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BEST, ELSDON [2 volumes] - Tuhoe: The Children of the Mist.
Estimate:
$300 - $400
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$350
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169: Rare Books
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BEST, ELSDON [2 volumes]
Tuhoe: The Children of the Mist.
A sketch of the origin, history, myths and beliefs- of the Tuhoe tribe of the Māori of New Zealand with some account of other tribes of the Bay of Plenty district... Published by the Board of Māori Ethnological Research for the author and on behalf of the Polynesian Society. Ptd New Plymouth: Thomas Avery 1925. Vol.1. vii, [3]p, 1211p, 3 plates. 220mm. Vol. II. 8p, [47]p of genealogy tables [some folding], large folding map in back pocket of Fortified Villages, Districts, Rivers etc., mentioned in 'Tuhoe'. Oblong 220 x 280mm. Both bound in red cloth black titles with decorative rafter pattern borders. Vol.1. spine faded. A VG set.
Provenance: Robert A. Wilson, Lethenty, Bulls.
Tuhoe: The Children of the Mist.
A sketch of the origin, history, myths and beliefs- of the Tuhoe tribe of the Māori of New Zealand with some account of other tribes of the Bay of Plenty district... Published by the Board of Māori Ethnological Research for the author and on behalf of the Polynesian Society. Ptd New Plymouth: Thomas Avery 1925. Vol.1. vii, [3]p, 1211p, 3 plates. 220mm. Vol. II. 8p, [47]p of genealogy tables [some folding], large folding map in back pocket of Fortified Villages, Districts, Rivers etc., mentioned in 'Tuhoe'. Oblong 220 x 280mm. Both bound in red cloth black titles with decorative rafter pattern borders. Vol.1. spine faded. A VG set.
Provenance: Robert A. Wilson, Lethenty, Bulls.
