The strangest war : the story of the Maori Wars, 1860-1872
1962, First Edition. London : Putnam. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Price-clipped. Cloth covers slightly worn at the extremities; endpapers show a suggestion only of foxing. Remains well-preserved overall; internally strong and clean. Item #479835
Physical description; 280 pages, 13 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 22 cm. Map on endpapers. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Part 1, White and Brown: The Governor -- Settlers and Maoris -- The Treaty -- The Land. Part 2, The Conflict: First Blood -- The Maori King -- Waitara Purchase -- The Gate Pa -- The End in Sight -- The Last Escapes. Subjects; New Zealand History, New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872. M ori (New Zealand people) History, 19th century.
Price: €25.00