Maori Pakeha North Otago by Stevenson (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Photos, drawings, (illustrator). 1st Edition. This collection of Maori lore. ancient traditions and the arrival of the first European settlers resulted from long, intensive research by the author.The thee sections to the book cover " The Maori Rock Shelter Paintings"' " 'Place Names and Legends"' to'"The Earliest Pakehas." Apparently published in the late 1970s it has remained a trusted record for information on this topic and is now a scarce item. The book covers of stiff card have colour/pictorial front board. Considering its age the book is in excellent condition throughout, no inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. AH & AW Reed Wellington nd VG- (illus card boards considerably foxed, small portions of spine missing, edges sl foxed, binding sound though seems staples are rusting).

Octavo, ex-library, white heavy card boards with black & red lettering & illustrations to front board, black lettering to spine & rear board, 160pp, illus, VG (moderate foxing & tanning to boards & spine, some surface loss to spine mostly at extrems, moderate soiling to boards, rust staining around staples, light foxing to page edges).

Octavo, illus heavy card boards, 160pp, illus, plates, boards poor but text block VG (significant surface loss to boards and spine, moderate staining to boards, rust staining around staples, owners name stamp to half-title, light tanning to eps and page edges).

Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: None. First Edition. Illustrated paper on boards with light soiling and rubbings. Head rear board & to head of last Index page with date stamp 6 Jul 1948. Spine: head & foot missing top-skin. Edges: light dusting of soiling . Clean contents. B//w illustrations. Binding is VG+ albeit staples are rusty. 156p.

MISBOUND- PAGE BLOCK UPSIDE DOWN, octavo, illus stiffened covers, black lettering to spine, 156pp + index to rear, illus, VG- (moderate rust staining to spine, heavy soiling & moderate tanning to covers & page edges, light foxing & soiling throughout).