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The Search for the Pink-Headed Duck: A Journey into the Himalayas and Down the Brahmaputra by Rory Nugent - June 1993

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The Search for the Pink-Headed Duck: A Journey into the Himalayas and Down the Brahmaputra

by Rory Nugent

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, June 1993. Trade Paperback . Used Good. Front and back covers have light wear to edges and corners. Spine intact, some wear. Binding is intact. Pages are generally clean with minor edge or corner wear. Clearly a pre-owned and used copy but still in readable condition. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.
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  • ISBN 10 0395669944
  • ISBN 13 9780395669945
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Date Published June 1993
  • Pages 222

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The Search for the Pink-headed Duck

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Mariner Books, 1996. Softcover. Very Good. 88x12x132. The pink-headed duck (Rhodonessa caryophyllacea) is a large diving duck that was once found in parts of the Gangetic plains of India, parts of Maharashtra, Bangladesh and in the riverine swamps of Myanmar but feared extinct since the 1950s. Numerous searches have failed to provide any proof of continued existence. It has been suggested that it may exist in the inaccessible swamp regions of northern Myanmar and some sight reports from that region have led to its status being declared as "Critically Endangered" rather than extinct. Of all the hardships a traveler might face--war, plague, earthquakes, bad potato salad--few are as daunting as dealing with the Indian civil service. So we learn from Rory Nugent, a journalist and sailor who got it in his head some years ago that he had to catch a glimpse of Rhodonessa caryophyllacea, the Himalayan pink-headed duck last seen in 1935. Having finally made his way through the Calcutta bureaucracy… Read More
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New York, USA: Houghton Mifflin, 1991. 1st Edition 2nd Impression. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 222pp. Laminated pictorial light card covers. Light chipping to edges, curl to front cover. Single reader's crack in spine. Signed by author on title page. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. The author sets out on an eventful, bizarre search for an extremely rare duck, travelling India on the Brahmaputra river in a wooden skiff, only to discover that the journey itself is the true object of his quest.
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