Sir Walter Lawry Buller
A History Of The Birds Of New Zealand
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.375 GBP
Price realised: 2.375 GBP
Description
BULLER, Walter Lawry, Sir (1838-1906). A History of the Birds of New Zealand ... second edition. London: [1887-]1888. 2 vols, large 4° (362 x 273mm). 2 plain and 48 chromolithographic plates. (Some very occasional unobtrusive spotting.) Original green half morocco, blocked in gilt, gilt edges (spines worn, extremities rubbed). SECOND AND ENLARGED EDITION. [With:] -- Supplement to the 'Birds of New Zealand'. London: 1905. 2 vols, large 4° (378 x 282mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait, 12 hand-coloured lithographic plates. (Marginal light staining and spotting to frontispiece, title to vol. II lightly browned, plates X and XI misbound.) Original red cloth blocked in gilt, top edges gilt (stained and soiled, heavy to upper cover of vol. II and extending into endpapers). Provenance: Margaret A. Buller (ink inscriptions) -- Kathleen Brown -- Mary A. Ridley (bookplates).
This second edition was limited to 1000 copies, with the plates remade rather than simply being reissues of the first edition. Anker 85; Nissen IVB 163; Wood p. 269; Zimmer p.115. (4)
This second edition was limited to 1000 copies, with the plates remade rather than simply being reissues of the first edition. Anker 85; Nissen IVB 163; Wood p. 269; Zimmer p.115. (4)
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In April 2012 Christies in London held the auction Travel, Science and Natural History, which included the work A History Of The Birds Of New Zealand by Walter Lawry Buller. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 2,375.00 (€ 2,912.87), 19% 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 leicht übertroffen
Im April 2012 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 von Walter Lawry Buller zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 2.375,00 (€ 2.912,87) und damit 19% 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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