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Ex-library (Nelson Institute and Library). Library stamps and markings. Pencil marginalia on page iii. Boards very worn. Spine mostly missing. Binding loose. No detached pages. A rough working copy. ; Second issue edition, with cover title"New Zealand Sketches". No date [c1907]. 194 pages. Page dimensions: 184 x 121mm. [Reference: Bagnall D125]. Pictorial papered boards."Throughout the following pages will be found, it is hoped, a collection os short and interesting Sketches of Early Colonist Life in New Zealand (being a country singularly prolific of many thrilling scenes there enected [sic] during years gone by) , which are written in a racy and catchy style, peculiar of the soil."- from the author's preface. Contents: A Reverie; Preface; Hoolahan and the Gin-Bottle; A Thrilling Maori Episode; An Exciting Pig Hunt; Lost in the Forest; A Bovine Adventure; A Savage Equine Battle; The Great Bush Fire; A Hazardous Enterprise; A Maori Duchess and the Tug-of-War; A Peculiar Maori Wager; A Maori Wedding; A Northern Excursion; The Tattooed Warrior.; Ex-Library; 12mo
Sketches of Early Colonisation in New Zealand and its Phases of Contact with the Maori Race (Books)
Author
Albert Edward] Te Manuwiri"[Davidson
Title
Sketches of Early Colonisation in New Zealand and its Phases of Contact with the Maori Race
Publisher name
Whitcombe&Tombs [c1907], Christchurch
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1907
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Poor
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Key words
New Zealand Maori Aotearoa
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