Prestige playing cards beautifully printed featuring New Zealand native birds and trimmed with gold given them a luxury feel.
The artwork of artist John Gerrard Keulemans on front of the cards
His detailed illustrations of New Zealand native bird life were featured in many 19th century publications including the book.
A History of the Birds of New Zealand (1888) by Sir Walter Lawry Buller. This notebook showcases the artists rendition of the Native Birds of New Zealand.