Tasmanian Tiger – A Lesson to Be Learnt | Dr Eric Guiler & Philippe Godard | 1998 [Signed HCDJ Out of Print]

An illustrated reference on the thylacine, written by Dr Eric Guiler and Philippe Godard and published in 1998. Guiler was a leading University of Tasmania researcher on the thylacine and the Tasmanian devil from the late 1940s onward, publishing more than one hundred scientific papers and leading expeditions into remote parts of the state in search of surviving animals. The book moves through the species' anatomy and earliest traces, its last stronghold in Tasmania, the first eyewitness accounts, its depiction by early artists, the bounty-hunting era that drove it to extinction, its life in captivity, and the searches and expeditions mounted since.

In their foreword, the authors are candid that they no longer believe the thylacine survives, setting out their reasoning before going on to relate what is known of the species - a more sceptical, evidence-based stance than many books on the subject take.

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BOOK DETAILS

• Large hardcover with dust jacket.
• Approximate size 28.5cm x 21.5cm
• 256 pages, indexed.
• Colour photos throughout.
• Published 1998. Now out of print.

CONDITION

Used, generally very good condition. This copy is signed by one of the authors with an inscription to the previous owner written in the front.

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