GEORGE EDWARD THE UNPUBLISHED NEW ZEALAND BIRD PAINTINGS. Text by C.A. K.B.E., D.Sc., F.R.S.N.Z.
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd [68825], MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom.
1982 1st edition. Folio (270 x 356mm). Ppxiv,409. 89 full-page colour plates by G.E. Lodge, b/w illustration and map. Quarter-bound in faux brown leather, blue cloth spine titled in gilt. Very good in just slightly faded dust-wrapper. A collection of previously unpublished paintings of the birds of New Zealand. "This unique collection of 89 watercolour paintings by the renowned British bird painter, George Edward Lodge, was commissioned by the New Zealand Government in the early 1900'S. Intended as a replacement for Buller's Birds of New Zealand, it was to have included a text by James Drummond. Due to the outbreak of World War I and a shortage of funds at the time, the plates were never published, and have since passed into the care of the National Museum of New Zealand where they remained until publication of this book. The collection has solicited considerable international interest because it represents the only major collection of Lodge paintings in the world that have not previously been published. Nova Pacifica and the National Museum are proud to publish the paintings together with a text by Sir Charles Fleming. We are sure that the reader will appreciate the quality and importance of the material contained within this book." The book opens with a foreword by Sir Peter Scott, a preface by Dr. J.C. Yaldwyn, several introductions giving something of the background of the publication of the book followed by a brief history of birds in New Zealand. Accompanying each painting is a description of the species illustrated.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Lawrence Jones.
Wellington: Nova Pacifica, 1982. VERY HEAVY. Foreword by Sir Peter Scott. Preface (covering the history of the commissioning and subsequent provenance of the paintings) by Dr J C Yaldwyn. 408 pages, 89 plates in full colour illustrating 155 birds. Prev owner's name has been erased from the upper corner of the tinted front flyleaf leaving a pale patch. Binding: sewn and cased, quarter linen (spine) and imitation leather (boards), blocked in gold on spine, in dust-jacket which is lightly foxed on the blind side. Publisher's prospectus loosely inserted. With original individual mailing carton. The book includes a biography of Lodge, historical introduction and text to accompany each plate by Sir Charles Fleming. The colour plates and accompanying texts give the history of the discovery, bio-geography and evolutionary development of the species illustrated and discusses the impact of man and the problems of conservation today.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Lawrence Jones Books [251740], Ashmore, Australia.
VERY HEAVY. Foreword by Sir Peter Scott. Preface (covering the history of the commissioning and subsequent provenance of the paintings) by Dr J C Yaldwyn. 408 pages, 89 plates in full colour illustrating 155 birds. Prev owner's name has been erased from the upper corner of the tinted front flyleaf leaving a pale patch. Binding: sewn and cased, quarter linen (spine) and imitation leather (boards), blocked in gold on spine, in dust-jacket which is lightly foxed on the blind side. Publisher's prospectus loosely inserted. With original individual mailing carton. The book includes a biography of Lodge, historical introduction and text to accompany each plate by Sir Charles Fleming. The colour plates and accompanying texts give the history of the discovery, bio-geography and evolutionary development of the species illustrated and discusses the impact of man and the problems of conservation today. Size: Folio.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Andrew Isles Natural History Books [12823], Prahran, VIC, Australia.
Small Folio,410 pp.,colour plates, ver good copy in dustwrapper.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Lawrence Jones, QLD, Nobby Beach, [RE:5].
Folio. Hard Cover, First Edition.