Author: [MÌORI NEWSPAPER].
Title: A collection of twenty-five issues of "Te Waka Maori o Niu Tirani". Comprises twenty-three issues: volume 12:1-23. Wellington, George Didsbury, 1876. AND: Two issues: volume 1:2 & 1:13. Gisborne, Poverty Bay, James Grindell, 1878.
Description: . Folio (18.9 x 31.3 cm). The first twenty-three issues of 1876 are bound together in contemporary half calf, rubbed. Pp. 1-300. With parallel text of Ma›ri and English. With horizontal fold in the middle, two hole punches at inner margin, last leaf with minor text loss. Some minor staining. "Te Waka Maori o Niu Tirani" published between 1871-9 was edited by James Grindell. The intention was to revive the old "Te Waka Maori o Ahuriri" which had ceased publication in July 1871. Williams 463. AND: Four issues of "Ko te Kahiti o Niu Tireni" (1876) are also withbound.AND: Two additional issues of "Te Waka Maori o Niu Tirani" from 1878, as issued, unbound, one (no. 13) has a strip of paper along spine. Both are strengthened at outer edge. One (13) partly with some small holes going through text, some marginal loss of paper, some staining. All the papers are housed in a specially made box. Printed for the "Gisborne M‹ori News paper company". Williams 554.

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