Polar Books Catalogue
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Sections : Antarctic; Arctic; Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society; Maps; Miscellaneous; Mountaineering; General Polar; Scott; Other travel; Whaling;
Reference 1434 (1500) Category Antarctic; Author Byrd, Richard E Title LITTLE AMERICA: AERIAL EXPLORATION IN THE ANTARCTIC. Publishing Information New York: G.P. Putnam's,1930. Description 1st Edition; xvi, 422pages, Illustrated b/w photos, 4 maps (2 folding). Frontispiece portrait of Rear Admiral Byrd drawn by Rebecca Lindon Taylor. Blue covers with gilt titling, pictorial endpapers, no dust jacket. Previous owner book label sellotaped onto front end paper. Shelfware, spine softening, small splits, rear end paper hinge split. Contents clean. Byrd's official narrative of his initial Antarctic expedition. For many it marks the end of the "heroic age" in Antarctic exploration and its replacement by the "mechanical age." Price £20.00 Keywords Byrd, expedition, adventure, Polar S1-Ant ISBN Add this to your basket