RARE BOOK AUCTION 266 MARTIN SIR WILLIAM, AND LADY [ATTRIB] Ko Nga Tupuna o te Pakeha [2 x] A Brief History of Britain, Part 1.. Printed at St John’s College 1850. 160mm, 15p, [1]p, sewn and in original brown paper covers. A brief account of British history to the end of the Roman occupation, ca 410 AD. A second part appeared in 1851. BIM 396. 2. He Pukapuka Whakaako mo te kura. No Purewa 1847. 8p, 180mm, original blue paper covers. VG. A primer for schools, assumed to be Sir William Martin’s ‘first book’. BIM. 336 $150 - $300 267 MAUNSELL, REV R. [ASSOCIATION COPY] Grammar of the New Zealand Language, by the Rev. R. Maunsell, A.B.T.C.D of the Church Missionary Society. The profits of this work if any, will be appropriated towards defraying the expenses of the erection of the chapel at Waikato Heads. Auckland, J. Moore 1842. 3 p.l., [v]-xv, 186 [i,e, 188]. p.2. misnumbered 18, p. [129]-[188] misnumbered 127-186. 220mm, this copy in contemporary half calf binding with marbled boards and leather title label to spine, some foxing throughout, very nice copy. This copy Judge Chapman’s with his signature also of the signature of Wm Martin. VG. Bagnall 3460 $800 - $1200 268 MAUNSELL, REV. R. Hints on Schools Amongst the Aborigines in Five Letters to the Lord Bishop of New Zealand. St. John’s College Press 1849. 29, [8]p, 165mm, original green paper covers. VG. Includes p[30-[37] “Report of the Waikato Heads School”. “Missionaries are surrounded by difficulties - undermanned, means scanty, and scholars are inattentive and indolent. The suggestions made are very modest, but not hopeful.” [Hocken] Bagnall 3465 $600 - $800 269 MAUNSELL, ROBERT Grammar of the New Zealand Language by the Reverend R. Maunsell A.B.T.C.D. of the Church Missionary Society. The profits of this work, if any will be appropriated towards defraying the expenses of the erection of a chapel at Waikato Heads. Auckland: Printed and Published by J. Moore 1842. As issued in four parts, bound in the original blue paper wrappers, untrimmed and some light soiling and small chips mostly along untrimmed edges, front cover of Pt. 1. detached. Housed in a clamshell book box. BIM 130 $800 - $1200 270 MAUNSELL, ROBERT Pamphlet defending Selwyn’s Actions Nga Minita i roto i te whawhai, Rokohanga mai e nga Kaiwhakaako i mua he whawhai tonu ta te Maori ki a ia ano... [No imprint. Auckland? Printed at St Stephen’s Press ? 1868] 6p, [2]p. Caption title, pages 708 blank. 215mm, foxing, untrimmed. Rare A pamphlet compiled by Maunsell defending Selwyn’s actions during the Waikato war, especially at Rangaiowhia in February 1864. BIM 720 $200 - $400 271 METHODIST MISSION PRESS Ko Nga Ritenga mo te Hunga e huihui ana ki nga karahi. 4p, folded section in centre contains Class Attendance Register in the hand writing of the owner of the book Ka Te Reweti, tenei pukapuka Karahi Tihitu Aotea also his signature on front cover. Imprint at end, He mea ta i te Perehi o nga Mihanere Weteriana 1838 VG. Bookplate of W. H. de Luen. Wesleyan class rules, With the addition of the Ten Commandments. Bagnall 3531 $200 - $400
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272 MISSIONARY PRESS Reward Tickets. A single card 140 x 220mm, uncut with two blocks of Reward Tickets each block with 16 tickets, each ticket with a number and a short ‘moral’ [or scripture]. Appears to have been an early printing by one of the Mission Presses. No imprint. $300 - $500 273 MULTIPLICATION TABLE For Maori Pupils 2p handwritten manuscript in Maori 340 x 420mm, laid out in 2 pages in 2 double columns with approximately 36 entries per column. The paper watermarked W. King 1834, folded as letter sheet addressed to ‘Rev. W. Williams Waimate’ and inscribed in pencil in William Colenso’s hand, 1000 copies. Printers ink and waterstains, not effecting text. Very possibly the original draft for the large Multiplication Table printed by John Telford, Colenso’s successor at the Paihia Press in 1842-1843. On May 20 1843 Telford in his first letter to the C.M.S reported printing 1,000 copies of a large multiplication table ‘which was greatly called for by the natives’. Williams 75, BIM 115. ‘The actual title is not known and no copy has been located.’ Provenance: William Colenso thence by descent. G.C. Petersen Collection. $1500 - $2000 274 NEW TESTAMENT Ko te Kawenata Hou, o to tatou ariki te kai Wakaora o to tatou ariki te Kai Wakaora. He mea wakamaori i te reo Kariki. Paihia: He mea ta i te Perehi o nga Mihanere o te Hahi oIngarani 1837 [i.e. 1838]356p,215mm, Title page bordered with double rule, contents list verso. Printed in two columns separated by vertical rule. The first edition of the complete New Testament, translated mainly by William Williams. Rebound using the original boards, text mostly clean with the odd worm hole. Rebound due to binding condition issues with notation on endpaper by Christopher Parr it reads ‘This book was used by the Rev Preese at the Hauraki Mission station in 1838. It was later owned by Nigel Williams who was on the bible revision committee in 1933. 1. From pencil signature on fly leaf badly worm holed and perished on rebinding. 2. Information from R.A. Reynolds Smiths Bookshop, Wellington from whom it wa purchased, Signed C.H. Parr 1962.’ $600 - $800 275 NEW TESTAMENT Two Lesson Sheets for teaching reading. Two sheets with headings in English in large type with text broken into syllables. 1. Children brought to Christ. Kam au-ria nga ta-ma-riki kit e ka-rai ti. Mathew xix, 13-15 2.. Christ raiseth Lazarus to Life. Ka wa-ka-a-ra-hia a Ra-ha-ru-hi. 11th John xi, 43-44. imperfect copy with insect damage. Maori text follows. Each is a single sheet 455 x 387mm, [no imprints Sydney? Printed by William Jones? 1837]. BIM 16 & 17 $500 - $600 276 ORDER OF, CONFIRMATION Ko te tikanga o wakapanga o nga ringaringa ki runga i a ratou ka oti nei te iriiri, ka tae mai nei hoki ki te Kaumatuatanga. Paihia: He mea ta i te Perehi o nga Mihanere o te Haho o Ingarani [1839]. Caption title, 1 folded sheet [4p] 195mm. A translation by Rev WIlliams of the Office of Confirmation. 200 copies printed for use of the Bishop of Australia, W.G. Broughton who held a ceremony on the 5 January at Kororareka confirming 44 Native Adults and 20 Whites [mostly missionary children] BIM 57 $300 - $400
Early New Zealand and Maori Printings
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