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Antique illustrated hardcover edition ofMaori and Settler: A Story of the New Zealand Warby G. A. Henty, published in New York by A. L. Burt.
A particularly attractive example with a detailed pictorial cloth binding featuring a soldier, rowing scene, decorative foliage and sword motif in red, black and gray. The spine is also fully decorated.
The volume includes black-and-white illustrations and a map relating to the New Zealand setting. The contents run through 18 chapters, including “The New Zealand War,” “The Hau-Haus,” “The Massacre at Poverty Bay,” and “The Pursuit of Te Kooti.”
An appealing collectible for enthusiasts ofG. A. Henty, Victorian juvenile adventure literature, antique decorative bindings, New Zealand history, or illustrated 19th-century books.
The A.L. Burt edition is independently cataloged by the National Library of New Zealand as approximately1895.
