Return of the Crazy Bird: The Sad, Strange Tale of the Dodo

8vo, xv + pp216 with b/w map and illustrations throughout. Hardcover in dust jacket. DJ in protective sleeve in very good condition with a little rubbing to top of spine and crease to back cover. Binding of light green spine over darker green paper covered boards in near fine condition. Inside near fine. "Pinto-Correia presents an excellent history of one of the most famous extinct birds, the dodo, and the two allied species found only in the Mascarene Islands ! . Delving knowledgeably into history, art, folklore, and biology, this is a fine, readable account of the vulnerability, everywhere, of island life forms. Highly recommended." (Henry T. Armistead, Library Journal, February, 2003). A very nice copy.