ISBN10: 0589007173, ISBN13: 9780589007171, [publisher: Reed] Hardcover 271 pages. Dj ripped and worn. Name on ffepTakitimu is one of the great tribal histories in the New Zealand literary canon. It tells of the Ngati Kahungunu people - tangata whenua of Hawke's Bay and parts of East Coast and Wairarapa - from their origins in the Pacific Islands to their lineage in Aotearoa up to the twent ieth century. It is divided into four main sections: the history up to the departure of Takitimu and other canoes of migration; th e history of Ngati Kahungunu; short biographies of Sir James Carr oll, Sir Maui Pomare and the Rev. Tamihana Huata; and appendices describing charms, proverbs, the interpretation of dreams and sig ns, and the Maori almanac.
[Wellington, New Zealand] [Publication Year: 1972]

ISBN10: 0589007173, ISBN13: 9780589007171, [publisher: RAU PRESS LTD, GISBORNE, NEW ZEALAND] Hardcover BOUND IN GOLD COLOURED CLOTH WITH GILT TITLES TO SPINE, THIS DATED 1990 HARDCOVER FACSIMILE EDITION IS VG IN VG JACKET(UNCLIPPED). 271pp+SEVERAL FOLD-OUT GENEALOGICAL TABLES. WITH PREFACES, 25 CHAPTERS, APPENDICES AND 17 ILLUSTRATIONS. INSCRIPTION TO FFEP, JACKET CHIPPED AT TOP OF SPINE BUT 95% COMPLETE, CONDITION VG/VG
[Eastbourne, SX, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1990]