{"product_id":"the-maori-race","title":"The Maori Race","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis rare book is an important early contribution to the cultural and historical understanding of the Tangata Whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1904 Edward Tregear, the former secretary of labour, published The Maori Race. It was dedicated to the ethnographer Elsdon Best  - \u003cem\u003e\"keen scholar, and true lover of the Maori people\"\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a preface by S. Percy Smith, president of the Polynesian Society. Smith noted that a single book on Māori had long been lacking, and that those wishing to learn about the subject had been forced instead to 'search the thirty-six volumes of the New Zealand Institute, the thirteen volumes of the Journal of the Polynesian Society' and various other works. Now there was a single, comprehensive account of the people, their myths, legends and unique way of life.    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Edward Tregear\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by: A D Willis, Wanganui, rare First Edition 1904\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCloth hard cover, gilted cover and spine. 592pp, illus, pictorial brown cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVG, excellent overall condition for age. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anec•dote","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51349148107055,"sku":"UB435","price":265.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/0579\/6143\/files\/UB435A.jpg?v=1747875065","url":"https:\/\/anec-dote.co.nz\/products\/the-maori-race","provider":"Anec•dote","version":"1.0","type":"link"}