May 12, 2005 - Sale 2043

Sale 2043 - Lot 17

Unsold
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
INSCRIBED BOOK BYRD, RICHARD E. Alone. Signed and with a lengthy inscription to Grace Tully, FDR's personal secretary, "The young lady who has contributed so much to her country during these critical years, I present this volume with enduring appreciation for her friendliness and courtesies to me and with high regard and esteem." 8vo, publisher's cloth; dust jacket, minor wear. New York, (1938)

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Byrd met several times with FDR at the end of 1938 and the beginning of 1939 while planning his participation in the 1939-41 United States Antarctic Service Expedition. He no doubt gave Tully this inscribed copy of his book on one of these visits.