The southern ark: zoological discovery in New Zealand 1769-1900.
Auckland: Century Hutchinson, 1986. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Auckland: Century Hutchinson, 1986. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Wellington: Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 1891. Octavo, one uncloured plate. Mondern binder's stiff card, first page paid down, bookplate. More
Wellington: Author, 1865. Octavo, with two other papers, very scarce. The other papers by Buller are Notes on the ornithology of New Zealand (extract from The Ibis 1869) and The story of Papaitonga; or a page of Maori history (Wellington Philosophical Society pp. 572-584). "There is an interesting history to..... More
Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1992. Octavo, colour photographs, softcover. An inspirational book and essential reading for any committed conservationist. The population of Black Robins Petroica traversi on New Zealand's Chatham Islands was taken from less than a dozen up to several hundreds, by innovative and dedicated wildlife managers. More
Napier: Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute, 1878. text illustrations, inscription by the author, wrappers. In 1934 the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute merged with the Royal Society of New Zealand. More
London: Collins, (1966. first edition). Octavo, 18 [six colour] plates, chipped dustwrapper. A fine book, superbly written and one of the better twentieth century field guides. More
London: Collins, (1970. second edition), Small octavo, 18 [six colour] plates, text illustrations, dustwrapper. More
Wellington: Transactions of the Zoological Society of New Zealand, 1950. photographs, binder's cloth. More
Wellington: A H and A W Reed, 1953. Octavo, maps. Binder's cloth, owner's stamp, fine copy. More
Auckland: Random Century, 1990. Octavo, photographs, softcover. More
Wellington: Te Papa Press, (2010. fourth edition). Octavo, maps, softcover. This substantially revised and expanded edition of the Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand is the official list of all the birds in the New Zealand region, including Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica. Published in..... More
Wellington: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1927. Octavo, photographs Publisher's handsome decorated cloth, a very good copy. More
Christchurch: The Caxton Printers, 1990. Quarto, softcover. More
Wellington: Dominion Museum, 1909. Octavo, binder's cloth inscribed "with A Hamilton's compliments 16/8/11" More
Wellington: A H & A W Reed, 1970. Small folio, 25 colour plates by the author, inscription on title page, blemished dustwrapper. More
Lower Hutt: Teach and Test, 1966. Octavo, text illustrations, wrappers. More
Lower Hutt: Ornithological Society of New Zealand, 1990. Octavo, paperback, owner signature, some wear to front and back covers. More
Auckland: Viking, (1996. first edition). Octavo, colour plates, maps, fine copy in laminated boards. Field guide for New Zealand, with 74 colour plates, distribution maps and information on the biology of all the species. More
Wellington: A H & A W Reed, 1970. Octavo, signature, very good copy in dustwrapper. An excellent checklist, well referenced. More
Wellington: A H and A W Reed, 1970. Octavo, lacks dustwrapper, maps. Also contains a copy of the amendments and additions (Supplement to Notornis, Volume 27, 1980). More
Auckland: Heinemann, 1982. Quarto, colour photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Auckland: Random Century, (1990. third edition), Octavo, bookplate, softcover. More
Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs, (1948. third edition), Octavo, photographs, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. British born Moncrief was the granddaughter of Sir John Millais and the first female President of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), 1932-1933. More
Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs, (1961. fifth edition), Octavo, photographs, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. British born Moncrieff was the granddaughter of Sir John Millais and the first female President of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), 1932-1933. More
Warkworth: Cameo Press, 1957. Quarto, photographs, dustwrapper. More