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Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: 020870
Descripción Condición: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. Nº de ref. del artículo: 0198508379-2-3
Descripción Hard covers, dust jacket. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st edition. Scarcely used. 398 pp. Inscribed to Gordon Reid PLS by his wife. Weight: 1.0 Language: English. Nº de ref. del artículo: 36634
Descripción Condición: As New. 398, col illus. 280x210mm. HB. Fine copy, as new. An absorbing study of the world's recently extinct bird species. Combines scientific accuracy with a lively and readable style. Nearly all species illustrated with colour plates from archival sources, including the work of Audubon, Keulemans and Lear. [9780198508373]. Nº de ref. del artículo: S56802
Descripción Condición: Fine. Book is in Used-LikeNew condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear. Nº de ref. del artículo: 0198508379-2-2
Descripción Condición: Very Good. Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any). Nº de ref. del artículo: 353-0198508379-vrg
Descripción Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition as such. Light shelfwear. ; Half title page dedicated and signed by the author. High quality and lavish illustrations and plates throughout. ; 21.5 x 28 x 3 cm; 400 pages; Signed by Author Hardcover (blindstamped with gilt to spine). Nº de ref. del artículo: 82468
Descripción Hard Cover. Condición: VG. Estado de la sobrecubierta: VG. 1st. Well illustrated account of the 80 or so species of birds known to have died out since 1600. 398pp. VG clean copy in dust wrapper Size: 4to. Nº de ref. del artículo: 021353
Descripción Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Since 1600 some 80 bird species have become extinct. The author has drawn on a wide range of sources for his accounts of these birds, their habits and demise, with evidence of preserved specimens brought to life by the eye-witness accounts of early travellers and explorers. Their stories are sometimes tantalisingly slight: isolated sightings of a single bird may be the only evidence that a species ever existed. By contrast, the expeditions of Nineteenth Century naturalists are often well documented and their descriptions accompanied by detailed drawings and paintings. In more recent cases our knowledge about an extinct species can be so extensive that even the precise time and place of death of its last surviving member is recorded. Virtually all of the species documented here are illustrated with colour plates from archival sources, including the work of such acknowledged masters as Audubon, Keulemans and Lear. These artists often had the advantage of working from fresh specimens or even from living birds, and besides its beauty their work is a primary source of scientific knowledge in its own right. Where no appropriate picture exists, new paintings have been produced especially for the book. The stories of these birds are sometimes fantastic, often touching and humorous, but ultimately sad. Extinct Birds is a fascinating record of those species of birds which have been unable to adapt and survive, and a timely reminder of the human capacity to change the environment for the worse. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR004373509
Descripción Paperback. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: no dj. Extinct Birds. Book. Nº de ref. del artículo: N2405