London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, And Searle. Fair with no dust jacket. 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library. Library rubber stamps partly erased from preliminary leaves, leaving abrasions. Front free endpaper missing. Binding worn. Boards heavily rubbed with abrasions and chips to cloth. Cloth split along joints. Hinges broken. Foxing. Previous owner's signature and address on verso of frontispiece map. Piece of archival paper tape securing loose piece of cloth at head of spine. ; viii, 343 pages. Frontispiece map included within the pagination. Red cloth boards with gilt and black decoration. Page dimensions: 189mm x 127mm. Title continues, "A Tale, Exhibiting The Social Life, Manners, Habits, And Customs Of The Maori Race In New Zealand Prior To The Introduction Of Civilisation Among Them." [Bibliographical reference: Bagnall W6032: "A series of set pieces based on the life of a Maori tribe in the Hokianga region. Much on love, war and cannibalism, presented by named characters within a pattern of Victorian expression and convention [. . .]" ] ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

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Seller: Renaissance Books (NZ)
Seller's Inventory #: 14985
Title: Te Rou; Or, The Maori At Home
Author: White, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, And Searle
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1874

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We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.

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