THE GREAT AUK. By Errol Fuller.
1999 1st edition. Large 4to. Pp448. Col and b/w paintings, photographs, tipped-in frontispiece. Half morocco, marbled boards, in slipcase.
Fuller's lavishly illustrated work brings together almost every known archival image of the species, along with dramatic photographs of the islands it once inhabited and pictures of the many famous characters who became involved in the Great Auk's tragic story. Chapters on the natural history, prehistory, archaeological finds, eggs, art and literature concerning this bird.
Fuller's lavishly illustrated work brings together almost every known archival image of the species, along with dramatic photographs of the islands it once inhabited and pictures of the many famous characters who became involved in the Great Auk's tragic story. Chapters on the natural history, prehistory, archaeological finds, eggs, art and literature concerning this bird.
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Book Code
28129
| Author | Fuller (Errol). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 28129 |
| ISBN | 0953355306 / 0953355306. |
| Book Description | Fine in slightly used slip-case. #208 of an edition of 400 signed and numbered copies. Half-title slightly creased where tipped-in frontispiece has been pasted to reverse. The title-page of this copy has a signed dedication by the author to a former owne |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1999 |
| Publisher | Published by the author. |
| Place | Southborough, Kent. |