The Story of Malcolm Hanson - INSCRIBED
np: Privately printed, 1946. Limited Edition. Leatherbound in slipcase. 8vo. Pp. 158. Frontis. portrait photo. Illustrated with a route map of Germany and Denmark. Dark green crush grain leather, spine titles and cover illustration stamped in gilt, borders in blind, decorated endpapers, AEG. Title page signed and hand numbered 83 of an edition limited to 150. Manuscript note to blank endpaper dated 22 November 1961 at McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Spine ends minimally rubbed. In slipcase covered in textured green cloth without titles. A bright copy. Very Good+ / Slipcase Very Good+. Item #11392
Hanson (1894-1942) was the chief radio engineer for Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s expedition to Antarctica and a pioneer in the development of long-distance radio communications and radar. This biography was written by his mother and published for distribution to friends and family. Truly rare on the market; no copies identified through OCLC.
Price: $325.00