Books - "maori"
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Folk-Tales of the Maori
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule/illus to spine, blind rule & lettering to front board, 257pp, VG- (heavy scuffing & cracking to spine & board edges/extrems, moderate tanning to spine, light soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning to page edges, ffep missing, moderate tanning to eps, light foxing & cracking to gutters throughout)
PUBLISHER: Gordon & Gotch 1907
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori folk tales folklore lore literature collection first editions
Kawai: For Such a Time as This
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 373pp, Near FINE (prev. owner's name in ink to title page)
PUBLISHER: Bateman Books 2022
KEYWORDS: modern first editions New Zealand history historical fiction novels pre-colonial Monty Soutar Maori
The Pioneering Days of Southern Maoriland
FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR IN YEAR OF PUBLICATION, sm octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 231pp, illus/photos, scruffy (v heavy soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, moderate water staining to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep- above author's signature, heavy cracking to gutters, tape reinforcements to photo pages, light staining to pages throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy tape staining & repairs to spine & edges, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: The Epworth Press 1932
KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history autobiography memoir pioneers settlers M A Rugby Pratt Maori culture signed
Maori Scenes and Portraits
LOOSELY ENCLOSED SIGNED NOTE, imperial octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 94pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & fading to board edges & extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light fading & chipping to spine & edges, 2.5cm closed tear to top edge, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1979
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori scenery portraits cuture history
Landscape/Community: Perspectives from New Zealand
Octavo softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2005
KEYWORDS: New Zealand land cultural identity Maori essays literature prose
Lore and History of the South Island Maori
Octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt tiki illus to front board, frontispiece, 196pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to board edges with sl surface loss, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to title page) in d/w, tatty (v heavy creasing & tearing to edges with some loss, moderate wrinkling/creasing & soiling/discolouration to spine & covers)
PUBLISHER: Bascands Ltd N/D (c.1950?)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori history south island folklore lore culture customs
Old New Zealand: A Tale of the Good Old Times
Octavo, grey buckram boards, brown lettering to spine, brown lettering & decoration to front board, deckled/rough cut page edges, frontispiece, xv + 350pp, illus, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing with tanning to board edges & extrems, moderate tanning to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate scuffing & surface loss to front gutter, light to moderate foxing sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1906
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history war 1845 Ngapuhi tribe Maori traditions
Kura Koiwi: Bone Treasures
Tidy ex-library, super octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, red & cream lettering to spine, 157pp, illus/photos, VG (minimal library markings, adhesive wrapper to covers- french flaps affixed down, light chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Craig Potton Publishing 2011
KEYWORDS: New Zealand crafts art bone carvings carvers Maori mythology symbolism
St Joseph's Maori Girls' College 1867-1990 Nga Korero Mo Te Kura Maori o Hato Hohepa
Tidy ex-library, super octavo 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: The Dunmore Press 1990
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history schools education St Jospeh's Maori Girls' College
Words of a Kaumatua
INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, red heavy boards, blind stamp lettering to front board, 260pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 2019
KEYWORDS: New Zealand signed Haare Williams writers authors poets poetry verse literature Maori wisdom
Maori Prisoners of War in Dunedin 1869-1872: Deaths and Burials and Survivors
UNCOMMON, quarto, illus stapled light card covers, 21pp, illus, VG+ (tidy red adhesive reinforcement to spine, light creasing to covers, light staining to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Hexagon 2000
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori history prisoners of war Dunedin late 19th nineteenth century death sburials survivors
Get on the Waka: Best Recent Maori Fiction
Tidy ex-library, super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, co mplete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Reed Publishing 2007
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori literature fiction anthology
Huia Short Stories 9: Contemporary Maori Fiction
Tidy ex-library, octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, co mplete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Huia Publishers 2011
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori contemporary short stories fiction anthology collection
Huia Short Stories 4: Contemporary Maori Fiction
Tidy ex-library, octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, co mplete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Huia Publishers 2001
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori contemporary short stories fiction anthology collection
Resettlement in Hokianga; a Maori Perspective
UNPUBLISHED THESIS, oblong quarto, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, Maori illus strip to front board, 208pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards, binding sl loose/sloppy- boards shaky, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light soiling to eps)
PUBLISHER: School of Architecture, University of Auckland 1981
KEYWORDS: unpublished theses thesis Hokianga academic Hokianga Maori culture architecture history
The Maori Mermaid Sings
Octavo stapled light card covers (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: n/a n/d
KEYWORDS: jessica thompson carr poetry collections poems poets otepoti dunedin new zealand emily crooks maori mermaids sings art artists literature
The Biggest Fish in the World
Octavo 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.
PUBLISHER: Reed 1974
KEYWORDS: a.w. reed new zealand maori legend folklore mythology children childrens illustrated roger hart trevor plaisted rob taylor joe bleakley christine brown paul craig pru mexted julia morison merle renner mark tucker john vincent
Maori, Pakeha and Democracy
Octavo softcover (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.
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1989
KEYWORDS: new zealand waitangi treaty te tiriti race relations politics law legal maori pakeha democracy
The Paremata Barracks
Super octavo stapled light card covers (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: National Historic Places Trust New Zealand 1963
KEYWORDS: rim burnett susan davis paremata barracks early settler new zealand military history wellington north island conflicts warfare maori wars imperialism colonialism
Ukaipo: The Place of Nurturing: Maori Women and Childbirth
Quarto softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: The Ngai Tahu Maori Health Research Unit 1999
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori culture women health childbirth maternity wahine tamariki pepe babies