The Last Great Auk
by Eckert, Allan

Format: Hardcover
Status: Out of print
Code: 14017
Condition: Used, Very Good
Dust Jacket: Very Good

Product Details
1965. 191 pp. Country Book Club. Hardcover with dust jacket, both in Very Good condition. DJ shows slight signs of aging, but is fully intact. Minor foxing on top edge. This sad and beautiful novel is a reconstruction of the great auks' last annual migrations between Eldey Island where they bred, off southwest Iceland, and South Carolina where they wintered. Mr. Eckert tells the story of the last of these birds, from his hatching and his adventures as a fledgling until as leader of the dwindling flock he returns to Eldey for the last time.
Publisher: Country Book Club
Year of Publication: 1965
Page Count: 191
Weight: 0.5 lb