First edition & First Printing of Discovery: The Story of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition, published in 1935 by G. P. Putnam’s Sons. This important exploration narrative documents Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s second Antarctic expedition (1933–1935), one of the most significant scientific and geographic undertakings of the early 20th century.

The volume is signed by Richard E. Byrd on the front free endpaper. Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps, including a large fold-out Antarctic map used by special permission of the National Geographic Society. Introduction by Claude A. Swanson, Secretary of the Navy.

Original publisher’s blue cloth with illustrated dust jacket (present but heavily worn). The book shows notable wear, including fraying and losses to the dust jacket, edge wear to boards, spine damage, and general age-related handling. Internally, the pages are complete, with the fold-out map intact. Binding remains present but shows stress.

Despite its condition, this is a scarce signed first edition of a landmark Antarctic exploration account, highly desirable to collectors of polar exploration, maritime history, and early 20th-century scientific expeditions.