Fine Books & Manuscripts

BYRD, Richard Evelyn (1888–1957). A group of 39 titles related to Byrd’s expeditions, consisting of: Alone. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1938. Publisher’s dark blue cloth, top edge blue; original unclipped dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, SIGNED BY BYRD. –– Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic… New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1930. Publisher’s blue cloth gilt; original unclipped dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY BYRD. –– RUDGE, William Edward and Hobart Oliver SKOFIELD. Christmas at Little America. Mount Vernon: privately printed, 1930. Illustrated. Original paper boards. LIMITED EDITION, one of 250 copies. –– PETERSEN, Carl Oscar (1897–1941). Med Byrd Og Balchen mot Sydpolen. Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk, 1931. Modern leather–backed boards, spine gilt, original wrappers bound in (some restoration to edges). INSCRIBED BY PETERSEN. –– And many others. All in original cloth and dust jackets, mostly 8vo, numerous first editions, condition generally very good. Complete list upon request.