The Takahe (Notornis mantelli Owen, 1848) : A General Survey
by Williams, G. R
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
[New Zealand]: Royal Society of New Zealand. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [1960]. Softcover. Some rubbing and creasing to covers. Ink note on front cover. ; Reprint from the Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Vol. 88. (235)-258 pages + 3 illustrations (1 colour) on 1 plate leaf. Printed card wrappers. Page dimensions: 246 x 186mm. 8 in-text figures and 3 tables. List of References on pages 256-258. "The rediscovery of a colony of this large, flightless rail in 1948m on the western side of Lake Te Anau, in the South Island, caused interest throughout the world" - page 235. .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24540
- Title
- The Takahe (Notornis mantelli Owen, 1848) : A General Survey
- Author
- Williams, G. R
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Royal Society of New Zealand
- Place of Publication
- [New Zealand]
- Date Published
- [1960]
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Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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