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McGREGOR, JOHN [editor] - Popular Māori Songs.
Estimate:
$80 - $120
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$80
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McGREGOR, JOHN [editor]
Popular Māori Songs.
As written by the Māori of Waikato, February 1864. Auckland: John Henry Field 1893, 1st edition. Cover title Ko Nga Waiata Māori ... 14p, 210mm, bound in soft cloth covers, paper title label, light toning. VG.
The songs were written down by prisoners who had surrendered at Rangiriri and were being held on the hulk ‘Marion’, on which McGregor [‘Matareka’] was the guard.
Provenance: Library of Richard Nunns.
Popular Māori Songs.
As written by the Māori of Waikato, February 1864. Auckland: John Henry Field 1893, 1st edition. Cover title Ko Nga Waiata Māori ... 14p, 210mm, bound in soft cloth covers, paper title label, light toning. VG.
The songs were written down by prisoners who had surrendered at Rangiriri and were being held on the hulk ‘Marion’, on which McGregor [‘Matareka’] was the guard.
Provenance: Library of Richard Nunns.
