Skyward by Commander Richard E. Byrd [Signed First Edition]

Byrd, Richard Evelyn; Moffett, William A. (Foreword)

Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York - London, 1928

About this Item

SStated first printing. Signed by Admiral Byrd on signature cut adhered to front endpaper: "Best wishes, R. E. Byrd". Vintage photo clipping of Byrd above this. Very attractive. Stated at copyright page: "This copy is from the first printing of Skyward and will be the only printing to contain the photogravure frontispiece portrait of the author." Bright blue buckram (cloth) boards, crisp gilt cover and spine titles, blind-stamped border, slight shelf wear. Frontispiece portrait plate of Byrd w/glassine tissue guard, fine. Pages fine; no writing. Bind fine; hinges intact. Map endpapers of Byrd's flight path to the Arctic zone and North Pole. Includes forty-seven photos on twenty-four plates; majority of which have imagery on either side. These photos depict the amazing early feats of flight and terror in these endeavours to the Pole and around the world. Pictorial dust wrapper, fine; protected in new clear sleeve. Jacket depicts wrap-around deco design of colored bands of plane in flight over northern hemisphere. Near fine first printing in same wrapper. Presented in this profusely illustrated volume are Commander Byrd's mastery of the air as shown by his brilliant flights as 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. Byrd was an American naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd's expeditions were the first to reach both the North and South Pole by air. Made in the United States of America at Knickerbocker Press of New York. 359 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Seller Inventory # 020622

Bibliographic Details

Title: Skyward by Commander Richard E. Byrd [Signed...

Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York - London

Publication Date: 1928

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author

Edition: First Edition.