The Great Auk

Little Brown, Boston, 1963. 1st edition, 2nd printing. Author's first book, a fictional account of the demise of great auk, the only flightless bird in the North Atlantic, often referred to as the "Atlantic penguin." Dust jacket in protective cover; head of spine chipped; corners chipped; spine toned; blue cloth; head of spine faded; illustrated endpapers; binding good; text clean. G+/G