Description
First edition of Alone by Richard E. Byrd.
Octavo, ix, [5], 296pp. Blue cloth, blue lettering on spine and front cover. No additional printings noted on copyright page. Top edge dyed blue, uncut, clean text block. Booksellers label on front endpaper. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $2.50 on front flap, no additional printings noted on front flap, tape repairs to verso, chipping at spine, a very good example. (DAB 6, 92) Signed by the author.
Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957) was an American naval officer and polar explorer. He is known for being the first explorer to reach the North Pole and South Pole by air, but the North Pole claim remains in dispute.
