1. Skyward. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1928. Portrait frontispiece. 8vo. Blue cloth; dust jacket. Edge-worn jacket with some tears and small losses. First edition, presentation copy. Inscribed and signed on the frontispiece verso: "Congratulations and best wishes / R E Byrd." 2. Photograph Signed (“R E Byrd”) on the lower matte, 7 1/4 by 9 1/2 inch silver print, matted and framed, depicting Byrd in uniform alongside six civilians, apparently at a civic reception, further signed by the other participants. 3. Collection of correspondence from Byrd to Admiral George Rock, 1931, comprising 2 typed letters signed (“R E Byrd”), a pencil note by the recipient, and a copy letter; concerning Byrd’s inquiries about the Russian ship “Feodor Litke” and how she breaks the ice. 4. 16 glass lantern slides relating to the Byrd expedition of 1928-29, condition varies, several are cracked.
1. Skyward. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1928. Portrait frontispiece. 8vo. Blue cloth; dust jacket. Edge-worn jacket with some tears and small losses. First edition, presentation copy. Inscribed and signed on the frontispiece verso: "Congratulations and best wishes / R E Byrd." 2. Photograph Signed (“R E Byrd”) on the lower matte, 7 1/4 by 9 1/2 inch silver print, matted and framed, depicting Byrd in uniform alongside six civilians, apparently at a civic reception, further signed by the other participants. 3. Collection of correspondence from Byrd to Admiral George Rock, 1931, comprising 2 typed letters signed (“R E Byrd”), a pencil note by the recipient, and a copy letter; concerning Byrd’s inquiries about the Russian ship “Feodor Litke” and how she breaks the ice. 4. 16 glass lantern slides relating to the Byrd expedition of 1928-29, condition varies, several are cracked.
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