Books - "maori"
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Ned and Katina; A True Love Story
octavo illus light card covers, 352pp, illus FINE
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history maori patricia grace crete maori battalion world war two military
Nga Iwi o Tainui: The Traditional History of the Tainui People / Nga Koorero Tuku Iho a Nga Tuupuna
First edition, imperial octavo, blue/grey boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 402pp, VG+ (slight rubbing to board edges, inscription in ink to fep, silverfish damage to fep front edge, light tanning to page edges) in VG+ d/w (foxing & staining to interior)
KEYWORDS: first edition Pei Te urinui Jones Bruce Biggs New Zealand Tainui Maori bilingual Maori-English parallel text history genealogy songs
Te Puea: A Biography
First edition, super octavo, brown boards with gilt lettering to spine, 331pp, illus, VG+ (sellotape residue mark to front & rear board, slight rubbing to spine extrems & lower board edges, light tanning to page edges) in VG+ d/w (bruising & nicks to spine extrems and upper front corner, tape residue & light soiling to interior)
KEYWORDS: first edition Michael King Te Puea Herangi New Zealand Maori history biography politics Maori King
Nga Moteatea: The Songs: Part Two
Scattered Pieces from Many Canoe Areas Collected by Sir Apirana Ngata and translated by Pei Te Hurinui
This volume only, super octavo, 2 CDs in front & rear pockets, black boards with gilt lettering to spine, li + 464pp, fine in VG+ d/w (rubbing to front & rear)
KEYWORDS: Sir Apirana Ngata Pei Te Hurinui Jones bilingual Maori English text parallel text songs music Maori history waiata poetry language literature tribal history
The Empire's Junior Partner
Octavo, dark blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, xi + 244pp, illus, VG (bruising & fading to spine extrems, rubbing to board edges & upper rear board, owner's name & address in ink to front pastedown, full-lengtth crease to fep, dampstain to upper edge rear pastedown, foxing to page edges & prelims) in two d/w, first d/w VG (browning to exterior, esp spine & edges, bruising & nicking to edges, corners & spine extrems, 1cm closed tear to upper rear edge), second d/w G (three-quarters spine missing, lower portion in situ, heavy tanning, jagged nicks & bruising to all edges, two 2cm tears to upper rear edge with heavy crease between)
KEYWORDS: Charles A Wilson Aloysius Horn New Zealand history Maori European settlers missionaries Maori wars
Lessons in the English Language for Maori Schools
Octavo, salmon heavy card boards with black lettering to front board & beige cloth spine, 71pp, VG+ (fading & soiling to boards, rubbing to spine extrems, owner's name in ink to fep, foxing to page edges)
KEYWORDS: Ven Archdeacon L Williams English language lessons Maori schools English grammar for Maori speakers exercises
Spoken English for the Cook Islands
Super octavo in light card wrappers (VG-); -all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
KEYWORDS: specials Taira Rere English Maori language Cook Islands Maori English language learning
Custom Law Guidelines Project: Commentary on Judge Durie's Custom Law
Quarto, spiral bound with transparent plastic covers, 16pp, VG+
KEYWORDS: Joan Metge Judge Edward DurieCustom Law Maori New Zealand anthropology Maori-Pakeha communication language
MAI Review Special Issue: Community Research Engagement
Quarto, light card covers, printed fep, 167pp, fine
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori health community genograms ecomaps collectives research kaupapa Maori
Nga Iwi o Tainui: The Traditional History of the Tainui People; Nga Korero Tuku Iho a Nga Tupuna
Ex library, imperial octavo, grey/blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 402pp, illus, VG (usu library markings v slight rubbing to board edges, sellotape residue stains to boards) in d/w, VG+
KEYWORDS: ex library Pei Te Hurinui Jones Bruce Biggs New Zealand Tainui Maori history genealogy songs chants TEXT IN MAORI & ENGLISH
Tai Whati: Judicial Decisions Affecting Maoris and Maori Land 1958-1983
Ex library, quarto, black light card covers with light-brown lettering to front, ii + 281pp, VG- (heavy bruising, rubbing & creasing to covers, usu library markings, large damp-stain to front pastedown, creasing to page corners)
KEYWORDS: ex library New Zealand Maori affairs land court Maori Appellate Court judicial decisions legal cases judgements law courts justice
A Dictionary of the Maori Language
Edited under the Auspices of the Polynesian Society
super octavo, green cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board, patterned eps, xxiv + 590pp, VG (slight staining to boards, light bruising to spine extrems, owner's name in ink to fep, light tanning to eps, tanning to page upper edges)
KEYWORDS: herbert w williams maori language maori-english dictionary vocabulary lexis grammar syntax
Te Ao Marama: Contemporary Maori Writing for Children
Volume 4 Te Ara o te Hau / The Path of the Wind
First edition, super octavo, illus light card covers, 350pp, VG+ (v light tanning to upper page edges)
KEYWORDS: Witi Ihimaera New Zealand Maori children's literature anthology poems short stories plays Maori English language
Ko Te Kawenata Tawhito: No Nga Whakatauki Tae Noa ki a Maraki
Lacks fep, small octavo, brown leather boards with gilt lettering to spine, 377pp, G+ (lacks fep, heavy rubbing & fraying to spine extrems with loss of leather to sides, heavy scuffing to boards, fraying to boards corners & edges, heavy browning & foxing throughout, various owners' names, dates & annotations in ink to front & rear pastedowns & eps, annotation in pencil to verso title page)(
KEYWORDS: religion Christianity Bible Old testament Proverbs to Malachi Maori language TEXT IN MAORI
Traditional Songs of the Maori
First edition, oblong small folio, grey boards with gilt lettering to spine, 324pp, VG (moderate staining to front board, light chaffing to board edges, owner's name in ink to front pastedown, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate tanning, staining to edges)
KEYWORDS: first edition Mervyn McLean Margaret Orbell New Zealand Maori music songs lyrics in Maori & English
Kati au I konei: A Collection of Songs from Ngati Toarangatira and Ngati Raukawa
Quarto, illus purple light card covers with white & yellow lettering to spine & front cover, 109pp, illus, VG+ (v light rubbing to covers & spine)
KEYWORDS: Te Ahukaraum Charles Royal TEXT IN MAORI & ENGLISH New Zealand songs Ngati Toarangatira Ngati Raukawa Maori waiata
Nga Moteatea/The Songs: A Selection of Annotated Tribal Songs of the Maori with English Translations
Facsimile reprint, imperial octavo, red boards with black lettering to spine & red, black & white Maori motif to boards, patterned eps, frontispiece, xxxii + 327pp, VG (light soiling to spine & boards, moderate browning to upper page edges, date in ink to fep)
KEYWORDS: Sir Apirana Ngata New Zealand Maori moteatea songs poetry Maori English language
Maori Affairs: A Department and the People who Made it / Nga Take Maori
Dual language Maori and English, quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
KEYWORDS: specials G V Butterworth Hepora R Young New Zealand Maori politics history government text in Maori language and English
Nga Moteatea / The Songs: Remnants Left Behind from Many Canoe Areas : Part IV
CD in rear & front pockets, this volume only, imperial octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, maroon eps, xviii + 380pp, nr fine in d/w, VG+ (light rubbing & scratching)
KEYWORDS: Sir Apirata AT Ngata Hirini Moko Mead New Zealand Maori songs verse waiata text in Maori and English parallel text literature culture
Nga Mahi a Nga Tupuna
TEXT IN MAORI, scarce in d/w, imperial octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt Maori portrait to front board, xx + 211pp, VG (some fading to spine & board edges, some tanning to page edges, owner's name & date in ink to fep, some browning to eps, v occasional annotation in pencil) in d/w, VG- (heavy browning, esp to spine, some creasing & nicks to edges, corners & spine extrems)
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN MAORI Sir George Gray New Zealand Maori HW Williams history anthropology traditions customs