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CONQUERING ANTARCTICA: RICHARD E. BYRD.
Edition: First edition.
Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica Press, (1961) dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of the American naval officer, aviator and polar explorer Richard Byrd which focuses on his life of constant adventure, starting at a young age, and his bravery in trying to survive at the Advance Base during his second expedition. A title in the Great Lives for Young Americans Series. Map. Illustrated with drawings by Robert Boehmer. 190 pp.
Condition: Fine in red boards with gold lettering on spine in a very near fine dust jacket. Original price of $2.95 printed on dust jacket front flap. 190 pp.
Book ID: 79999More details Price: $15.00 -
VICTIM OF THE AURORA.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1978.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in 1910 in the Antarctic, this novel is a combination of polar adventure, murder mystery and an exploration of what men are capable of when faced with intense cold and hunger. 219 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-15-1936315.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.
Book ID: 76350More details Price: $17.50 -
MIND OVER MATTER, the Epic Crossing of the Antarctic Continent.
Edition: First American edition.
New York: Delacorte, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of the terrible toll taken by this feat - the first unsupported trek across Antarctica and the longest unsupported polar crossing ever -1350 miles with one companion across the continent. Maps and diagrams, photographs, glossary, bibliography, index. vii, 322 pp. ISBN: 0-385312164.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 63469More details Price: $18.50 -
VICTIM OF THE AURORA.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1978.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Set in 1910 in the Antarctic, this novel is a combination of polar adventure, murder mystery and an exploration of what men are capable of when faced with intense cold and hunger. SIGNED on the title page with a small doodle. 219 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-15-1936315.
Condition: Good only in a near fine like dustjacket (bookstore stamp, some crinkling to several pages from dampness).
Book ID: 58806More details Price: $24.00
