1936 Scarce Book - MAORILAND FAIRY TALES by Edith Howes - New Zealand Maori Tales.
This book has been sold, but we regularly acquire comparable copies.
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Author: Edith Howes.
Title: MAORILAND FAIRY TALES.
Publisher: London and Melbourne, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1936.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5 " X 5.5 ".
Pages: 224 pages + catalogue.
Binding: Attractive and good decorated 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: Good content (tight and clean, some light foxing and staining - as shown, name of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the color frontispiece and the nine wonderful full-page plates (3 in color, 6 in black and white).
Estimate: (Scarce with practically no other copy available worldwide).
The book: Scarce and attractive edition of MAORILAND FAIRY TALES by Edith Howes, first published in 1913.
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.