The Wounded Lion Octavius Hadfield, 1814-1904: Pioneer Missionary Friend of the Maori & Primate of New Zealand By Christopher Lethbridge. SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

2026-04-23T07:59:27+12:00

Price: 75.00

The Wounded Lion Octavius Hadfield, 1814-1904: Pioneer Missionary Friend of the Maori & Primate of New Zealand By Christopher Lethbridge.
SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Publisher: The Caxton Press, New Zealand, 1993. VERY SCARCE, SIGNED FIRST EDITION.

Very good hardback with jacket. Some light rubbing and bumping to edges, no owner inscriptions. Pages excellent.
Jacket has a little shelf-wear and slight fading to spine, chipping to top of spine.
319 pages with photos.

Octavius Hadfield was Archdeacon of Kapiti, Bishop of Wellington from 1870 to 1893 and Primate of New Zealand from 1890 to 1893. He was a member of the Church Missionary Society for thirty years. He was recognised as an authority on Maori customs and language.

ALL THE PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK.