1936 Scarce Book - Maoriland Fairy Tales by Edith Howes - New Zealand Maori Tales.
(Description)
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 + publisher's catalog.
Binding: Attractive and very good original decorated 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, light foxing and staining throughout - as shown, small Sydney bookseller stamp 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 no or few other copies available for sale worldwide).
The book: Scarce and Attractive 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.