The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions (Volume V)
by WHITE, JOHN
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About This Item
George Didsbury 1888. THIS VOLUME ONLY, DUAL TEXT- ENGLISH & TE REO MAORI, octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, Maori illus & rule in black to front board, frontispiece, ix + 272pp (in English) & 174pp (in Te Reo Maori) VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, heavy tanning to page edges & sporadically to pages throughout, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light to moderate foxing sporadically throughout, light cracking to gutters)
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- The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions (Volume V)
- Author
- WHITE, JOHN
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Didsbury 1888
- Keywords
- New Zealand Maori traditions myths mythology history anthropology
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