The history and culture of the New Zealand Maori in the past and the present.
Maori language, genealogy, art and craft, warfare and politics. Treaty of Waitangi history and issues.
A collection of Official Government Acts relating to Maori Affairs, especially pertaining to Maori Lands and Reserves.
Reprinted as on 31 December 1964
land courts, land rights, waitangi
VG softback with brown paper wrappers with titling and Arms of the Crown, hole punched for ring binder by publisher.
$20 C/C
Government Printer 1965 reprint, 275pp.
[#5141 ]
Colonel Sir Jame E Alexander commanded troops during the Taranaki Land Wars in the 1860s and gives an account of them.
VG hardback in VG dust jacket with some rubbing, chipping and light soiling. Book free endpaper removed.
$70 C/C
Capper 1976 first facsimile of 1863 edition, hardcover, 425pp
[#2315]
Nine centuries of changing fortune for the southern Maori. The early period: AD 900-1350, The first people, Moa and moa-hunters, The bountiful sea, Craftsmen and artists, Hunters at home. The middle period: AD 1350-1550, The Moa recession, Making the land open, Living with scarcity. The late period: AD 1550-1800, Classic Maori, Traditional troubles, In peaceful years. Archaeological and anthropological study of pre-historic Maori ('Moa-hunters') in the south of the South Island. Illustrated with photographs and diagrams.
VG softback
$25 B/B
Otago Heritage Books, 1983, 52pp.
[#2748]
An early printing in Maori of a religious tract, 'The congregation in the church'.
19th century, ephemera, religious, christian, maori
VG single sheet folded once for 4 pages.
$75 C/A
I taia tenei ki te Perehi o R LUCAS, Whakatu, Nui Tirene, 1861.
[#3721, bis ]
Musket wars, land wars or tikanga?
Warfare in Maori society in the early Nineteenth Century.
ISBN 9780143018896
VG+ softback
$25 C/C
Penguin 2003, 543pp.
[#5507 ]
European Images of Maori 1840-1914 with illustrations throughout in black and white and colour.
ISBN 1869400623
colonial art, first contact, depictions of Maori, painting, drawing, sketches
VG hardback in VG dust jacket, slight soiling to surface, lightly faded upper panel, small circular stain to free end paper.
$55 B/C
Auckland University Press 1992 First Edition, xvi, 291pp.
[#5129 ]
A brief account of Maori life as it was in Pre-European days. Maori ethnology of pre-European traditional life and culture. Includes physical and mental characteristics / traditional history /mythology and folklore / religious ideas / social usages / arts of life.
VG hardback with a few convent library stamps, tape to endpapers, in VG- dust jacket with one hardly visible closed tear top edge of front panel of dust jacket but looks tidy under plastic sleeve, tape residue to jacket where plastic sleeve is taped to it
$30 C/C
Government Printer 1952 reprint cloth xv 296pp photos in text. Reprint of 1924 original
.[#4381]
A brief account of Maori life as it was in Pre-European days.
Maori ethnology of pre-European traditional life and culture.
Includes physical and mental characteristics / traditional history /mythology and folklore / religious ideas / social usages / arts of life.
VG hardback with inscription to half title, in a VG dust jacket
$35 C/C
Government Printer 1974, cloth xv 296pp, photos in text. Reprint of 1924 original
[#3935 ]
VG hardback, in a G+ worn and repaired dust jacket
$25 C/C
Government Printer 1974, cloth xv 296pp, photos in text. Reprint of 1924 original
[#3912, 4225 ]
Rua Kenana was one of many Maori prophetic leaders of the 19th and 20th centuries. He called himself Te Mihaia hou, the new messiah, and was the leader of a section of the Tuhoe at a time when their land, the Urewera country, was threatened by possible prospecting and milling. Withdrawing to Maungapohatu, in the heart of Urewera, he established a community. This work is a history of Rua and his people, of the destruction of the community, by the government during World War I, and the struggle to start all over again.
ISBN0195580427
VG hardback in VG dust jacket. Gift inscription to endpaper.
$75 B/D
Oxford University Press 1979, 208pp.
[#3089 ]
A history of the Maori in New Zealand from the first discovery through three migration periods.
Following this Buck describes in detail various aspects of Maori material , social and religious culture.
This includes Maori language, food and houses, textiles and weaving, clothing, manufacture and use of tools, canoes and fishing, games, music, art and decoration, family and religious traditions, and weapons and warfare.
ISBN0723304084
maori, culture, history, archaeology, pre-contact
VG hardback in G+ dust jacket, which has been reinforced by pasting brown paper on the reverse side. Free end paper clipped and with a gift inscription.
$60 B/D
Whitcombe and Tombs 1950, second edition, 551pp + XXIV plates.
[#2801]
VG hardback in VG- dust jacket with some minor wear.
$80 B/D
Whitcombe and Tombs 1982, reprint of second edition, 551pp + XXIV plates.
[#4083]
Biography of the renowned maori war chieftan Te Rauparaha
FINE hardback in VG dust jacket with minor adhesive stains to extreme edges of jacket and edges of endpapers.
$55 C/C
Capper Press 1976 facsimile of Whitcombe and Tombs 1911 edition, xvi 351pp + genealogy list and folding map at rear.
[#2320]
The history of the personalities and politics behind the coming together of the Maori and Pakeha leaders of the time and the agreement made where both became citizens under the laws of the British Commonwealth.
colonial, British Empire, politics, colonisation
VG hardback, only fragments of dust jacket present.
$40 C/C
Thomas Avery 1936 third revised edition, xxiii 393pp+plates
[#4063 ]
A well illustrated overview with photographs and diagrams, written by an eminent ethnologist of the Dominion Museum.
whakairo, wood carving, bone carving
VG softcover in stiff paper pictorial wrappers.
$20 C/B
School Publications Branch Department of Education 1963 first edition, 48pp.
[#5695 ]
An excellent survey and resource of the Maori traditional art of Toi whakairo (art carving). With hundreds of photographs and some colour plates. Includes archaic and classical carvings, architectural carving, tools and techniques, domestic carving, and personal items such as taonga boxes, adornment and weapons.
VG cloth hardback in VG dust jacket with minor wear to spine ends.
$45 B/C
Reed 1969 FIRST EDITION, 163pp.
[#3090 ]
A biography of Sir Peter Henry Buck KCMG DSO (1877-1951), also named Te Rangi Hiroa by his Maori whanau in honour of an ancestor.
A prominent member of the Ngati Mutunga iwi, he was a doctor, military leader, health administrator, politician, anthropologist and museum director.
During the First World War, Buck helped recruit a Maori volunteer contingent, which he joined as a medical officer. He was at Gallipoli, being awarded a Distinguished Service Order for heroism.
He later saw action in France and Belgium, before being posted to the No 3 New Zealand General Hospital at Codford, England in 1918.
He was appointed Chief Maori Medical Officer, and in 1921 was director of the Maori Hygiene Division in the Department of Health.
With a long-standing interest in Pacific and Polynesian cultures, Buck served as Director, Trustee, and President of the Board of Trustees of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii from 1936 until his death in 1951.
ISBN0723303169
pacific islands, new zealand, biography, maori
VG+ hardback with no dust jacket.
$45 C/C
Whitcombe and Tombs 1971, 314pp + plates.
[#3699 ]
VG+ hardback with VG- dust jacket.
$75 C/C
Whitcombe and Tombs 1971, 314pp + plates.
[#5601]
A revised and updated version of the Consedines' best-selling book on the Treaty - by Pakeha, for Pakeha. Healing our History was written as a result of the popular Waitangi Associates treaty workshops run by Robert Consedine. Addresses Pakeha identity and the relevance of the Treaty. Since the 1990s Robert has worked with a network of Maori and Pakeha to establish a successful workshop process that enabled Pakeha to learn about, and confront, New Zealand's colonial history and to understand its implications today. Robert's unique take on the subject illustrates how all New Zealanders can discover a new sense of personal and national identity that respects and honours the Treaty relationship.
ISBN0143019864
VG+ softback, name to inside of cover, this copy also has a SIGNED presentation inscription to title page from Robert Consedine
$20 C/B
Penguin 2005, 329 pp.
[#2628]
VG+ softback
$10 C/B
Penguin 2005, 329 pp.
[#2785]
Cowan was commissioned by the governement to write this history of the formative period of Maori- European interaction.
The armed confrontations of this period have variously been called the Maori Wars or Land Wars.
The standard work on the subject, this is a facsimile of the 1922 edition, with a new foreword by Michael King and a revised index.
ISBN0477012302
new zealand, history,
VG+ hardbacks in VG+ dust jackets, with some ageing. Vol 1 sunned to the dust jacket fore edge and light rubbing to the joint.
$160 C/D
Government Printer 1983, xxviii + 466; xx + 633pp.
[#3764 ]
Early account of Maori life by an acknowledged expert.
Printed on sized paper with photographs throughout.
maori culture, history, rare
VG hardback in G+ dustjacket.
Scarce jacket is rubbed and chipped with tape repairs, still near complete.
Inscription to fep.
$125 C/C
Whitcombe & Tombs 1930 first edition in decorative titled cloth 8vo, xii 266pp.
[#4380 ]
Early writings on geography, geology, botany and natural history of New Zealand from the 1840s.
Includes a Maori grammar and dictionary from the earliest times of European contact.
VOLUME TWO ONLY of 2 vol facsimile reprint.
Originally published by John Murray 1843.
maori grammar, dictionary, colonial history
VG hardback in VG dust jacket with light spine lean.
$30 C/C
Capper Press 1974 facsimile reprint, 396+ 4pp.
[#4402 ]
Early eyewitness Accounts of Maori Life 1, being, Extracts from journals of the visit to New Zealand of the French ship St Jean Baptiste in December 1769 under the command of Jean F.M. de Surville.
First thus translation of important early French accounts of exploration in New Zealand in the Eighteenth Century, with an appendix of charts and drawings. Includes accounts of Maori social life and customs, and the nautical exploration of the country.
French text and English translation side by side.
ISBN0477060285
new zealand, french exploration, 18th century, pre-european maori
VG hardback with no dust jacket, landscape format.
$65 D/D
Alexander Turnbull Library 1982, 225pp.
[#3490 ]
Early eyewitness Accounts of Maori Life 2, being, Extracts from Journals Relating to the Visit to New Zealand in May-July 1772 of the French Ships Mascarin and Marquis De Castries under the Command of M.- J. Marion Du Fresne.
First thus translation of important early French accounts of exploration in New Zealand in the Eighteenth Century. Includes some reproduced charts and illustrations at rear. First edition limited to 1000 copies, includes accounts by; Julien Crozet, Ambroise Bernard Marie Le Jar Du Clesmeur, Jean Roux, Paul Chevillard De Montesson, Le Dez, Jean Baptiste Nicolas Denis D'apres De Mannevillette. Gives important early first hand accounts of pre-colonial Maori life, material culture and dress etc.
ISBN0908702027
VG+ hardback in landscape 4to cloth
$75 D/D
Alexander Turnbull Library 1985, viii 396 pages.
[#2610]
A detailed account of Maori legislative efforts at self-determination by highlighting the legal battles and conflicting attitudes between Maori and the Crown. Environmental management, issues related to the retention of language and culture, Maori representation in Parliament, and the Treaty of Waitangi are among the topics covered in this balanced and reasonable socio-political assessment.
ISBN9780195583670
maori, politics, tupuna, moana,
VG+ softback
$40 C/C
Oxford University Press 2001, 280pp.
[#3543 ]
Augustus Earle (1793-1838) known as "the wandering artist" travelled widely in Europe, North Africa, the Americas and Oceania. This contains a biographical introduction and reproduces 23 of his artistic works. He spent nine months in New Zealand in 1827, and witnessed traditional Maori life and custom before European influence took hold.
VG hardback in VG dust jacket, name to endpaper
$45 C/C
Oxford University Press 1966, first edition. 270 pages + plates.
[#2469]
History of the early interaction between Maori and missionary, outlining the background of the Christian mission in New Zealand.
Examines the cultural reasons why Maori chose to identify with the Israelites of ancient times.
Distinctive Maori responses to Christianity including the religious movements Pai Marire, the Parihaka Movement, Ringatu and Ratana, are discussed in detail.
ISBN0908705042
colonial, maori, religion
VG softback with inscription to title page.
$35 C/B
Tauranga Moana Press 1985, 189pp.
[#4198 ]
The previously untold story of the 19th century penetration, annexation and colonization of southern New Zealand by Europeans, as it affected the local Maori inhabitants.
Based on contemporary primary sources it is a compelling narrative in which traders, sealers, whalers, missionaries, naval officers, Maori chiefs, colonists, government officials, Governors, judges, Royal Commissioners, politicians, ordinary Maoris, academics, and the modern Waitangi Tribunal all have their say.
A rare title.
ISBN 0908925077
Kemp purchase, Deans lease, Ngai Tahu, Maori reserves
VG softback
$95 D/D
Aoraki Press 1993 first edition, 582+ xxiii pp
[#5537 ]
Statistical study of the economics of Maori communities and society.
Economic organisation provides the medium whereby food, clothing, shelter, tools, and objects of wealth of less utilitarian kind are secured to the service of man. Firth's study of this aspect of life forms the theme of the present book.
The Second Edition of Primitive Economics Of the New Zealand Maori (1923)
With a completely re-written introductory chapter and much new material added, and a final chapter on the post-European period, expanded to show the developing contribution of modern Maori to New Zealand society as a whole.
new zealand, society, reference, statistics
VG hardback in VG dust jacket with minor wear short edge split etc. Name to fep in pen.
$45 B/D
Government Printer 1959 second edition, 519pp + plates and maps etc.
[#3766 ]
Collected from oral traditions by A. A. Grace with the help of Karepa te Whetu of Ngati-Koata. Includes tales of Putawai, Kirika, the Ngarara, Tinirau.
The first edition.
VG hardback, cloth with gilt spine. Endpapers browned due to paste action.
$69 B/C
Gordon and Gotch 1907 First Edition, 257pp.
[#3060 ]
A graphic novel portraying the life and times of a deserter, Pakeha Maori, and warrior in the New Zealand Wars. Kimble Bent gave himself up to the Maori to escape harsh treatment from the British army, and lived and fought with them. Based on James Cowan's 'Kimble Bent' (1911).
ISBN9781869795160
VG softback
$25 B/B
Random House 2012, reprint. Approx 50 pages.
[#2536]
Traditional Maori fairy tales and legends retold.
Illustrations are on plates line as well as four colour ones.
myth, folk tales, maoritanga
VG- cloth hardback with light wear to boards, light foxing, lacks fep.
$35 C/C
Ward Lock 1936 reprint, 224pp + plates +20pp adverts.
[#4514 ]
Kiri Te Kanawa's retellings of Maori Myths, Tales and Legends.
With full page full colour illustrations by Michael Foreman.
ISBN0670826146
The first edition.
VG+ hardback in Fine dust jacket
$45 B/C
Viking 1989 first edition, 119pp.
[#5407]
Renowned historian Michael King (1945-2004) presents a comprehensive and searching documentary of Maori culture and society, and Maori-Pakeha contact, conflict and co-operation. From the earliest daguerreotype around 1852 to the strong protest images of the 1990s, King records and analyses changes and upheaval in the commentary that is always intelligent and objective. This book leaves the reader with not only a better understanding of the past but a challenge for the future. REVISED EDITION
ISBN9780143010883
new zealand history, maori
VG softback
$30 B/D
Raupo 2008 soft cover, 289pp. Illustrated.[#2040 ]
A biography of Te Puea Herangi of the Waikato. The third edition (1987) with new material.
ISBN0340420960
VG+ softback, first blank page has been removed
$25 C/C
Hodder 1990, 331pp.
[#2849]
A history of 150 years of the Methodist Maori Mission. Being the Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society of New Zealand Volume 27 Numbers 1 and 2.
G+ hardback in VG dust jacket. Tidy ex-library, dust jacket under plastic sleeve, errata slip to endpaper.
$25 C/C
Wesley Historical Society of New Zealand 1972, viii 267pp + index and plates.
[#3288 ]
New Zealand and the Legacy of a Turbulent Past.
MacDonald discusses the new political assertiveness amongst young Maoris he encountered in 1984 where young militants joined with their tribal elders to march to Waitingi to demand that the New Zealand Government and Crown honour the Treaty.
He writes of his experiences accompanying the Maoris on this march, and examines the background of unrest that has generated the new turbulence in New Zealand's race relations.
ISBN 9780340495834
treaty of Waitangi, grievances, maori politics, history
VG softback.
$30 C/C
Hodder 1989, 313pp.
[#5557 ]
The first comprehensive account of Maori life written by a Maori scholar, intended to be submitted for her degree at Oxfird University.
Reissue of the 1938 original.
ISBN 0908652119
maoritanga, customs, traditions, history, maori
G+ paperback, mild rubbing to cover
$30 C/B
New Women's Press 1986 first thus, xi 352pp.
[#4814 ]
A Tale of the Good Old Times, together with a History of the War in the North of New Zealand against the Chief Heke in the year 1845 as told by an Old Chief of the Ngapuhi Tribe. Also Maori traditions.
VG- hardback with no dust jacket.
Name and some mild foxing to endpapers.
$30 C/C
Whitcombe and Tombs 1930, xxxviii 386pp +plates.
[#5177 ]
A Tale of the Good Old Times, together with a History of the War in the North of New Zealand against the Chief Heke in the year 1845 as told by an Old Chief of the Ngapuhi Tribe. Also Maori traditions.
The eighth impression of the Whitcombes edition.
VG hardback with VG dust jacket under plastic sleeve.
$35 C/C
Whitcombe and Tombs (1964), xxxvi 327pp including plates.
[#3281A]
VG hardback with no dust jacket.
$25 C/C
Whitcombe and Tombs (1964), xxxvi 327pp including plates.
[#3281 ]
A word picture of life in Auckland, one of the rarest books on early colonial life and one of the most readable.
From the wide range of the author's observations of early governors, officials and churchmen, as well as Maoris, move through its pages, which have preserved also intimate glimpses of family and social life.
As the wife of New Zealand's first chief justice, Lady Martin came to the colony in 1842.
colonial, Auckland
VG softback news print paperback.
$10 C/B
Wilson and Horton, Facsimile reprint of SPCK 1884 edition, 220pp + illustrations.
[#4796 ]
Ensign Alexander McCrae; Alexander Turnbull Library Bulletin Number 3.
3 b/w reproductions of paintings - a portrait of Tooi (Tuai), a portrait of Teeterree (Titeri or Titari), and a group: Waikato, Hongi and missionary Thomas Kendall, all painted by James Barry.
A plate with list of Turnbull bulletins fixed to paste down by publisher.
VG Grey cloth with black lettering. Brown floral-patterned endpapers, very minimal soiling to the cloth.
$75 C/C
Alexander Turnbull Library 1928 First Edition, 33pp.
[#5132 ]
Maori language illustrated childrens story about a boy's fishing trip.
ISBN1869487435
VG+ softback small owner stamp to first page
$8 B/A
Reed 2002.
[#2715]
This book examines encounters between the Christian church and Maori. Christian faith among Maori changed from Maori receiving the missionary endeavours of Pakeha settlers, to the development of indigenous expressions of Christian faith.
ISBN9781775500124
maori, religion, colonisation, christianity, spirituality
VG+ softback
$35 C/C
Huia Publishers 2012, 327pp.
[#3546 ]
Simple but in depth guide mainly to conversational Maori language. Seventh edition, revised by W W Bird.
VG hardback with VG dust jacket with light wear, light spotting to closed edges of pages.
$25 C/B
Whitcombe and Tombs 1953, 172pp
[#2596]
The most authoritative English-Maori dictionary, with the same content as the larger version, in a handy pocket size. 104 x 145 x 25mm
ISBN9780478057997
maori language, dictionary, te reo
VG softback
$15 A/B
Learning Media Ltd 1995, 621pp.
[#3486 ]
A complete look at the Treaty of Waitangi and it's repercussions, past and present.
ISBN0868614270
VG+ softback
$20 C/B
Allen & Unwin, 1987 reprint. 312 pages.
[#2517]
A detailed guide to Maori myths and legends, religious beliefs, folklore and history.
Arranged alphabetically, this work reveals the subtlety and complexity of the traditional Maori view of the world.
ISBN 9780908812479
maoritanga, tikanga, taonga, illustrated
VG- softback, some cover wear and edge soiling.
$25 B/C
Canterbury University Press 1996, 274pp.
[#5511 ]
Dominion Museum Monograph 8
VG cloth hardback in VG slightly rubbed dust jacket. Name and tape rust to endpapers.
$65 C/C
Government Printer 1952 first edition, 212pp, well illustrated.
[#1690]
Retellings of Maori folk-tales. Maui pulls up the North Island, and his other exploits. The adventures of Rata, Tura, Kahukura, Ihenga and Tawhaki. The battle of the Birds and more. Illustrated in colour by Roger Hart.
ISBN058900848X
G+ hardback in VG dust jacket. Book rubbed to edges and with name at front. Some minor yellowing to page edges.
$10 C/B
Reed 1974 first edition, 134pp.
[#2807]
Legends relating to the first Polynesian Explorers of New Zealand.
ISBN058900977X
pre-colonial new zealand, maui, whakapapa
VG+ hardback in VG+ dust jacket.
$40 B/C
Reed 1977 first edition, xvi 288pp
[#1773, 221, 4194 ]
Alphabetical collection of proverbs from the Maori, arranged by subject.
maori, tradition, proverbs, sayings
VG- hardback with no dust jacket. Small name to fep, lightly foxed closed edges, lightly dust soiled boards.
$20 A/B
Reed 1963 first edition, 135pp.
[#3617 ]
A journey in late 1843 by Bishop Augustus Selwyn, William Cotton, William Nihill and a number of Maori porters etc including Renata.
Facing Maori and English, many footnotes etc.
One of the earliest examples of Maori written prose.
Includes black and white illustrations.
"Earliest Maori writing of significant size, this is an account by Renata Kawepo Tama ki Hikurangi of an arduous journey undertaken in 1843-44, when he was among Bishop Augustus Selwyn's party visiting Anglican mission posts throughout the North Island and Nelson Province"
ISBN0908812361
new zealand, maori, history, early New Zealand
Good softback
Book at front has been water marked, shows to half title as yellow but to rest of book only as rippled pages, heavier at front but fading away to nothing to the rear.
SIGNED BY AUTHOR to title page [Kia ora | Helen M Hogan]
$45 C/C
Canterbury University Press 1994, 175pp.
[#4445 ]
Biography of Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi Te Waharoa, prominent maori in the later nineteenth century.
ISBN0958339074
Maori, colonial, land wars
As new perfect bound soft cover
$45 C/B
Cadsonbury 1996, 201pp. Second edition facsimile of 1963 edition.
[NZ121 ]
Biographical study of Amiria Manutahi Stirling, includes genealogical charts tracing her descent from Paikea.
ISBN0589009788
VG hardback in VG dust jacket. Book has minor adhesive stain to top edge of prelims offset from dust jacket plastic sleeve
$45 B/C
Reed 1976 first edition, 4to, xii 184pp b&w photos.
[#2319]
Describes Cook's second voyage to New Zealand and the subsequent interactions between Maori and Pakeha.
Discusses first white settlers who often joined Maori communities becong 'Pakeha Maori'.
Also details the early visits of the missionaries Marsden and Kendall.
The companion to Two Worlds.
ISBN 9780670877874
VG hardback in VG dust jacket
$150 D/D
Penguin / Viking 1997 first edition, 590pp.
[#5536 ]
Autobiography of an an elder of the Whanau-a-Apanui tribe in Auckland, with commentary by Anne Salmond.
Stirling passes on his traditional tribal knowledge and the deeper meanings of an ancestral way of life.
Discusses such traditional concepts as mana (spiritual power), matauranga (knowledge), and whakapapa (genealogy), and the customs of the rahui (reserve), taua (raiding party), and haka (war dance).
Also life in the Bay of Plenty in the era of whaling, maize-cropping, and kumara growing, and an account of his work with Sir Apirana Ngata.
ISBN0195580702
maori, maoritanga, history
VG softback with minor wear.
$50 B/C
Oxford University Press 1980, 288pp.
[#4258 ]
Information on the people, settlements and history and myth of the various South Island Maori communities in the 19th/20th century.
Ngai Tahu, westland, otakou, otautahiMurihiku, Rakiura
VG hardback in VG dust jacket.
Jacket under removable plastic sleeve, name to free endpaper, one small pencil note to contents and on pp88.
Old tape residue to paste downs, a tidy copy.
$150 C/C
Bascands Ltd (1950) first edition, 196pp + plates complete.
[#5535 ]
A study of pre-European Maori drawings left on rock and trees and in caves throughout New Zealand.
Includes North and South Islands and examples from the Chathams.
Charcoal and pigment work as well as incised designs.
Discussion of the cultural context.
ISBN0589006487
Maori, Moriori, Waitaha, Cave Paintings, Tribal Art, Archeology, Prehistory
VG+ hardback with pictorial covers and no dust jacket
$30 B/B
Reed 1971 first edition, 87pp.
[#4103 ]
The archeology of New Zealand, from early polynesian history through to the artifacts of the first European settlers.
ISBN 9780477014571
Maori material culture, new zealand history, evidence, taonga
VG hardback in VG dust jacket under removable plastic sleeve.
$35 B/C
GP Books 1989 first edition, 128pp.
[#5194 ]
Reveals a Treaty made and then repeatedly breached, and gives a compelling case for a fair and reasonable settlement to Treaty grievances. The history and continuing ramifications of the Treaty of Waitangi.
ISBN 0908912978
VG- soft back, ex library with stamps etc, soft covers have been contact sealed with thick laminate, hinges reinforced.
$15 C/B
Bridget Williams 1999 first edition, soft cover, 211pp+ plates.
[#2497]
The novel Revenge: a love tale of the Mount Eden tribe which was published posthumously in 1940 was regarded by White as a popularisation of Maori history.
White, a distinguished Maori scholar, and as fluent as a native speaker, was influenced by the Poems of Ossian to collect Maori song poetry. He soon accumulated several hundred songs and traditions. In 1851 White became governor George Grey's secretary and translator and travelled the North Island as a government official. Later he was a private interpreter and Maori land agent. During 1874-1878 White edited Te Wananga, a Maori newspaper and this with his reputation as an ethnographer resulted in his appointment as the compiler and writer of an official Maori history. This was published in six volumes between 1887 and 1890 as The ancient history of the Maori, his mythology and traditions.
This copy is Number 1 of a limited first edition of 350 numbered copies
VG leatherbound hardback with gilt titling in VG dust jacket with some minor edge wear. Private bookplate to front pastedown. Some mild foxing to closed edges.
$95 C/C
Reed 1940, xviii+289pp + frontis.
[#3067 ]
Pip Williams was a pharmacist in rural Northland and kept notes of traditional remedies he saw the local Maori use.
He recounts what he saw and was told, how the native plants were used and what complaints they treated.
ISBN9780143011361
herbs, health, naturopathy
VG+ softback
$15 B/A
Penguin Books 2008, 79pp.
[#3814 ]
Biography of early colonial Wesleyan Missionary to the Ngapuhi Tribe of Northern New Zealand
ISBN0477012647
colonial, missionary, methodist, methodism, Hokianga, Hone Heke
VG hardback in VG dust jacket with light wear to edges
$30 C/C
Govt Printer 1985 first edition, xii 263+ plates.
[#1772, NZ138 ]