Waikare-Moana, The Sea of the Rippling Waters: The Lake; The Land; The Legends with a Tramp through Tuhoe Land [New Edition, Embellished with Numerous Hand Coloured Illustrative Engravings Half Leather Binding]

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Wellington: A. R. Shearer, Government Printer, New Zealand, New Zealand, 1975. First Edition thus. Unique full leather binding, no doubt commissioned with contrasting green and brown leather, gilt titles to the spine and front board, a wavy black line to both boards with blind tooling to one side of the line, plain to the other. Boards bowing outwards and spine slightly faded. No binder s mark. Photographs throughout with maps as end papers, 110 pages. This particular book was published in 1897 under the direction of the then Minister of Lands, the Hon. John McKenzie. In it Elsdon Best paints a vivid and very readable account of the land he loved the most-the Tuhoe and its people. 110pp Approximately 8 ½ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles, spine gently faded. Joints good condition gently rubbed, faded. Corners good condition. Boards good condition gilt titles to the front board, a wavy black line to both boards with blind tooling to one side of the line, plain to the other. Boards bowing outwards and spine edges slightly faded. Page edges good condition all gilt. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition secure. Paste downs good condition map. End papers good condition map, tanned to the edges. Title good condition tanned to the edges. Pages tanned to the edges. Binding good condition. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1975 Binding: Hardback. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-1618425693418

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