Mai i Rangiatea

The portrayal of Māori myth and legend in print

Case 11 - Māori myth and legend for the popular market, Whitcomb and Tombs

Selection of seven Whitcomb & Tombs’ Historical Story Books on Maori mythology, including Johannes C. Andersen’s <i>Maori Tales … Illustrated by A. H. Messenger</i> (1924); James Cowan’s <i>Maori Folk-Tales of the Port Hills, Canterbury, New Zealand</i> (1923); and Edith Howes’ <i>Tales of Maori Magic and More Tales of Maori Magic</i> (both undated).

Selection of seven Whitcomb & Tombs’ Historical Story Books on Maori mythology, including Johannes C. Andersen’s Maori Tales … Illustrated by A. H. Messenger (1924); James Cowan’s Maori Folk-Tales of the Port Hills, Canterbury, New Zealand (1923); and Edith Howes’ Tales of Maori Magic and More Tales of Maori Magic (both undated).

Selection of seven Whitcomb & Tombs’ Historical Story Books on Maori mythology, including Johannes C. Andersen’s <i>Maori Tales … Illustrated by A. H. Messenger</i> (1924); James Cowan’s <i>Maori Folk-Tales of the Port Hills, Canterbury, New Zealand</i> (1923); and Edith Howes’ <i>Tales of Maori Magic and More Tales of Maori Magic</i> (both undated).

Selection of seven Whitcomb & Tombs’ Historical Story Books on Maori mythology, including Johannes C. Andersen’s Maori Tales … Illustrated by A. H. Messenger (1924); James Cowan’s Maori Folk-Tales of the Port Hills, Canterbury, New Zealand (1923); and Edith Howes’ Tales of Maori Magic and More Tales of Maori Magic (both undated).
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James Cowan. <i>Fairy Folk Tales of the Maori</i>. Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1925.

James Cowan. Fairy Folk Tales of the Maori. Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1925.

James Cowan. <i>Fairy Folk Tales of the Maori</i>. Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1925.

James Cowan. Fairy Folk Tales of the Maori. Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1925.
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<i>The Legend of Io; Engravings on Wood by Rona Dyer. </i> [s.l.]: Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd, 1956.

The Legend of Io; Engravings on Wood by Rona Dyer. [s.l.]: Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd, 1956.

<i>The Legend of Io; Engravings on Wood by Rona Dyer. </i> [s.l.]: Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd, 1956.

The Legend of Io; Engravings on Wood by Rona Dyer. [s.l.]: Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd, 1956.
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