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The Pycroft Collection of Rare Books PART TWO (lots 343 to 631) Thursday 3 November 2011 at 6.30pm Art + Object 3 Abbey Street Newton, Auckland OPENiNg PREviEW EvENT Friday 28 October 6.00 – 8.00pm viEWiNg Friday 28 October 9.00am – 5.00pm Saturday 29 October 11.00am – 4.00pm Sunday 30 October 11.00am – 4.00pm Monday 31 October 9.00am – 5.00pm Tuesday 1 November 9.00am – 5.00pm Wednesday 2 November 9.00am – 2.00pm Thursday 3 November 9.00am – 2.00pm
345 Natural History and Botany 343. Buller Sir Walter L. A History of the Birds of New Zealand. Published for the Subscribers by the Author. Two volumes, large quarto with 48 chromolithographed and 2 lithographed plates., Original half green pictorial roan with gilt takahe on front covers , decorative titles and native pigeon on spines, gilt edges, sprinkle of foxing mostly on the front and back pages, the plates are generally clean, with a few intermittent spots of foxing throughout. London, Second Edition 1888. A very good crisp set of one of the best bird books of the colonial era. Illustrated by J.G. Keulemans, the outstanding bird artist of his time. Fine Bird Books 85 Bagnall 757 $4000 – $6000 344. Buller Sir Walter L. Manual of the Birds of New Zealand. Octavo, frontispiece, sepia plates, text clean, original red pictorial gilt cloth with kiwi decoration, light wear. Wellington, George Didsbury 1882. Enclosed is a 1 page autograph letter dated April 17th 1878 from Walter.Buller to Thomas. Cheeseman thanking him for a specimen and offering ‘to assist you with Southern Birds’, Wellington 1882 $200 – $400 47 348, 343 345. Buller Sir Walter L. A History of the Birds of New Zealand. Large quarto, tinted lithograph frontispiece and 35 hand coloured lithographed plates by J. G Keulemans, light foxing, bound in an early 20th century English black half calf binding with green cloth covers, the spine on raised bands with gilt titles and decorative gilt birds between the bands. First Edition limited to 500 copies, London, John Van Voorst 1873 Bagnall 755 $8000 – $10 000 346. Buller Sir Walter Lawry. A classified list of Mr.S. William Silver’s Collection of New Zealand birds, (at the Manor- House, Letcomb Regis), with short descriptive notes. Tall octavo, wood engraved illustrations, some full page, light foxing on endpapers. original lettered vellum (soiled), rare. London, E.A. Petherick, 1888 Bagnall 754; Reviews and Other Notices of Sir Walter Buller’s “Birds of New Zealand” …1872-8. Original gilt leather, London, 1890 [for private circulation only.] Signature of historian and bibliophile Johannes Anderson on title page. Sir Walter Buller supplied several wealthy British collectors with specimens of rare New Zealand birds including Lionel Walter 2nd Baron Rothschild for his Natural History Museum at Tring Park [2] $400 – $800
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Page 11 and 12: 18. Forster John Reinold Observatio
Page 13 and 14: 41. gosse Philip Henry. A Naturalis
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Page 17 and 18: 83. Mundy godfey Charles. Our Antip
Page 19 and 20: 104. Forbes Henry O. The Chatham Is
Page 21 and 22: 119 123. Burns Barnet. A Brief Narr
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Page 31 and 32: 217. Wilson John A. Missionary Life
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Page 37 and 38: 270 270. Mackay Alexander: A Compen
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Page 63 and 64: 466. gudgeon Thomas W. Reminiscence
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Page 71 and 72: 561. Ward Louis E. Early Wellington
Page 73 and 74: 580. Committee Of Land Purchasers,
Page 75 and 76: 602. (Pratt William). Colonial Expe
Page 77 and 78: 629 622. Mc Kerrow James. Reconnais
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