{"product_id":"the-search-for-the-rarest-bird-in-the-world-head-2014","title":"The Search for the Rarest Bird in the World by Vernon RL Head","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Search for the Rarest Bird in the World (Jacana First Edition in Illustrated Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Birdwatcher's Expedition to Ethiopia in Search of the Nechisar Nightjar, Known Only from a Single Wing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Search for the Rarest Bird in the World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vernon RL Head\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd, Auckland Park, South Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2014\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781431410927\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published 2014 by Jacana Media. Hardcover issue with printed dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's mustard-yellow cloth-covered boards with silver-foil lettering to the front, in a printed pictorial dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium-sized hardcover, roughly octavo, 244 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The mustard-yellow cloth boards carry silver-foil title and author lettering on the front. The spine is neatly bound and the boards appear clean and square.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text is clean, with no foxing or marks. The text block is tight and straight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The illustrated pictorial jacket in blue-green, showing a nightjar and an insect, is bright and clean with no tears. There is slight wear or creasing at the head of the spine. It is to be protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Search for the Rarest Bird in the World, published by Jacana in 2014, tells the story of a 2009 expedition to Ethiopia's Nechisar Plains. Vernon Head and three fellow birdwatchers set out to find the Nechisar Nightjar, a bird known only from a single wing collected from a dead individual on a road in 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHead mixes detective-style searching with personal adventure, and the narrative moves between the field expedition and the puzzle of a species that no one has been able to confirm in life. Later in the book he reflects more broadly on what makes a bird rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nightjar's status remains debated among ornithologists, which gives the account a lasting interest for readers of birding literature, African natural history and travel writing. A clean copy in its illustrated jacket suits the shelf of any birder or collector of Africana natural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Vernon Head\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVernon Head was born in Cape Town in 1967 and is an architect and environmentalist. He is also described as a conservationist and a dedicated birder, and has called himself a nightjar obsessive. The Search for the Rarest Bird in the World is his account of the Nechisar Nightjar expedition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNechisar Nightjar book · Vernon Head birdwatching Ethiopia · search for the rarest bird in the world · Jacana 2014 birding book · Ethiopia birding expedition narrative · Africana natural history hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58771646415151,"sku":"TCB-000177","price":120.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/the-search-for-the-rarest-bird-in-the91008_cover_1.jpg?v=1793687842","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/the-search-for-the-rarest-bird-in-the-world-head-2014","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}