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 1389 (1950) Category Antarctic; Author Adams, Lieutenant Harry Title BEYOND THE BARRIER WITH BYRD: An Authentic Story of the Byrd Antarctic Exploring Expedition . Publishing Information Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Company, 1932. Description 1st Edition; xvi, [2] 19-253 pages, illustrated with b/w photos. Original covers, no dust jacket. Shelf wear, spine softening with tiny splits to top and bottome of spine. Previous owners details on front end paper otherwise contents clean. Pages age toned and some spotting mainly to page edges and prelims. Adams wrote this detailed account of Byrd's initial expedition, the first American experience of the Antarctic continent. Though an attractively produced volume, it remains the least popular of the seven accounts published by expedition members' (Taurus) Price £15.00 Keywords expedition, adventure, Polar S1-Ant ISBN Add this to your basket