The Great Auk
- Publisher : Errol Fuller
- Published In : Southborough, Kent
- Illustrations : 200+ col illus, b/w illus
Description:
Perhaps the most curious of all vanished birds, the Great Auk commands an enormous following among naturalists and its strange and mysterious story is told in the pages of this book. Not reliably seen since 1844, this remarkable bird has become one of the great icons of extinction. With more than 200 colour plates and a similar number of black and white pictures, this beautiful book brings together almost every known archival image of the species, along with dramatic photographs of the lonely islands it once inhabitated and intriguing pictures of the many fascinating characters involved in the Great Auk's tragic story.
Condition
4to, orig. bds. Near fine in d/w.