The QUEER and the RARE Fishes of New Zealand TOYS D'Urville visited New Zealand in

D'Urville visited New Zealand in 1824

tidy dust jacket

this copy was owned and signed by Mavis Davidson a significant mountaineer herself

appears to have been previously framed

Davidson led the first all women ascent of Aoraki/Mt Cook in 1953

The QUEER and the RARE Fishes of New Zealand TOYS D'Urville visited New Zealand inWhat a cool and now rare first edition. There is no doubt Aotearoa has some weird looking sea creatures and this book is a special celebration of that weirdness! "A popular introduction and guide to the manifold varieties of New Zealand marine fishes, whose curious body shapes impress the casual observer, and deeply interest the more serious naturalist". Author: A W Parrott Published by: Hodder & Stoughton, London in 1960 First Edition. Cloth hard