Animals & Birds from Ariel Books

London: Hamilton, Adams & Co, 1842. Specially bound by R Allen Bookbinders Nottingham for Author Rev Andrew Bloxham and later gifted to his son Andrew Roby Bloxham in 1877 who was the Registrar for the Supreme Court of New Zealand with an inscription to first blank. Also inserted is a panoramic half tone photo of the view from roof of… Read more about this item

Wellington, New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1951. Photography of New Zealand birds. CONDITION Yellow cloth with black title (clean and unworn) 71 pages with 93 b/w photo illus. Copy is bright and crisp with name to front end page. DJ has somw tears, wear to spine ends and tips.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 48mo… Read more about this item

Auckland, New Zealand: Century Hutchinson, 1988. Epic expedition of almost 4 years f1869410076or ornithological research work on subantarctic islands and for his circumnavigation of Antarctica in his self-built yacht Totorore. CONDITION Blue bds (unworn, sharp cnrs) map liners, pp [6] 357 with 29 maps, with 73 colour photo illus and numerous engraved illus of wild life through text. Unworn DJ… Read more about this item

London: Cassell & Co, 1950. Written by eminent Australian Naturalist, he was awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion. CONDITION Grey bds (unworn though cnrs slightly canted), illus liners and colour frontis, pp [8] 168 numerous b/w photo and line illus through out. As new internally apart from partial toning to eps.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo -… Read more about this item

London: Methuen & Co, 1956. South African Marais is acknowledged as the father of the scientific study of the behaviour of animals, known as Ethology. CONDITION Blue bds, pp vii 124, copy is bright and clean with name to ffep and half title, slightly shaken. DJ is worn to spine ends and tips.. Re-Issue. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over… Read more about this item

Auckland, New Zealand: University of Auckland, 1981. Blue card wraps, 364 pages if illus through text. A little faded to edges, name inside front. Clean and crisp copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1936. Numbered Signed copy 421/1000. Ornithological expeditions mainly to the South Island and the Sub Antarctic Islands. CONDITION Green cloth (clean with small nick to spine head, title dulled o/w unworn) 252 pages with 75 b/w photo plates and 4 maps, errata slip opposing page 10. Copy is very bright and crisp.… Read more about this item

Auckland, New Zealand: Collins, 1986. Origins and habits of New Zealand's giant Moa bird. Fully colour illustrated throughout. Written for children. Aimed at 5 to 9 year olds. CONDITION 32 pages, juvenile gift inscription inside, wear to cnrs.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Gaskin, Chris . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

U.S.A.: Taplinger, 1974. First US Edition. Explores the geography and wildlife of the region Darfur and Bahr Ghazal. CONDITION Red bds with Brown cloth spine, 240 pages with numerous photo and sketch illus plus two maps. Very bright and crisp copy with original price stamped to first blank. DJ toned with some marks.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.… Read more about this item

London, United Kingdom: Simpkin Marshall , 1928. Fairy stories with an emphasis on Maori tales, including factual information from observation on New Zealand insects and plants. Nice engraved illus titling to head of each tale, beautiful colour frontis illus, 12 b/w illus internally, Maori pronunciation section for words contained at the end of each story. CONDITION Heavy card bds… Read more about this item

London: The Religious Tract Society, 1843. Originally published 1836. Not Dated [1843 pagination QR]. Pp xii 524 with 200 nice engraved illus and 4 page publishers list to rear. CONDITION Purple blind embossed cloth, gilt title and decoration to spine which is dulled, bright and crisp internally, a little wear to cloth at spine ends and tips, short split to… Read more about this item

London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1862. First Authorised Edition, illustrated and bound in fancy embossed cloth. A selection of natural history articles originally published in Cornhill Magazine titled. Omnipresence of Life; Ponds and Rock-Pools; A Garden Wall and its Traces of Past Life; An extinct Animal recognized by its Tooth.; Talking in Beetles; Every Organism a Colony. George Lewes is… Read more about this item

New Zealand: Whitcombe & Tombes, 1904. Very Scarce First Ed of 1,000 copies (NZNB H1582). Frederick Wollaston Hutton and James Drummond. An important early work, the book focuses on native vertebrates, so the bulk of the content relates to birds, it also describes marine mammals, reptiles, and bats, and gives brief coverage to introduced species with 147 ills, indexes of… Read more about this item

New Zealand: Otago Daily Times, 1941. Stapled wraps, 8 pages with b/w photos. Stains to front with name inside. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Zealand: Otago Daily Times, 1942. Stapled wraps, 15 pages with b/w photos. Clean and unworn with name inside front. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Zealand: Otago Daily Times, 1949. Stapled wraps, paginated [2] 123 - 136 with b/w photos. Toned edges with name to front. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Auckland, New Zealand: Wilson & Horton, 1886. Covers missing otherwise bight copy. [4], 307, iv, pages + folding map of New Zealand. Name to rear of map and top of first page, foxed near ends. Prepared Under the Instructions of the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, Auckland. . First Edition. Disbound. Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Stollwerck Bros , 1900. Not Dated c1900. Text in English. 144 animals described 6 in each of 24 different groups. Has been stored in a damp place at some stage causing damage to front cover which has been restored with front being rebacked with original laid over, name inside front, title page has damage with photocopy tipped… Read more about this item

Dunedin, New Zealand: John McIndoe, 1984. 24 pages with wonderful full colour photography, printed on quality high gloss paper. Slightly faded spine edge else nice crisp and bright copy. #Kiwiana#. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Wellington, New Zealand: A.H. & A.W.Reed, 1970. Green cloth with bright Gilt title and gilt Takahe to front, pp 96 with 4 maps. In original DJ. CONDITION Tight crisp copy in as new condition apart from slightly faded DJ spine and faint partial browing to eps. Appears unread. #Kiwiana#. Re-Issue. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.