1913 Rare First Edition - MAORILAND FAIRY TALES by Edith Howes - New Zealand Maori Tales.
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(Description)
Author: Edith Howes.
Title: MAORILAND FAIRY TALES.
Publisher: London, Melbourne and Toronto, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1913. First Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8 " X 6.5 ".
Pages: 237 pages + catalog.
Binding: Attractive and very good illustrated original full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. A rare find in any condition!
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the color frontispiece and the 10 wonderful full-page plates (3 in color, 7 in black and white).
Estimate: (Scarce with practically no other copy available worldwide).
The book: Scarce and attractive First Edition of MAORILAND FAIRY TALES by Edith Howes.
The author: Edith Annie Howes MBE (29 August 1872 – 9 July 1954) was a New Zealand teacher, educationalist, and writer of children's literature. She was a Member of the Order of the British Empire and received the King George VI Coronation Medal for her services to literature.