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[DODO] HACHISUKA, MASAUJI. The Dodo and kindred birds or the extinct birds of the Mascarene Islands.

Catalogue: The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation
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[DODO] HACHISUKA, MASAUJI. The Dodo and kindred birds or the extinct birds of the Mascarene Islands.

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Lot 154
[DODO] HACHISUKA, MASAUJI. The Dodo and kindred birds or the extinct birds of the Mascarene Islands.
London: H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd. 1953. First edition, copy 83 from an edition of 485. Publisher's blue buckram gilt in dust jacket. 11 x 8 1/2 inches (27.75 x 21.5 cm); xvi, 250 pp., colored frontispiece of the Keulemans dodo painting and 22 plates, of which 11 are colored. Light fading to the cloth to spine, and a small bump to the extreme inner front margin impacting about 16 leaves.

A very scarce and desirable modern ornithological work, discussing the dodo, the Rodriguez solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria), the flightless red rail (Aphanapteryx bonasia) and other extinct species.


C The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation

Estimate: $500 - $800
Sold for $1,134 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $500 - $800
Sold for $1,134 (includes buyer's premium)
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The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation

Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 10am EDT
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