The Discovery of Dinornis

Thomas Avery & Sons, New Plymoutn, 1936. First edition. Red cloth is bright and clean. Gilt titles on spine. Contents tight and clean with previous owner name on front e/p. Dust jacket has some age discolouration and minor chipping to corners and spine ends.
This is the story of a man, a bone and a bird. This book details how NZ's giant, wingless and extinct bird, Dinornis, popularly known as the Moa, was discovered and presented to the world. The author has amassed a wealth of facts relating to the mysterious Dr John Rule, who took the first piece of Moa bone to England and how it was submitted to Professor Richard Owen, before being diagnosed as the great and fearful bird of NZ. from the blurb.