Buller’s Birds of New Zealand: The complete Work of JG Keulemans (New Edition)

Book Author Geoff Norman
Rights Available World excl. NZ

This accessible new edition of the award-winning classic Buller’s Birds of New Zealand includes the complete set of 95 artworks from both editions of A History of the Birds of New Zealand by Walter Buller and the subsequent supplement, specially photographed and reproduced in full colour using high quality modern printing techniques. Each bird painting is accompanied by a selection of Buller’s original, descriptive text as well as up-to-date taxonomic information in English and te reo Māori.

Uniquely, Buller’s Birds of New Zealand features fresh reproductions of the original watercolour-and-pencil paintings for Buller’s iconic second edition and its supplement, made possible by the author’s rediscovery of these works at the Ornithological Branch of the British Natural History Museum. Bright, luminous and clear, Keulemans’s masterpieces are seen here for the first time as the artist intended.

With a foreword by Stephen Fry and an introduction that traces the history of ornithological painting, and tells the story of Buller and his talented artist, this definitive book will appeal to all those who love New Zealand’s unique avifauna.

About the Author
Born in Pōneke, Geoff Norman has a background in science and environmental studies, and has been involved in publishing for many years. Buller’s Birds of New Zealand: The complete work of J G Keulemans (Te Papa Press, 2012) was the New Zealand Herald’s Book of the Year and a finalist in the New Zealand Post Book Awards. Birdstories: A history of the birds of New Zealand (Potton & Burton, 2018) was shortlisted for the Ockham Book Awards.