This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER V FIRE AND WATER A Long time ago, that is to say, in the twilight of Maori tradition, the chief Ngatoro and his wife, attended by a slave, landed on the shores of the Bay of Plenty. Thence they wandered inland through forests and over ferny downs, reaching at last a great central lake, beyond ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER V FIRE AND WATER A Long time ago, that is to say, in the twilight of Maori tradition, the chief Ngatoro and his wife, attended by a slave, landed on the shores of the Bay of Plenty. Thence they wandered inland through forests and over ferny downs, reaching at last a great central lake, beyond which high mountains stood sentry in the very heart of the island. One of these snow-clad summits they resolved to gain; but half-way on the climb the slave fell ill of sheer cold. Then the chief bethought him that in the Bay of Plenty he had noticed an island steaming and smoking, boiling with heat. Hot coals brought thence might warm the party and save the slave's life. So Ngatoro, who was magician as well as chieftain, looked eastward and made incantations; and soon the fire rushing through the air fell at his feet. Another more prosaic version of the tale says that, Maori fashion, the kind-hearted hero despatched a messenger to bring the fire; he sent his wife. She, traversing land and sea at full speed, was soon back from White Island with a calabash full of glowing embers. From this, as she hurried along, sparks dropped here and there on her track. And wherever these fell the earth caught fire, hot springs bubbled up, and steam-jets burst through the fern. All her haste, however, went for nought; the slave died. Furious at his loss, her lord and master flung the red embers down one of the craters of Mount Tongariro, and from that day to this the mountains of Taupo have been filled with volcanic fires, smouldering or breaking out in eruption.1 Such is one of the many legends which have grown up round the lakes and summits of the most famous volcanic province of New Zealand. It indicates the Maori understanding that the high cones..
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Add this copy of New Zealand (Ao Tea Roa) to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by James Cummings Bookseller rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Signal Mountain, TN, UNITED STATES, published 1925 by Houghton.
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Used-Very Good. VG Hardback (no dustjacket) Second Edition with 32 illustrations. Blue cloth with gilt titles on (slight faded) spine. Foxing to end papers, prelims and edges; lovely colour frontispiece. Smokey aroma.
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Fair. Unmarked text pages. Previous owner's inscription on front endpaper. Cracked at front and back hinge; webbing exposed. Pages secure. Lightly age-toned. Brown boards scuffed. No DJ. Your purchase benefits world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.
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Wright, F. & W. Very Good. 8vo. ix, 241pp, folding map, index, 75 colour plates (with tissue guards). Attractive decorative cloth with tiki and Maori desings. Page edges evenly toned, occasional light foxing, prev owner bookplate on front free endpaper. A most attractive copy.
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Good. London: A. & C. Black, 1908. First edition, 1908. Beautifully illustrated with dozens of tissue protected color plates of people and places in New Zealand. Includes a folding map. Brown pictorial cloth printed in gilt, black, tan and green. Externally good to very good with light rubbing to the extremities, gilt spine lettering a little dulled but readily legible, hinges good but internally reinforced some time ago with flexible clear tape, text block sound, pages and plates clean and unmarked with only a trace of occasional foxing, no names or other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
