Te Ika A Maui or New Zealand and its Inhabitants by the Rev. Richard Taylor. A second edition published by William Macintosh, Paternoster Row and H. Ireson Jones from Wanganui, N.Z. in 1870. The cover is the original reddish-brown cloth and it is faded and worn with soiling.The spine has gilt lettering on it. There are some cracks on the front gutter but the binding is holding. There are some scattered marks and foxing,browning and rare pencil marks.  The coloured frontspiece is loose on one corner. There are numerous black and white engravings and another coloured plate on page 602. A good copy.