Fairy Tales and Folk-Lore of New Zealand and the South Seas [New Zealand Readers]
by Tregear, E. [Edward (1846-1931)]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Wellington: Lyon & Blair. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine faded. Some stains to boards. Staples rusted, splits to gutter of front endpaper around staples. Bookplates of The Epsom Trust and W. H. De Luen on front endpaper. ; [iv], 165, [2 (advertisements], [1] pages. Red cloth boards with black lettering and illustration on front board. Page dimensions: 176 x 118mm. Myths and fairy tales, mostly Maori but with some tales from other places including several from Hawaii.. Text in English. Selected contents: The Fairy Canoe; The Flower of Lanaii (Hawaii); The Giant Warrior; The Slaying of the Dragon; The Hill Fairies; The Maiden Swimmer; The Rainbow Maiden (Hawaii); The Woman in the Moon; The Goddess of Volcanoes (Hawaii); Maui the Hero; The Faithful Wife (New Guinea) The Water-Kelpies; The Ogre's Captive; The Enchanted Water; The Dancing Fish; The Flowers of Paradies; The Magic Spear-Point; The Spirit of the Cave (Mangaia). Series: Lyon & Blair's New Zealand Readers. [References: Bagnall T700; Hocken p. 412: "From New Zealand, Hawaii, Mangaia, Fiji, New Guinea, &c."] .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25202
- Title
- Fairy Tales and Folk-Lore of New Zealand and the South Seas [New Zealand Readers]
- Author
- Tregear, E. [Edward (1846-1931)]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lyon & Blair
- Place of Publication
- Wellington
- Date Published
- 1891
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
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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