拍品 80
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BULLER, Walter Lawry, Sir (1838-1906). A History of the Birds of New Zealand ... second edition. London: published (for the subscribers) by the author, [1887-]1888. 2 volumes, large 4° (360 x 269mm). 2 plain and 48 chromolithographic plates. (Some very occasional unobtrusive spotting.) Contemporary green morocco, covers with wide ornate gilt borders, spines with raised bands, lettered in second and fourth compartments, the rest with small foliate centrepieces, gilt turn-ins, gilt edges (extremities lightly rubbed, spines very lightly faded, covers to vol. I very lightly stained).
BULLER, Walter Lawry, Sir (1838-1906). A History of the Birds of New Zealand ... second edition. London: published (for the subscribers) by the author, [1887-]1888. 2 volumes, large 4° (360 x 269mm). 2 plain and 48 chromolithographic plates. (Some very occasional unobtrusive spotting.) Contemporary green morocco, covers with wide ornate gilt borders, spines with raised bands, lettered in second and fourth compartments, the rest with small foliate centrepieces, gilt turn-ins, gilt edges (extremities lightly rubbed, spines very lightly faded, covers to vol. I very lightly stained).

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BULLER, Walter Lawry, Sir (1838-1906). A History of the Birds of New Zealand ... second edition. London: published (for the subscribers) by the author, [1887-]1888. 2 volumes, large 4° (360 x 269mm). 2 plain and 48 chromolithographic plates. (Some very occasional unobtrusive spotting.) Contemporary green morocco, covers with wide ornate gilt borders, spines with raised bands, lettered in second and fourth compartments, the rest with small foliate centrepieces, gilt turn-ins, gilt edges (extremities lightly rubbed, spines very lightly faded, covers to vol. I very lightly stained).

SECOND AND ENLARGED EDITION. 'This became a New Zealand classic, and Keulemans's illustrations the definitive images of its native birds' (ODNB). Anker 85; Nissen IVB 163; Wood p. 269; Zimmer p.115. (2)