SIGNED Richard E. Byrd DISCOVERY 1935 Antarctic Expedition Ltd Ed 500 Maps For Sale

DISCOVERY: The Story of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition byRichard E. Byrd. G.P. Putnam\'s Sons, New York, 1935. SIGNED LIMITEDEDITION — one of 500 copies, signed by Admiral Byrd in ink on theprinted limitation page (see photos; number line blank as found).Please examine the signature close-up — hand-signed in ink, notfacsimile.Introduction by Claude A. Swanson, Secretary of the Navy. Byrd\'saccount of the 1933–35 expedition: the Winter-over at Advance Base,the legendary solo months in the polar night, the sledging and flightoperations from Little America. 405 pp. with more than 90 photographicplates and three maps, including the polar map endpapers.CONDITION: Very good. Light blue cloth, gilt bright; SPINE FADEDfrom blue to gray with sunning at the joints (see photos) — the onesignificant cosmetic flaw. Corners lightly bumped, binding square andtight, pages clean, photographic sections and both map endpaperscomplete and crisp. Signed on the limitation page as described above;number line blank as found. No dust jacket — the limited edition wasissued in boards without jacket.A cornerstone of any polar exploration collection.Shipped carefully packed via Media Mail.Curated by Blackwood Foundlings