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1932 The Pioneering Days Of Southern Maoriland
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Description
Author's Presentation Copy, First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
The first edition of the work, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Scarce.
With a frontispiece and twenty two further plates. Collated complete. Errata leaf tipped in at front free endpaper with additions included in pencil. Working loose.
Signed and dedicated by the author to the front free endpaper:
"Miss E. R. Thomas, With every good wish from the author M. A. Rugby Pratt, Christchurch 24th March 1932"
Written by New Zealand Methodist minister, church administrator, and historian, Albert Rugby Pratt.
Condition
In the original cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally in lovely condition with just minor shelf wear to head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is generally smart, with chipping to backstrip. Closed tear to front of wrap. The odd mark to the wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Additional pencil notations to errata leaf.
Near Fine
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