements of Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd. Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1930. Publisher's pictorial blue cloth. -- ADAMS, Harry, Beyond the Barrier with Byrd. Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Company, 1931. Publisher's blue cloth; dust jacket. -- O'BRIEN, John S. (1897-1938). By Dog Sled for Byrd. Chicago: Thomas S. Rockwell Company, 1931. Publisher's blue cloth. -- Together, 7 works in 7 volumes, all 8vo, overall condition fine. Provenance for the lot: Collector's bookplates, a few pencil marks.

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