The Great Auk by Errol Fuller ISBN 13: 9780953355303

Southborough: Errol Fuller, 1999. 448pp, colour photographic d/j with title in white to green spine. Signed by author at title page, some shelfwear. Small tear which has been repaired internally to d/j front cover at top corner. Further small tear to d/j at top of spine. Front d/j flap creased, d/j corners rubbed.. Signed By Author. First. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Southborough, Kent: Errol Fuller, 1999. 448, 200+ col illus, b/w illus. . HB. 4to, orig. bds. Near fine in d/w.. 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.. [9780953355303]