Moa Sightings [Three Volumes, complete set] (Books), Lower Hutt in Lower Hutt, Wellington for sale

Three volumes. Pictorial papered boards, with dust wrappers. Page dimensions: 240 x 169mm. A comprehensive study of moa sightings in New Zealand, from the pre-European period up until the alleged sighting by Paddy Freaney and companions of a moa in the Arthurs Pass area in 1993. Includes chapters on John Boultbee; Patrick Caples; J Turnbull Thomson; Jules Berg; Alice Mackenzie of Martins Bay; James Hector; and Geoffrey Orbell. Numerous colour and b&w illustrations."It is a tantalizing possbility: that in some remote and inaccesible area of New Zealand moa had survived human depredation, living on into the nineteenth and perhaps even the twentieth century."- from the foreword by Dennis Dutton."[A] number of moa sighting claims have been made since 1769 and the author offers for consideration a staggered survival model in which moas lingered on until a later date in some remote, isolated areas.""This set belongs in the library of every serious cryptozoology researcher."- from a review by Chad Arment in the online publication"BioFortean Review". [NB: No additional postage other than our standard fixed shipping charges quoted at the checkout will be required on this heavy set.] ; 4to
Author
Bruce Spittle
Title
Moa Sightings [Three Volumes, complete set]
Publisher name
Paua Press, Dunedin
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
2010
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
New
Item condition
New
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Key words
Cryptozoology
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