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James Cowan - Fairy Folk Tales of the Maori Second Edition

Title: Fairy Folk Tales of the Maori Second Edition
Description: Auckland, Whitcombe & Tombs Limited, 1930. Second New Zealand Edition. Hardcover. Rare Original 1930 Very Good Hardcover Near Very Good Mylared Dust Jacket. Very difficult to find an original Edition with Dust Jacket. Here Mylared Second Edition. a bit of foxing and sunning. with additional Preface James Cowan compares the Fairy lore with Celtic Fairy lore of Ireland and Wales. In the Preface to Second Edition he compares the afanc to the taniwha. Even comparing one tale to Edain. Amazing collection of Fairy Islands with B/W photos of Fairy Trees and "Little People" of Maori people. NOT a library copy! Clean 171 pp. Text Several jacket chips and some paper deterioation in edges of lsome pages. See our Three Geese in Flight Celtic Book Scans, Cover, Table of Contents. Very Good/Near Very Good Mylared.

Keywords: fairy faith afanc taniwha maori fairy beliefs catholic tolkien elves elf fairies maori fairy tales fairy faith new zealand peter jackson fenian irish mythology joseph campbell comparative myths irish fairy tales jung ireland finnish fairies norse light el

Price: US$ 195.00 Seller: Three Geese In Flight Celtic Books
- Book number: 9000530099998899098

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