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Buller's birds of New Zealand : the complete work of J.G. Keulemans / [text by] Geoff Norman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Wellington, New Zealand : Te Papa Press, 2012Description: xii, 246 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 37 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1877385883
  • 9781877385889
Other title:
  • Complete work of J.G. Keulemans
  • Birds of New Zealand
Contained works:
  • Buller, Walter Lawry, Sir, 1838-1906. Buller's birds of New Zealand
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 598.2 23
Contents:
Foreword / by Stephen Fry -- Introduction : fine bird books, Buller & Keulemans -- A history of the Birds of New Zealand : first-edition plates -- A history of the Birds of New Zealand : second-edition plates -- Supplement to the Birds of New Zealand : supplement plates.
Summary: A complete, all-new edition of the classic 19th century ornithological paintings of John Gerrard Keulemans for Walter Buller's iconic A History of the Birds of New Zealand, featuring fresh reproductions of the original watercolour paintings. Each exquisite bird image is accompanied by Buller's descriptive text as well as up-to-date taxonomic information in English and te reo Maori. This edition makes available the masterpieces inside the rarely seen, and highly valued, original books.--Publisher.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 598.2 KEU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A511399B

Originally published: London : W. Buller, 1888 under the: History of the birds of New Zealand.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-240) and index.

Foreword / by Stephen Fry -- Introduction : fine bird books, Buller & Keulemans -- A history of the Birds of New Zealand : first-edition plates -- A history of the Birds of New Zealand : second-edition plates -- Supplement to the Birds of New Zealand : supplement plates.

A complete, all-new edition of the classic 19th century ornithological paintings of John Gerrard Keulemans for Walter Buller's iconic A History of the Birds of New Zealand, featuring fresh reproductions of the original watercolour paintings. Each exquisite bird image is accompanied by Buller's descriptive text as well as up-to-date taxonomic information in English and te reo Maori. This edition makes available the masterpieces inside the rarely seen, and highly valued, original books.--Publisher.

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