![Sir Walter Lawry Buller - A History of the Birds of New Zealand. London: for the author, [1887-]1888. 2 vols, large 4° (363 x 272mm). 2 plain and 48 chromolithographic plates. (Slight spotting to first few leaves of vols I and II). Publisher\'s green half morocco, gilt pictorial bo](/images/sir-walter-lawry-buller_a-history-of-the-birds-of-new-zealand-london-for-the-author-1887-1888-2-vols-large-4deg-363-x-272mm-2-plain-and-48-chromolithographic-plates-slight-spotting-to-first-few-leaves-of-vols-i-and-ii-publishers-green-half-morocco-gilt-pi_AID597034.jpg?f=grey)
Sir Walter Lawry Buller
A History of the Birds of New Zealand. London: for the author, [1887-]1888. 2 vols, large 4° (363 x 272mm). 2 plain and 48 chromolithographic plates. (Slight spotting to first few leaves of vols I and II). Publisher's green half morocco, gilt pictorial bo
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.500 GBP
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SIR WALTER LAWRY BULLER (1838-1906)
A History of the Birds of New Zealand. London: for the author, [1887-]1888. 2 vols, large 4° (363 x 272mm). 2 plain and 48 chromolithographic plates. (Slight spotting to first few leaves of vols I and II). Publisher's green half morocco, gilt pictorial boards, gilt edges (extremities slightly rubbed). [With:] Supplement to the 'Birds of New Zealand'. London: 1905. 2 vols, large 4° (381 x 282mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait in vol. I, 12 coloured plates and numerous text illustrations. (Frontispiece spotted, plates X and XI misbound). Contemporary dark green half morocco, spine gilt in compartments (spines faded to brown, endpapers browned).
SECOND, ENLARGED EDITION, ONE OF 1000 COPIES, with considerable alterations and additions to the first edition. The plates, for example, were remade rather than simply being reissues of the first edition. Nissen IVB, 163; Sitwell p.85; Anker 85; Hocken p.386. (4)
A History of the Birds of New Zealand. London: for the author, [1887-]1888. 2 vols, large 4° (363 x 272mm). 2 plain and 48 chromolithographic plates. (Slight spotting to first few leaves of vols I and II). Publisher's green half morocco, gilt pictorial boards, gilt edges (extremities slightly rubbed). [With:] Supplement to the 'Birds of New Zealand'. London: 1905. 2 vols, large 4° (381 x 282mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait in vol. I, 12 coloured plates and numerous text illustrations. (Frontispiece spotted, plates X and XI misbound). Contemporary dark green half morocco, spine gilt in compartments (spines faded to brown, endpapers browned).
SECOND, ENLARGED EDITION, ONE OF 1000 COPIES, with considerable alterations and additions to the first edition. The plates, for example, were remade rather than simply being reissues of the first edition. Nissen IVB, 163; Sitwell p.85; Anker 85; Hocken p.386. (4)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 67 %.
In April 2013 Christies in London held the auction Travel, Science and Natural History, which included the work A History of the Birds of New Zealand. London: for the author, 1887-1888. 2 vols, large 4° (363 x 272mm). 2 plain and 48 chromolithographic plates. (Slight spotting to first few leaves of vols I and II). Publisher's green half morocco, gilt pictorial bo by Walter Lawry Buller. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 2,500.00 (€ 2,950.14), 67% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Walter Lawry Buller - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A history of the birds of New Zealand, 1888; Supplement, 1905, together 4 volumes, which sold at auction in May last year for GBP 8,190.00 (€ 9,634.76).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 67 % übertroffen
Im April 2013 führte Christies in London die Auktion Travel, Science and Natural History durch, in der auch die Arbeit A History of the Birds of New Zealand. London: for the author, 1887-1888. 2 vols, large 4° (363 x 272mm). 2 plain and 48 chromolithographic plates. (Slight spotting to first few leaves of vols I and II). Publisher's green half morocco, gilt pictorial bo von Walter Lawry Buller zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 2.500,00 (€ 2.950,14) und damit 67% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Walter Lawry Buller mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A history of the birds of New Zealand, 1888; Supplement, 1905, together 4 volumes beobachtet, die im Mai letzten Jahres für GBP 8.190,00 (€ 9.634,76) versteigert wurde.
Walter Lawry Buller - Auction history
![Sir Walter Lawry Buller - A History of the Birds of New Zealand. London: for the author, [1887-]1888. 2 vols, large 4° (363 x 272mm). 2 plain and 48 chromolithographic plates. (Slight spotting to first few leaves of vols I and II). Publisher\'s green half morocco, gilt pictorial bo](/images/sir-walter-lawry-buller_a-history-of-the-birds-of-new-zealand-london-for-the-author-1887-1888-2-vols-large-4deg-363-x-272mm-2-plain-and-48-chromolithographic-plates-slight-spotting-to-first-few-leaves-of-vols-i-and-ii-publishers-green-half-morocco-gilt-pi_AID597034_320x320.jpg)
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