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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. Color frontis., photos, illustrations, 236 pages. Brings together the natural history and historical data relating to the Great Auk and its extinction as connected with the social, economic and political conditions of the 18th-19th century; tracing ornithologists' search for the last Great Auks through Labrador, St; Kilda and Newfoundland, and the beginnings of the Bird Protection movement. Appendixes: type specimen description, taxonomy, the 1869 Act for the Preservation of Sea Birds, Victorian egg collectors, bird species mentioned in text. Bibliography, index. Hardcover. New/New. Seller Inventory # 013923
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. HARDCOVER, BRAND NEW COPY, Perfect Shape, No Black Remainder Mark, 444-409Fast Shipping With Online Tracking, International Orders shipped Global Priority Air Mail, All orders handled with care and shipped promptly in secure packaging, we ship Mon-Sat and send shipment confirmation emails. Our customer service is friendly, we answer emails fast, accept returns and work hard to deliver 100% Customer Satisfaction!. Seller Inventory # 0904060026
Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. 1.43. Seller Inventory # 0198564783-2-1
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. xi+227pp., Pictorial illustrated dustjacket with b/w portrait of author inside rear flap- covered in removable protective clear plastic, black cloth boards with silver text to spine, light blue endpapers, frontis., intro., b/w plts. & text ills., maps, appends., bibliog., index. Who Killed the Great Auk? takes us on a tour of some of the most remote communities on earth to follow the peregrinations of intrepid naturalists as they put to sea in search of the very last of the Great Auks. Size: Large Octavo. Book. Seller Inventory # 001374
Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 1.43. Seller Inventory # 353-0198564783-new
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. 1. Part scientific mystery, part cultural history, part intellectual archaeology, Who Killed the Great Auk? vividly tells the story of the extinction that helped launch the first conservation movement.The Great Auk was a large, flightless bird with tiny wings and an enormous beak. Its clumsy, erect gait on land made it an easy target for sailors and landsmen alike, who hunted it for its ample flesh and soft down, and eagerly gathered its eggs. Over time, the Great Auk began to appear less frequently; then rarely; then never again. By the end of the nineteenth century, even the most intrepid explorers could no longer find this once-common bird. Gaskell shows how the Great Auk's disappearance became a cause celebre. It sparked a frenzy among collectors, fascinated writers such as Charles Kingsley, and obsessed such influential ornithologists as John Wolley and John James Audubon, who helped push for the first legislation to protect seabirds. But as Gaskell shows, the extinction of the Great Auk was not a straightforward tale of overhunting. In this subtle, nuanced book, he reveals the ways in which its fate was inextricably bound up with the social, economic, and political history of the time.Who Killed the Great Auk? is nature writing at its best. From the journey of Audubon to Labrador to the hardships of life in early Newfoundland, it takes readers on a tour of some of the wildest and coldest places on earth. And at the end of the story, we understand a little more clearly how we came to value even the oddest inhabitants of the natural world. Seller Inventory # DADAX0198564783
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. hbk 224pp a new and unread copy excellent clean tight unmarked in sleeve-protected dj gift quality. Seller Inventory # HPS474-B
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. HARDCOVER, BRAND NEW COPY, Perfect Shape, Not a Remainder, No Black Remainder Mark MH47-807Fast Shipping With Online Tracking, International Orders shipped Global Priority Air Mail, All orders handled with care and shipped promptly in secure packaging, we ship Mon-Sat and send shipment confirmation emails. Our customer service is friendly, we answer emails fast, accept returns and work hard to deliver 100% Customer Satisfaction!. Seller Inventory # 0709040033
Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.42. Seller Inventory # Q-0198564783
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. illustrated edition. 224 pages. 9.25x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # zk0198564783