Rubbing to ends of spine. 1/8" tear at tail of spine. Rubbing to ends of dust wrapper spine. Rubbing to edges of dust wrapper. 3/8" tear at head of spine. A couple of 1/4" tears at head of spine. 3/8" tear at tail of spine. A couple of 1/8" tears at tail of spine. Rubbing along folds of dust wrapper. 1/2" tear to front fold of dust wrapper. 1" tear at head of rear fold of dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 331 pages + plates. Brown papered boards. Signed by the author on the title page. Page dimensions: 233mm x 155mm. "Highlights of her story include the struggle of the Maori King Movement to win recognition from successive governments; the persecution of Te Puea and Waikato for their pacifist stance in World War One; the catastrophic effects of the Influenza Epidemic; the heroic efforts to establish Turangawaewae Pa on a gorse-covered river bank at Ngaruawahia and build it into the largest marae complex in the country [...]" - from the dust wrapper blurb. ; 8vo; Signed by Author