Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Hildegarde Howard
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Editor: Campbell, Kenneth E. Jr. (1943-)
Publisher: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Pub Date: 1980
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair to Good. Binding tight. No marks, tears. One approx. 1/4″ bend to lower front cover corner, extending to first (title) page. Some wear to spine, mostly to title. One small smudge to front cover at edge, one small spot at upper rear edge. Light edge and corner wear. Smudging to bottom text block.
Notes: Contributions in Science Number 330. Festschrift. Howard (1901-1998) was considered the foremost avian paleontologist in the world, and probably the first woman in that profession. She discovered the first “toothed” bird fossils. Papers in this volume on her work on fossil birds from several states (New Mexico, Utah, Washington, Nebraska) and every continent except Antarctica. This volume includes some biographical “sketches” of Howard, as well as a bibliography of her publications. RARE. For a biography of Howard see https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2019/03/hildegarde-howard.html
