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Soft cover. Condizione: VERY GOOD Minus. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing.. Inventory # D468-1 FATE (Pulp Digest Magazine); Vol. 2, No. 2, July 1949 COVER STORY/ ILLUSTRATION; Valentino . . Was His Death Foretold? by Vincent H. Gaddis Published by Highland Park, IL: Clark Publishing Company, CONTENTS; ** STORIES (1) Haunted Music by Pauline Saltzman (2) The Tomb That Weeps by Edmon P. Gibson (3) Men Of Mystery: Morgan Robertson by Vincent H. Gaddis (4) New Mexicos Strangest Story by P.J. Reach (5) Phantoms in The Philippines by Manuel Buaken (6) The Thinking Horses of Elberfeld by Henry Rich; ** ARTICLES = (1) Thomas Alva Edison And "The Little People" by Thomas Alva Edison (2) The Sacred Society of The Areoi by Robert Schick (4) Through Solid Walls by Clarkson Dye (5) The Miracle Mind of Nikola Tesla by J. Harold Byers (5) Are There Too Many People? by Dr. Fairfield Osborn (6) Tumacacori Treasure Legend by Joe Rice (7) Can Ancestral Memories Be Inherited? by Juan H. McBroom; CONDITION; VG Minus; Water stained and wrinkled inside; h20 staining to rt edge book PRICE = $49; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: N/A. Second Edition. Second cheaper edition. Inscribed by author to half-title page that appears to be from slightly smaller earlier edition that has been taped in with cellotape between ffep and frontispiece. In blue cloth with gilt to type and small blindstamped image of dogsled to cover. Rubbing to spine ends/edges and corners and some smudged fingerprints and glossy mark to rear board. Clean interior and solid binding. Illustrated. Early Printing. Inscribed by author.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Stated copyright page: "Copyright, 1930, by Francis Trevelyen Miller." No other dates, additional printings. Sky blue full cloth boards, sharp metallic silver titles, adhered to cover is magnificently vibrant color cover plate of Admiral Byrd flying over Antarctica in 1920s plane, moderate shelf wear. Pages very good, clean; attractive toning. Illustrations, imagery throughout. Photographs, Historic Prints, etc. Pictorial map endpapers of the pole lands. Includes a chronology of explorations. Color frontispiece, illustrated with historic photos, prints, etc. Facsimile autographs of three great explorers. Bind fine, square; intact. Original pictorial wrapper matching cover in design; unclipped 2.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel and cover feature wrap-around to spine painting of Byrd flying grey plane in front of blue hued mountainous peak with golden orange rays in b.g. At back panel, classic vignettes and summary reviews for "Wagons Westward: A Story of the Old Trail to Santa Fe" by Armstrong Sperry. Rare very good first edition in dynamic near very good wrapper. Presented within this volume is the fight to conquer the ends of the Earth and beyond. Illustrated with many sections of plates featuring hundreds of full and partial-page photographs, historic prints, illustrations, maps, etc. on over 75 photo plates. With forewords by General A.W. Greely, Dr. Henry Fairfield Osborn. Francis T. Miller documents the history of North and South polar expeditions and exploration from a millennia past and culminating in the historic achievements of Admiral Byrd in 1920s. An absolutely stunning example of fine book craftsmanship. Following the advancement of airplanes and flight in the 1920s, with the endeavors of Admiral Byrd, frame the milieu and historical perspective of this volume. Author Miller lauds Byrd, but this study is rather more and conprehensive in its historical narrative review of polar exploration. From front flap: "The Fight to Conquer the Ends of the Earth; Byrd's Accomplishments Unparalleled. Byrd was lauded as the first man to fly over both the top and bottom of the world. As a noble and inspiring proof of the courage of man these accomplishments stand alone. As a stalwart example of the American spirit and an inspiration to every living person in the world today and generations to come, these feats challenge the courage and stamina of the world. The historical import of Byrd's actions can only be appreciated against the background of the thousand year fight that preceded. The scene is set on the chessboard of lattitude and longitude with the earth as the battle arena and the top and bottom of the world as its objective. Here are the elements of great romance and tragedy in vivid contrast. Victorious life and treacherous death. With a backdrop of elemental physical suffering beyond comprehension, of gaunt starvation and lingering death, Miller posits that we live in an age of science and technology where Byrd and his allies are able to accomplish in a few hours of flight what more than ten centuries of blood trails failed to do!" Table of Contents: "Chapter I. The Fight to Conquer the Ends of the Earth; II. Little America at the Bottom of the World; III. Byrd's Historica Flight Over the South Pole; IV. The Vast Continent of Antarctica and What It Reveals; V. The Thousand-Year Conquest and How It Began; VI. The Search for the Top of the World; VII. Battling Against the Barriers of the North; VIII. The Heroic Struggle for the Northwest Passage; IX. Lost in the Arctic - The Graveyard of the Ages; X. Rescue Ships on the Trail of the Great Mystery; XI. Arctic Madness and the Terrors of the Long Night; XII. The Men Who Came Back from the Dead; XIII. Facing Starvation at the World's Farthest Outpost; XIV. The Race of the Nations for the Goal; XV. The American Flag is Planted at the North Pole; XVI. The Search for the Bottom of the World; XVII. Daring Attacks on the Ice-Locked Continent; XVIII. Death Stalks in the Land of the Blizzard; XIX. Norway Plants Its Flag at the South Pole; XX. The War for Possession of Antarctica; XXI. How Byrd Entered the Arena of Explorers; XXII. Byrd's Great Flight Over the North Pole; XXIII. World Acclaims Byrd as the 'Greatest Explorer of Modern Times.'; XXIV. Last Drives at the Arctic Barriers; XXV. Return of the Gladiators from the Antarctic Arena; XXVI. The Great Andree Mystery Solved." These are the chapter headings; each heading follows with further details within each of these chapters. 384 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.…