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Workmanship of the Maori Race in New Zealand
Workmanship of the Maori Race in New Zealand
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Title: The Art Workmanship of the Maori Race in New Zealand: A Series of Illustrations from Specially Taken Photographs, with Descriptive Notes and Essays on the Canoes, Habitations, Weapons, Ornaments, and Dress of the Maoris
Author: Hamilton, Augustus
Description: 438, [2], v, [2] pp. Photograph plates, plus a few red and black color plates illustrating Maori patterns. 31x24.5 12¼x9½") original brown cloth, decorated and lettered in gilt. Second Edition.With an original albumen photograph (of the author?) mounted to the front free endpaper. 15x10.5 cm (6x4¼") photograph shows a man seated in a chair outside in a garden. Additionally, tipped onto the endpaper is a pink two-sided advertising sheet for this book 21.5x13 cm (8½x5¼"), which was published in two bindings: art cloth (as is this copy), and full morocco. Also, with inserted letter from James Hector, Director of the Colonial Museum of Wellington, at the start of Part II of the text (page size smaller than text block, and leaf very foxed). As issued?
Heading: Place Published: Dunedin, New Zealand
Publisher: Fergusson & Mitchell
Date Published: 1896
Condition
Volume edges rubbed, a few faint marks; tape repair to gutter edge of first several leaves; very good.
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