Author: BEST ELSDON
Title: The Astronomical Knowledge of the Maori, Genuine and Empirical
Description: Wellington, Dominion Museum. 1922, First Edition. Printer Wrapper, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. (200 gram rate) Including data concerning their systems of astrogeny, astrolatry, and natural astrology, with notes on certain other natural phenomena, first printing, stapled folded sheets in printed red paper wrapper that has split along the spine fold with some minor chipping to the fold, a few pieces of tape hold it together, could be neatly repaired, a little light fading to the red paper, 66pp, work by the foremost New Zealand Maori scholar. Very Good/Good.

Keywords: New Zealand Maori Dominion Museum Monograph 3 Anthropology Ethnology Astronomy Pacific Navigation Nautical Ancient Maori


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