Chilton Glen (37 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Curse of the Labrador Duck: My Obsessive Quest to the Edge of Extinction. Book.

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Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 104, pp. 378-386, Illlus, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 98, pp. 567-580, Illlus, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, stapled & trimmed, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing with full number line 1-10. Dust jacket has only minor shelf wear. Inside is clean, tight, and unmarked.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Soundly stapled binding. Pages clean, bright. Light shelf wear to wrappers. Gently bent (not creased) at lower corner. Contents: Scientists and writers respond to Sallie Tisdale's "Sexual Planet." Northerner, Nudes from the Forgotten Knowledge Series. Unger, Landscapes (photography). Chilton, John James Audubon in the land that God forgot. Poetry by Dorine Preston, D.C. Berry, Jim Fisher, George Vlastos, Jennifer Johnson, Joanne Lowery, Christopher Arigo, Douglas Haynes, Erica Olsen. Fiction by Gene Washington. Soliloquy by Sallie Tisdale. 11.0" tall; 36 pages. Illustrated by Sara Northerner and Pat Unger (illustrator).…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2009). 2009 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 242mm). Ppxii,305. B/w photographs, map. Green and cream boards, spine titled in gilt. A fine copy in slightly shelf-worn dust-wrapper. "Finally, the world's leading authority on the extinct Labrador duck, Dr. Glen Chilton, shares the story of the mysterious bird - a saga wherein he sets out to examine the remains of every Labrador duck, conduct genetic analysis on every Labrador duck egg, and visit every site where the duck was shot .with many a (mis)adventure along the way. .More elusive than the passenger pigeon, the dodo, or the great auk, and breeding in places so obscure that no certain records exist of its nests, the Labrador duck succumbed to extinction almost before anyone realized it was in decline. When Chilton began his travels there were thought to be approximately fifty stuffed specimens scattered among the museums of Europe and North America. However, as his search progressed, it became clear that some specimens had been lost to war and theft while others lay hidden in far-flung collections, overseen by secretive curators." Chilton finally did succeed in seeing every single specimen known to be in existence, but only after travelling the equivalent of 3.3 times around the earth in order to do it. A good read, with much useful information on a hitherto rather obscure subject. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. x, 305pp., ill. As new, other than a library surplus stamp inside rear; NOT ex-library. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

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Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st US Edition. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Black & white illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 305 pages. A quest to see all 54 stuffed Labrador duck specimens that remain in existence. The author is noted travel writer and ornithologist.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. There is a light bend on one corner of the front cover, otherwise Both the book & the dust jacket are clean, bright & unmarked. Like new.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 320 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardback. Glen Chilton, Simon & Schuster Australia. The world's leading authority on the extinct Labrador Duck, Dr. Glen Chilton, shares the story of his frenzied obsession to reveal the histories behind the mysterious bird - a saga wherein he sets out to examine the remains of every Labrador Duck, conduct genetic analysis on every egg, and visit every site where the duck was shot, with many a (mis)adventure along the way. More elusive than the passenger pigeon, the dodo, or the Great Auk and breeding in places so obscure that no certain records exist of its nests, the Labrador Duck succumbed to extinction almost before anyone realised it was in decline. When Chilton began his travels, there were thought to be approximately fifty stuffed specimens, scattered among the museums of Europe and North America. However, as his search progressed, it became clear that some specimens had been lost to war and theft, while others lay hidden in far-flung collections, overseen by secretive curators. After travelling the equivalent of 3.3 times around the world, Chilton finally began to close in on every known specimen. A magnificent blend of travel writing, science, detective work, and mishap, this is the zany adventure of one biologist's obsessive quest to uncover the mysteries of one of the world's most enigmatic birds. Hardback. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. x, 320 pages. 23.5 cm. Cream boards with red strip at spine with gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Illustrations (b/w photographs). An unmarked, new book in a fine jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dustwrapper, pp.xii, 305. First US edition. The duck in question is extinct, this is Dr Glen Chiltons account of his quest to research the remains and sites of their shooting of every such duck known in museums, private collections etc, and also analyse the genetics of every duck egg he can locate. Dustwrapper a bit creased along the top edge, with two neat old repairs to small splits on the inside top edge surface. Text block trims a little browned, as is the text. VG in VG dustwrapper.…

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Curse of the Labrador Duck follows bird biologist Glen Chilton in his obsessive attempt to uncover the mysteries of one of the world's most enigmatic birds. In an unexpectedly zany adventure that took the author the equivalent of 3.3 times around the world, the result is a tale of theft, wartime atrocities, insane millionaires, intrigue in the Middle East, and skinny dipping. The Labrador Duck is often mentioned in the same breath as the Passenger Pigeon, the Dodo, and the Great Auk--great species that once roamed the planet. The Labrador Duck became extinct somewhere around 1875. It is the most enigmatic bird in North America, partially because it bred so far north that no record exists of its breeding, and partially because it became extinct almsot before we noted it was in decline. The Curse of the Labrador Duck chronicles Chilton's adventures while attempting to examine every stuffed specimen of the species, do genetic analysis of every Labrador Duck egg, and visit every North American site where the duck was shot. When Chilton began his investigation, there were thought to be about fifty specimens scattered amongst the museums of Europe, North America, and the Middle East. However, as his study advanced, it was clear that some specimens had been lost to war and theft, and others were secreted away in far-flung collections overseen by miserly curators. After travelling the equivalent of more than three times around the world, Chilton was able to examine what amounted to fifty-five specimens in total, although one turned out to be a forgery and several others had been tampered with by unscrupulous taxidermists. Regrettably, genetic analysis showed that none of the eggs attributed to the Labrador Duck were genuine, even those that had escaped the bombing of Dresden. On the positive side, the author earned numerous hangovers, swam naked in a glacier-fed stream, dined with Russian gangsters, and was able to narrowly avoid arrest in New York City. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 320.