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Alexander Wyclif Reed

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Nationality
  
New Zealand

Role
  
Author

Name
  
Alexander Reed

Occupation
  
Publisher and author

Other names
  
Clif Reed


Full Name
  
Alexander Wyclif Reed

Born
  
7 March 1908 (
1908-03-07
)
Ponsonby, Auckland

Known for
  
Publisher: A. H. & A. W. Reed Maori and Aboriginal cultures

Died
  
October 19, 1979, Wellington, New Zealand

Books
  
Aboriginal Myths: Tales of t, The Raupo Book of Maori Pro, Maori Tales of Long Ago, Raupo Book of Maori Myt, Place Names of New Zeal

Alexander Wyclif Reed, also known as Clif Reed and A. W. Reed, (7 March 1908 – 19 October 1979) was a prolific New Zealand publisher and author.

Contents

With his uncle Alfred, he established the publishing firm A. H. & A. W. Reed. As an author, he was known most commonly as A. W. Reed. Reed wrote many books on topics such as myths, language and place names of both Māori and Australian Aboriginal cultures.

In Australia

  • Reed, A. W. (1966), Books are my business : the life of a publisher, Educational Explorers, retrieved 13 April 2013 
  • Reed, A. W. (1967), Aboriginal place names and their meanings, A.H. & A.W. Reed, ISBN 978-0-589-07002-1 
  • Reed, A. W. (1973), Place names of Australia, Reed, ISBN 978-0-589-07115-8 
  • Reed, A. W. (1993), Aboriginal myths, legends and fables, Reed Books, ISBN 978-0-7301-0424-7 

    • In New Zealand

  • Reed, A. W. (1951), Reeds' Bible story atlas, A.H. & A.W. Reed, retrieved 13 April 2013 
  • Reed, A. W.; Brougham, Aileen E (1978), The concise Maori handbook, A. H. & A. W. Reed, ISBN 978-0-589-01111-6 
  • Reed, A. W. (1975), Place names of New Zealand, A.H. & A.W. Reed, ISBN 0-589-00933-8 
  • Reed, A. W. (1996), The Reed dictionary of Māori place names = Te pakakupu ingoa wāhi Māori a Reed (3rd ed.), Reed, ISBN 978-0-7900-0494-5 
  • Brougham, Aileen E; Reed, A. W.; Kāretu, T. S. (Tīmoti Sam), 1937– (1999), The Reed book of Māori proverbs = Te kohikohinga whakataukī a Reed (3rd rev. ed.), Reed Books, ISBN 978-0-7900-0638-3  CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Reed, A. W.; Calman, Ross (2004), Reed book of Māori mythology (New & fully rev. ed.), Reed Books, ISBN 978-0-7900-0950-6 

    • References

    Alexander Wyclif Reed Wikipedia
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