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BULLER, SIR WALTER LAWRY [association copy] 3 items, A History of the birds of New Zealand.
Starting Bid: $9,500
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$10,500 - $12,000
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BULLER, SIR WALTER LAWRY [association copy] 3 items
A History of the birds of New Zealand.
London: John van Voorst 1873, first edition. xxiii, 384p, [5]p, of reviews and notices, frontis, 35 hand-coloured plates and illustrations, colouring on the plates remains bright and vibrant. All edges gilt, a few spots throughout, mostly clean, neat edge repair to frontis and title page. In the original blue cloth binding with gilt notornis on front board and gilt titles to spine, binding has been professionally restored with the original spine strip laid on, original endpapers. Owner's name A. I. Wilkins, Holmwood, [Christchurch] 1873 on front endpaper. Housed in a custom-made blue cloth clamshell box. Loosely enclosed the Prospectus for the "New and Enlarged Edition of the History of the Birds of New Zealand”. 2. With a manuscript letter signed and in Buller's hand dated 1885, regarding the new edition of 'The Birds of New Zealand' and the number to be printed '...I made a mistake before in planning the limit too low, the consequence being before the last page was printed the book was practically "out of print" every copy having been taken up....' 3. Sir Walter Lawry Buller - The Development of the South Pacific. [1901] 15p, stapled booklet. With his signature and notation on front cover. 180mm.
A History of the birds of New Zealand.
London: John van Voorst 1873, first edition. xxiii, 384p, [5]p, of reviews and notices, frontis, 35 hand-coloured plates and illustrations, colouring on the plates remains bright and vibrant. All edges gilt, a few spots throughout, mostly clean, neat edge repair to frontis and title page. In the original blue cloth binding with gilt notornis on front board and gilt titles to spine, binding has been professionally restored with the original spine strip laid on, original endpapers. Owner's name A. I. Wilkins, Holmwood, [Christchurch] 1873 on front endpaper. Housed in a custom-made blue cloth clamshell box. Loosely enclosed the Prospectus for the "New and Enlarged Edition of the History of the Birds of New Zealand”. 2. With a manuscript letter signed and in Buller's hand dated 1885, regarding the new edition of 'The Birds of New Zealand' and the number to be printed '...I made a mistake before in planning the limit too low, the consequence being before the last page was printed the book was practically "out of print" every copy having been taken up....' 3. Sir Walter Lawry Buller - The Development of the South Pacific. [1901] 15p, stapled booklet. With his signature and notation on front cover. 180mm.
