BYRD, Richard Evelyn [R.E].
Skyward: Man's Mastery of the Air as Shown By the Brilliant Flights of America's Leading Air Explorer.
Richard E. Byrd's Skyward; Inscribed by Him
New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1929.
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Early printing of this work by Commander Byrd. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the frontispiece, "To Leo McCoy with all good wishes R.E. Byrd Jan 25, 1931." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. With a foreword by William A. Moffett.
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.
Skyward: Man's Mastery of the Air as Shown By the Brilliant Flights of America's Leading Air Explorer.
$200.00
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