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Lot 35

Hachisuka. M. (1953) The Dodo and Kindred Birds

Published in an edition limited to 485 copies, and illustrated with 22 plates (many in colour), this celebrated book was the culmination of the Japanese authors many years of research and interest in the subject.

Many years earlier, when Ralfe Whistler was just a child, Whistler had watched Hachisuka land his plane in his (Whistler’s) father’s garden. In the 1920’s not only was this the first plane that Ralfe had ever seen, Hachisuka was also the first Japanese person he had ever met.

Estimate:	£400 - £600
Hammer price:	£400

Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

So the book (pubished many years later) had a personal connection to the celebrated collector

Further lots from the Ralfe Whistler Dodo collection include -

Lots 28-41 (24th September auction)

Lots 237-304 (25th September sealed bid auction)

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