Short Preface Malcolm Ross (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Ex-library, Hewitson Library. Some library labels and markings. A previous owner's bookplate, Frank G. Glen. ; xii, 242 pages + frontispiece. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Green lettering and illustration on front board. Page dimensions: 187 x 121mm. Chapter titles: The Maori under Civilisation; Nipped in the Bud; The Hau Hau Outbreak; Colonisation in the 'Sixties; "Not To Be Bate"; Maori Peculiarities; The Big Earthquakes; Early Days in Napier; Gate Pah Avenged; The Unsophisticated Maoriu; In Chase of Te Kooti; The Tragedy at "The Star"; Hospitality of the Maori; Early Recollections of New Zealand; Some Remarks on Explorations; A Night of Horror; A Shark Story; A Pleasure Trip in the 'Sixties; Dangerous Deserters; Mounting Guard; The Savages of Otaki; Maori Peculiarities; Characteristics in Trade and Religion; A Pig-Hunt in the Early Days; Expecting Te Kooti; Some Maori and Pakeha Notables; Rewi Maniapoto; Public Works Immigrants; Some Typical Friendlies; The Pakeha, The Maori, and the Kuri; Larry's Yarn; A Great Canoe Race and Some Further Remarks on Maori Character. [Reference: Bagnall B978].