[BYRD, Richard Evelyn (1888–1957)]. –– MILLER, Francis Trevelyan (1877–1959). The World’s Great Adventure: 1000 Years of Polar Exploration… Philadelphia, et al: The John C. Winston Company, [1930]. 8vo. Numerous illustrations from photographs. Original blue cloth affixed with color illustrated label; original dust jacket (few small closed tears at edges). FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY EXPLORERS LAURENCE GOULD AND JOHN O’BRIEN on their respective illustrations, each captioned with the date of signing. Gould (1896–1995) was second in command of Byrd’s expedition and served as the expedition’s geologist. O’Brien (1897–1938) served as chief surveyor and assistant to Byrd on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition. [With:] BYRD. Into the Home of the Blizzard. New York: New York Times Company and the St. Louis Post–Despatch, 1928. Tall 8vo. Original printed wrappers; original presentation box. LIMITED EDITION, unnumbered from an unknown edition. A complementary issue for supporters of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition. Spence 225.
[BYRD, Richard Evelyn (1888–1957)]. –– MILLER, Francis Trevelyan (1877–1959). The World’s Great Adventure: 1000 Years of Polar Exploration… Philadelphia, et al: The John C. Winston Company, [1930]. 8vo. Numerous illustrations from photographs. Original blue cloth affixed with color illustrated label; original dust jacket (few small closed tears at edges). FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY EXPLORERS LAURENCE GOULD AND JOHN O’BRIEN on their respective illustrations, each captioned with the date of signing. Gould (1896–1995) was second in command of Byrd’s expedition and served as the expedition’s geologist. O’Brien (1897–1938) served as chief surveyor and assistant to Byrd on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition. [With:] BYRD. Into the Home of the Blizzard. New York: New York Times Company and the St. Louis Post–Despatch, 1928. Tall 8vo. Original printed wrappers; original presentation box. LIMITED EDITION, unnumbered from an unknown edition. A complementary issue for supporters of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition. Spence 225.
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