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Maori Bible [New Testament] Ko Te Kawenata Hou a to Tatou Ariki a Te Kai Whakaora a Ihu Karaiti.
by Maori Bible [New Testament]
London: British and Foreign Bible Society, 1894. Book. Fine. Green Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine. 250 pages, a crisp and very clean copy, old name on front endpaper. Rarely found in this condition..
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CA$166.26
A New Latin Reader
by Franklin, H. W. F. & J. A. G. Bruce
London: Longmans, Green and Co.. Good with no dust jacket. (1946). Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Pencil marginalia.; 1946 reprint. vi, 194 pages. Green cloth boards. Page dimensions: 185 x 121mm. Latin exercises for translation into English. Notes in English and Latin-English vocabulary at rear. .
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CA$27.71
Maori Myth The Supernatural World of the Maori
by Reed, A.W. (Text)
Wellington: A.H & A.W. Reed. 1977. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Colour and black & white illustrations by Roger Hart. 64 pages. The cosmology of the Maori people is unique. This volume distills the essence of these tales. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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CA$22.88
Poems
by Mackenzie, P. (Mrs) . [Alice]
Dunedin: Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers Co. (Printed By). Fair with no dust jacket. First Edition. Original Wraps. No date [c. 1946? ]. 47 pages. Moderate rubbing to wrappers. Ex-library. Library stamps and markings, including card pocket. Library numberes on front wrapper. 2 1/4" strip missing from head of title page, with partial loss of printed title. Ink marks on contents page. Some adhesive stains to front wrapper. Selected titles of poems: The Kea; the Hollyford Valley; Lake...
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CA$23.55
From Forest Trail to City Street: The Story of the Presbyterian Church Among the Maori People
by Laughton, J.G
Christchurch: Maori Synod of the Presbyterian Church for the Presbyterian Bookroom, 1961. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 100 pages, old name and date on title page (in pencil).
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CA$37.41
The Salvation Army Dunedin North Corps Centenary 1894-1994
Dunedin: Salvation Army North Dunedin Corps.. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1994). First Edition. Softcover. No signatures.; Centennial souvenir history publication. Illustrated. Page dimensions: oblong 295 x 209mm. 36 pages. New Zealand history. ; 4to .
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CA$34.64
The Coming Of The Pakeha To Auckland Province
by Horsman, John
Hicks Smith & Sons, Wellington, New Zealand, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. A clean copy, free of annotation, and without underlining, the only damage is age-related, darkening of the page edges, and a small tear at the top right of the rear panel of the illustrated dust jacket. This book. The 4 sections, and in the 1st, the author considers the period before New Zealand became part of the British Empire. In the 2nd part the author shows that settlement was...
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CA$18.32
Te Pukapuka Kura Maori, he Korero Kohikohi.
by Hemi Henare Te Popi [James Henry Pope]
Poneke [Wellington]: George Didsbury, Government Printer, 1887. Book. Good. Green Cloth. First Edition. 144 pages. Old name on front endpaper, covers a little soiled, pieces from spine missing, lacks front and rear flyleaves..
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CA$83.13
The Ngati Rangiteaorere Claim Report 1990
by Waitangi Tribunal
Wellington: Brooker & Friend, 1990. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 82 pages, 2 maps..
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CA$62.35
Polly: An Opera. Being the Second Part of the Beggar's Opera.
by Gay, Mr. [John] (1685-1732)
[London]: [Printed for the Author]. Good with no dust jacket. [1729]. First Edition. Hardcover. [ii], vii, [1], 72 pages + 31 pages of engraved music. Early rebinding in half-calf and papered boards. Title leaf has been cropped and laid down, with the publisher's imprint lacking from the lower part of the leaf. Page dimensions: 232 x 184mm. A 2" split to leather at tail of front joint. 3/4" chips to leather at head and tail of spine. Boards rubbed. Corners of boards worn. Provenance:...
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CA$450.29
The Journal of the Polynesian Society. Vol. XXVII, 2. No. 106, December 1918.
by Elsdon best; J. Macmillan Brown; S. Percy Smith; George Graham; Pere Herve Audran
New Plymouth: Polynesian Society, 1918. Book. Good. Wrappers. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. pages 49-96, covers slightly darkened in places. Contents: The Land of Tara and they who settled it. Part III, by Elsdon Best, p 49-71. Raivavai and its statues, by J. Macmillan Brown, p 72-77. Wakangungu or anti-witchcraft ritual among the Maoris of New Zealand, by S. Percy Smith, p 81-85. A Legend of old Mahurangi, by George Graham, p 86-89. Traditions of and notes on the...
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CA$96.98
Race Relations in New Zealand. A review of the literature
by Thompson, Richard
Christchurch: National Council of Churches. 1963. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Mild age-toning to DJ edges. 69 pages. Contents include Immigrant Ethnic Minorities; Maori and European; Areas of Discrimination; Assimilation and Integration; Conclusions and a comprehensive bibliography of source documents etc. Each section includes...
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CA$22.88
The Art of Translation: Kornei Chukovsky's ' A High Art'
by Chukovsky, Kornei; translated and edited by Lauren G. Leighton
Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. (1984). First Edition. Hardcover. 0870494058 . Previous owner's signature and rubber name stamps on front endpaper. Some pencil marginalia and underlining. ; Text in English. xxxii, 294, [1] pages. Beige cloth boards with green and black lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 216 x 139mm. An interesting title. Chukovky wrote children's books in Russian, and did translations from English, including of Walt Whitman,...
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CA$207.82
Illustrations Prepared For White's Ancient History of the Maori
by White, John
Wellington: Government Printer, 1891. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bound in a later blue cloth binding with gilt title 'Illustations to White's Ancient History of the Maori' on front cover, spine faded. Some handwriting on front endpaper. This copy has 117 plates. Occasionally small pieces lacking, a few plates have tears. The Ancient History of the Maori was planned to cover 13 text volumes, but only 6 were published, along with proof...
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CA$471.07
He Reo Hou: 5 plays by Maori playwrights
by Garrett, Simon (ed.); Contributors: Don Selwyn; Roma Potiki; Rore Hapipi; Hone Tuwhare; Rena Owen; Riwia Brown; John Broughton
Wellington: Playmarket. Good+ with no dust jacket. (1991). First Edition. Softcover. 0908607261 . No signatures. Moderate rubbing to edges and corners of spine and wrappers.; 239, [8] pages. Includes the play "In the Wilderness Without a Hat" by Hone Tuwhare on pp. 54-123. With photographic illustrations of each of the playwrights. Rena Owen starred in the film "Once Were Warriors". Her play in this collection is titled "Te Awa i Tahuti". ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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CA$69.27
Waiataata
by Davies, Shelly; Anderson, Hiria; Harris, Leilana; Hughes, Davina (Editors)
Te Awamutu: Te Wananga of Aotearoa, 2011. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 180 pages, b/w photos. Waiataata is a beautifully presented collection of essays and poetry, often in Te Reo Maori, and photography from Te Wananga o Aotearoa. Te Wananga o Aotearoa provides holistic education opportunities for Maori, peoples of Aotearoa and the world and is one of New Zealand's largest tertiary education providers. The editors comment that "Waiataata has...
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CA$49.88
Ko Te Tahi Wahi O Te Kawenata Tawhito [Maori Bible - Genesis to Joshua]
by Maori Bible [Genesis To Joshua]
No Ranana [London]: Na te Komiti ta Paipera / Printed By T. R. Harrison. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1848. First Edition. Hardcover. No signatures. Minor dampstain to page edges and to margin of rear endpaper. One small 5 x 2mm chip at tail of spine. Gutters intact at hinges. A nice copy of this title. ; The hexateuch, translated into Maori by Robert Maunsell. [iv], 343, [1] pages. Original black cloth boards. Text in Maori, printed in double columns. "Watkins Binder" ticker on front...
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CA$969.85
The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary
by Tregear, Edward
Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs. Good+ with no dust jacket. [1907]. Hardcover. 1/2" missing to cloth at head of spine. Small tears and losses to cloth at tail of spine and at tips of corners of boards. Contemporary owner's signature on front endpaper "D J Rattray / "Burnbank" / Hook". Pencil marginalia on verso of half-title leaf. Bookseller's rubber stamp, P. W. Hutton & Co., Timaru. ; No date [1907]. xxiv, 675, [1] pages + corrigenda slip at page 24 +...
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CA$235.54
The Musket Wars : A History of Inter-Iwi Conflict 1806-45
by Crosby, R. D
Auckland: Oratia Books. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. (2022). Softcover. 0947506292 . No signatures. Some spots of foxing to endpapers. Some fading to dust-jacket spine. Some rubbing and creasing to margins of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; 2022 reprint of 2017 edition, of a title first published in 1999. 400 pages. Illustrated card covers with flaps. Page dimensions: 240 x 159mm. Illustrated with colour and black and white illustrations and maps. With a 4 page...
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CA$83.13
A Brief History of Ngongotaha & St. Barnabas Anglican Church
by Titchener, Paul
Ngongotaha: Parish Council of the West Rotorua Mission District. Very Good with no dust jacket. [2000]. First Edition. Softcover. Previous owner's signature.; 36 pages. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 210 x 147mm. New Zealand regional history, church history. ; 8vo .
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CA$34.64
Koinei Te Whare Na Haki I Hanga
by Bishop, Gavon
Te Whanganui-a-Tara: Gecko Press, 2012. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. Oblong. Childrens book in te reo Maori. Story of a Pakeha who sets up a trading station and the town that grows from it. Ex-library copy, clean.
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CA$22.17
My Life My Story
by Mckay, Leslie J
Gore: Printed at the Gore Publishing Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1993). First Edition. Softcover. With a 1 page autograph signed letter by the author included loosely, dated 1998. 208 pages. New Zealand autobiography. Some illustrations. Page dimensions: 249 x 178mm. Yellow card wrappers. ; 4to .
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CA$44.34
Journal of Katherine Mansfield
by Mansfield, Katherine; edited by J. Middleton Murray
London: Constable & Co. Good in Good dust jacket. 1936. Hardcover. Reprint. 252 pages. Grey cloth covers with purple titles on spine and front board. Dust wrapper title: Journal of Katherine Mansfield 1914-1922. Ex-library. Library stamps and markings, including card pocket, on endpapers and preliminary leaves. Library call number on dust wrapper spine. Dust wrapper is price-clipped. 3" tear in rear panel of dust wrapper. Extensive adhesive tape repair on reverse of dust wrapper. Cloth...
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CA$31.17
Cultural Approaches to Parenting
by Bornstein, Marc H. (ed.)
Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0805810021 . No signatures.; xiv, 209 pages. Papered boards. Page dimensions: 228 x 149mm. Various contributors. "This work sets out similarities and differences in enculturation processes that help to account for the ways in which individuals in different cultures develop. Each chapter addresses a parenting topic and sets it in cultural context." Table of...
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CA$69.27
Notes on Sir William Martin's "The Taranaki Question" 1861
by [Martin, William (Sir) ]
Dunedin: Hocken Library. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. Pages unnumbered. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 203 x 128mm. "This book, a true facsimile of the 1861 edition, is an important source of information regarding the origins of the Maori Wars. It is a detailed examination from the Government viewpoint, of Sir William Martins attack on Government policy in his The Taranaki Question, also issued in the Hocken Facsimile series. First...
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CA$23.55