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 Maori of New Zealand with some account of other tribes of the Bay of Plenty district... Published by the Board of Maori 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 the back pocket, of Fortified Villages, Districts, Rivers etc., mentioned in 'Tuhoe'. Oblong 220 x 280mm. Both are bound in red cloth black titles with decorative rafter pattern borders. Vol. 2 some fade marks to binding. A VG set.
Provenance: Library of Richard Nunns.