Commander richard byrd (10 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hard copy in good condition. Spine cover slightly faded. Dust jacket worn. Plastic-Kleer Just A Fold Adjustable Book Jacket Cover. 284 clean pages.

Blue Cloth. Zustand: Minor Edge and Corner Wear. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Map endpapers. Previous owner's name in ink on front and rear preliminary page. Photogravure frontispiece portrait of the author (point of issue for first printing). "Man's mastery of the air as shown by the brilliant flights of America's leading air explorer. His life, his thrilling adventures, his North Pole and trans=Atlantic flights, together with his plans for conquering the Antarctic by air." A clean copy. 359pp. Size: Large Octavo.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. B&W and Color Photos; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 160 pages; Vol. LII (52) , Number 4: October, 1927. Single issue magazine, complete. Snugly bound and neat in original yellow, black and white title lettered covers. Article byWilliam Morden " By Coolie and Caravan across Central Asia," and pieces on Sicily and Latin America. Profusely illustrated with photos. Just mild shelf evidence to covers. VG or better.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. B&W and Color Photos; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 160 pages; September, 1926. Volume L, No. 3. Single issue magazine, complete. Snugly bound and neat in original yellow, black and white title lettered covers. Includes articles on Byrd's flight to the North Pole, flight over Egypt, the Sinai and Palestine and a travel essay on the Nile. Profusely illustrated with photos. Just milf shelf evidence to covers. VG or better.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. SKYWARD COMMANDER RICHARD E. BYRD 1928 1ST EDITION/1ST PRINTING VERY GOOD. I feel privileged to be able to offer this iconic book of bravery and heroism, especially in the First Edition/First Printing. Please find: Skyward, by Commander Richard E. Byrd, U.S. Navy (Retired). The subtitle reads: Man s mastery of the air as shown by the brilliant flights of America s leading air explorer. His life, his thrilling adventures, his North Pole and Trans-Atlantic flights, together with his plans for conquering the Antarctic by air. This medium-sized hard cover book (6 x 8 ¾ inches, 359 pages) was published by G. P. Putnam s Sons of New York, dated 1928. There is a note on the copyright page which says: This copy is from the first printing of Skyward and will be the only printing to contain the photogravure frontispiece portrait of the author. The book is bound in sky blue cloth covers with bold gilt titles on the cover and spine. The book is well illustrated with 48 b&w photographs, typically one to a page on glossy paper and each with its explanatory caption. Condition: This book is in very good condition. The hard covers are bright and very presentable, particularly the gilt titles but there has been some minor rubbing to the edges and light bumping to the corners and spine tips. Inside, the book is unmarked except for a neat bookplate of a former owner on the front endpaper. The interior pages and plates are clean and bright throughout, without toning and certainly no foxing. Both hinges are intact, and the binding is tight and sound. This book is not ex-library or a remainder.…

Cloth. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 7th Impression. Man's mastery of the air as shown by the brilliant flights of Americas leading air explorer. His life, his thrilling adventures, his North Pole and Trans-Atlantic flights, together with his plans for conquering the Antartic by air. 359 pages with numerous monochrome plates. Blue cloth, dull with some marks and faded spine. End paper maps, internally very good throughout.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. SKYWARD NORTH POLE FLIGHT BY COMMANDER RICHARD E. BYRD 1928 1ST PRINTING DJ. Please find on offer here a very nice copy of the First Printing (noted on the copyright page to be the only copy to include the Frontispiece photo of the Author) of: Skyward by Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd. The subtitle reads: Man s mastery of the air as shown by the brilliant flights of America s leading air explorer. His life, his thrilling adventures his North Pole and Trans-Atlantic flights together with his plans for conquering the Antarctic by air. This medium-sized hard cover book (6 ¼ x 8 ¾ inches, 359 pages) was published by G.P. Putnam s Sons of New York and London dated 1928 and the First Printing (as noted above). The book is nicely illustrated with 44 b&w photos (it was hard to count them as the Contents pages are all uncut). Condition: This book is in near fine condition. The dust jacket shows some minor edge wear which has been arrested by the addition of a Brodart mylar cover. The deep blue boards and gilt titles on cover and spine are almost perfect. There has been some very faint bumping to the corners and spine tips. Inside the book is unmarked and the pages and photo plates are pristine bright and clean and without any toning or foxing. Both hinges are intact and the binding is tight and sound. This book is not ex-library or a remainder. There is a small bookseller s label (Edgar H. Wells & Co. of New York) on the rear endpaper. Don t dilly-dally; this one won t last.…

8vo., Tenth Impression, with portrait frontispiece, plates and endpaper maps on blue stock; blue cloth, upper board framed in blind and lettered in gilt, gilt back, blue top, a near fine copy. First published in 1928. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.