First Edition. A lovely set in the publisher's original binding of this German botanist's observations on the indigenous peoples of Brazil in the early 19th century, with a dictionary of the languages of the Tupis. In addition to the series title, the two volumes also have individual titles. Volume I......
Price: $850
A rare Maori hymnal for the Ratana church. Ratana, a Maori religious, political, and social movement, was founded in 1918 in New Zealand by Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana. He saw a vision and began preaching that the Maori and the Japanese were the lost tribe of Israel. The Ratana church advocated.....
Price: $750
Second edition, revised and expanded, of this collections of hymns, first published in 1873 as "Temperance songs, etc., in the Maori language." The text of this book is devoted to Maori language songs written to the tunes of the hymnal "Sacred Songs and Solos" as well as popular melodies, including "God.....
Price: $500
The January 1861 and January 1862 issues of this English-Maori periodical (all published). 24 and 32 pages. 5-1/4 by 8-1/4 inches. The imprint and title varies between issues. Title headed by woodcut in issue one. Charles Oliver Bond Davis (1817–1887), was born in Australia to Irish immigrants and moved to New.....
Price: $950
The January 1861 and January 1862 issues of this English-Maori periodical (all published). 24 and 32 pages. 5-1/4 by 8-1/4 inches. The imprint and title varies between issues. Titled headed by woodcut. Charles Oliver Bond Davis (1817–1887), was born in Australia to Irish immigrants and moved to New Zealand about 1830.....
Price: $600
