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[POLAR EXPLORATION]. BYRD, Richard Evelyn (1888?1957). Litt...

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[POLAR EXPLORATION]. BYRD, Richard Evelyn (1888?1957). Little America. New York and London: G.P. Putnam?s Sons, 1930. Royal 8vo. Numerous illustrations from photographs and drawings. Original publisher?s half parchment vellum gilt, uncut (spine a bit sunned with staining near foot). LIMITED EDITION, number 433 of 1000 copies SIGNED BY BYRD and the publisher. Taurus 114. ?? [TOGETHER WITH:] Little America. New York and London: G.P. Putnam?s Sons, 1930. Royal 8vo. Numerous illustrations from photographs, drawings and maps. Laid in with a ?Byrd Prize Letter Contest? broadsheet. Original publisher?s blue cloth gilt (spine a bit darkened); original unclipped dust jacket (chipping and edgewear to extremities). FIRST TRADE EDITION, SIGNED BY BYRD on half?title. Again signed by Byrd on a slip of paper mounted to the half?title with the notation: ?Got this when I interviewed Byrd, Dec. 15, 1930, at the Commodore Perry flowing the lecture at the Civic Auditorium?.