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192960866Honolulu H.T.: Hawaii Tourist Bureau 828 Fort St. January 1929. 8vo. 32 pp. printed throughout in yellow & black colour & yellow-tinted photo illustrations double-page colour map as centerfold. Colour-illustrated softcovers cover art of Hawaiian girl w/ lei on front cover couple next to outrigger on back cover minor shelfwear slight creasing still VG- copy. First edition of this surprisingly uncommon promotional brochure to Hawaii at the end of the 1920’s. Of particular interest is the cover artwork by John Melville Kelly 1879-1962 a California artist and sculptor who traveled to Hawaii in the 1920’s and chose to stay with his wife and he championed native Hawaiian depictions in etchings aquatints and promotional materials. Hawaii Tourist Bureau, 828 Fort St., paperback
194656608Hilo T.H.: The Hilo Tribune-Herald 1946. Tall 8vo. 14 double-page leaves unnumbered. printed on coated magazine stock reproducing Hilo Tribune-Herald front pages with many illustrations 1 large folding plate showing the devastation from the tsunami. Photo-illustrated softcovers wraparound photo cover art minor shelfwear rubbing still VG copy w/ original printed mailing envelope from the library of Inez Turner Angus 1896-1990 and her daughter Ramona Angus Bennett 1924-2017 who originally owned the Montana Agate Shop a Texaco service station as well as the “Honeymoon Cabins†motel in Terry MT before and during World War II which led to Yellowstone National Park and the Custer Battlefields. First edition of this piece chronicling the devastation to Hawaii following the massive April 1 1946 7.4 earthquake near Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands off of Alaska. Hawaii located 2400 miles south of the epicenter was struck by a 32-60 foot tsunami wave resulting in 96 deaths and prompted the U.S. to establish the Seismic SeaWave Warning System in 1948. The Hilo Tribune-Herald, paperback
191451977Honolulu H.T.: n.p. ca. 1914. Seven Real Photo Postcards all printed on split-back CYKO photo postcard stock and stamp box w/ outline CYKO imprint indicating 1906-1915 dating slight edgewear very slight dustsoiling still NF set of images. This scarce group of Real Photo Postcards chronicle some of the floats and events from the 1914 Floral Parade held on the 8th day of Carnival Feb. 21 1914 with the parade forming at Aala Park in the afternoon. The first shows bustling crowds a cleared street men women and families lined up along the street as the parade passes down the corner from McInerny’s Shoe Store with store front and window displays clearly shown in downtown Honolulu. The next series of cards depict the pyramid of children sitting on the Lincoln-Lee Legion float touting their lifelong temperance pledges to abstain from alcohol a large model wooden ship on the Inter-Island Transportation float another showing Lady Liberty on a Spanish War veterans float; along with a RPPC of the Honolulu Fire Department Engine Co. No. 1’s first motorized fire engine what appears to be a 1910 Knox High Pressure Hose Wagon fitted with ladders on the side cab-over configuration and large Brass lamps in front fitted with ladders and firemen riding in the parade. The RPPC of the Iolani Palace lit up at night with floodlights bringing out the architectural details and revealing all of the windows draped in American flags. n.p., unknown
193863104Honolulu H.T.: Honolulu Star-Bulletin 1938. 12mo. 4.5 x 7 in. 223 1 pp. Photo frontisp. with photo plates text illustrations maps 6 large folding including city map of Honolulu. Colour-illustrated flexible softcovers vivid cover art of Hawaiian catamaran Matson Line ad on back cover slight shelfwear & dustsoiling very minor toning to fore-edges of maps couple w/ very slight closed tears at creases still NF copy. Fifth edition stated of this well-illustrated and informative handbook issued by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin during the closing years of the Great Depression. Keyed to the maps and the illustrations the text not only details the history of Hawaii but includes visitor information for such places as Waikiki Beach The Pali Manoa Bishop Museum Pearl Harbor Oahu Kilauea National Park Maui Kauai and the Pineapple kingdom on the Island of Lanai as well as leprosy colony on Molokai. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, paperback
192832754Honolulu: Honolulu Star-Bulletin 1928. Tall 8vo. xii 209 1 pp. Frntsp photo. Blue cloth gilt lettrng w/ G.P. Judd Centenary Luau Kualoa July 4 1928 place marker laid-in w/ frmr ownrshp signature dated July 19 1928. First edition thus of this fascinating memoir. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, hardcover
1819176174Tokyo: 統制社. Tosei-sha. Showa 18 1943. 54 x 77cm folding to 27 x 19.5cm pin holes and small loss at upper corners but now neatly secured with archival washi. Some paper undulation and creasing at upper corner. Browning and small holes/chips along the central fold with some neat repairs still a good copy. Japanese language map of Hawaii complete with its original sleeve published by Toseisha as part of a series of maps of Greater East Asia. The main physical map shows the Hawaiian archipelago from Ni'ihai in the northwest to the big island of Hawaii in the southeast insets show the wider area extending as far as Midway Island and a detailed map of the Honolulu and Pearl Harbor areas with road and rail lines district names etc. . 統制社. [Tosei-sha]. unknown
1957214107Honolulu.: 布哇文苑社 Hawai Bun'ensha. 1957. Maps black and white photographic illustrations 29 x 22cm 682pp. Browned original wrappers a little insect damage along edges. Text very good and clean. Spine a little creased and a trifle worn but overall a very good copy. This comprehensive Japanese directory from 1957 focuses on businesses and individuals in Hawaii. It was published shortly after Japanese citizens were once again able to travel abroad following the occupation period. The directory commences with a welcome message from Prime Minister Kishi Shinsuke and is meticulously arranged according to islands and locations. <br> <br>At the outset of the directory one can find a collection of business advertisements accompanied by many photographic illustrations. Following this the directory features listings of businesses and individual names presented in both Japanese and English along with their respective addresses. These listings are interspersed with full-page advertisements. <br> <br>This publication serves as an invaluable resource for understanding the Japanese presence in Hawaii during this time offering insights into both businesses and individuals. The arrangement detailed listings and visual elements provide a snapshot of the Japanese community's activities and contributions in Hawaii during the mid-20th century. . 布哇文苑社, [Hawai Bun'ensha]. unknown
195862679Honolulu Hawaii: M’s Ranch House 5156 Kalanianaole Highway ca. 1958. 4to. 7.75 x 11 in. 4 pp unpaginated. printed & illustrated in black sepia & red on yellow-tinted thick paper stock minor dustsoiling to rear cover slight shelfwear still NF copy. First edition thus of this Mid-20th-Century menu for the iconic Hawaiian restaurant on the East Side of Oahu Territory of Hawaii which featured a real covered wagon with canvas that children could play in. Along with the 72 oz. steak dinner customers could order Chicken Casserole Broiled Lobster Tail Hawaiian Chop Steak Japanese Shrimp Tempura a whole fresh Pineapple Ranch House Style with their famed breadsticks and cheese sauce. As per the image on the front cover this appears to have been issued after the restaurant was renovated moved to the middle of the property with a parking lot and updated with red brick and wood facade from the original white wooden siding. M’s Ranch House, 5156 Kalanianaole Highway, unknown
30641unknown: unknown Unknown. Hardcover. Good. Ledger. Approx. 13.5" x 9". Rebound at a later time. Marbled paper front cover board re-laid onto black hardcover. White paper title label on the front cover. Back cover is black. White end sheets front and back. 22 pages of hand written list of authors and titles related to exploration in the far regions. Places named include Alaska Iceland Hawaii Cuba Jamaica Hyatt Mexico Amazon South America and dozens more. A single volume of a previous unknown owners reference for a book collection. No ownership or provenance found for this reference. unknown hardcover
184535306New York: Harper and Brothers 1845. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. xvi 17-362 pages. Illustrated with a folding map and vignette. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt title on spine. Small chip to the cloth spine. Occasional scattered foxing and moderate toning to the contents. Map shows the Sandwich Islands Hawaii Australia etc. Bookplate of Athens Georgia Mechanics Mutual Aid Association located on the front paste down. Fair. Harper and Brothers hardcover
190910018Honolulu: Hawaiian Gazette Co 1909. Octavo 21 x 14.5 cm. 150 16 pages. Interleaved with unpaginated blanks for the addition of handwritten recipes. Index and advertisements. Stated "Fifth Edition Revised and Enlarged". Later edition of Hawaii's first cookbook a community cookbook with recipes attributed. The much slimmer first edition - just forty-nine pages - was issued in 1879 by "The Ladies of the Fort Street Church" and printed by P.C. Advertising Printing Establishment. In the new preface to this Fifth Edition the current editor Elizabeth C.V. Hall speaks to the book's origins though miscalculates the original publication date to be 1882. While the chapter headings are fairly standard – Cakes Confectionery Desserts Eggs Fish Game and Poultry etc. – there is a presence of more local recipes and ingredients. Taro breadfruit papaya alligator pear and of course cocoanut and pineapple. Some spotting and light soil throughout. In original limp cloth titled in black on the front panel; wear and abrasions to cloth especially at the spine thought it remains structurally sound. Near very good. With two handwritten recipes "Steamed Chocolate Pudding" and "Caramel Pudding" added to a blank. OCLC locates nine copies of this edition; the first edition is known only by one copy NYPL; Brown 524 for the first edition; Cook page 55; not in Cagle. Hawaiian Gazette Co hardcover
195061896Honolulu H.T.: Hawaiian Airlines 1950. 8vo. 5.25 x 9.3 in. printed in red white & blue which folds out into oblong folio 21 x 9.3 pictorial route map on verso recto w/ photo text illustrations. Self-printed softcovers pictorial map of Hawaii w/ DC-3 flying overhead slight shelfwear. First edition of this post-World War II travel brochure touting the many places visitors could enjoy on their tours through the Hawaiian Islands on the airlines DC-3’s including Akaka Falls Waimea Canyon giant ferns on Kiluaea Honolulu Lahaina and more. Although misdated by some cataloguers due to the introduction of DC-3’s in 1941 by Hawaiian Airlines the population statistics for the fold-out pictorial map match those issued in 1950 with Territorial and Federal Census. Worldcat locates 2 similar copies DLC U of WI smaller 1953 version. Hawaiian Airlines, paperback
189375211Honolulu: Press Publishing Company Print 1893. first edition. Octavo. 25 1 pp. Publisher's printed light brown wrappers. Nine pinholes through text hard to discern upon first glance else an excellent copy. Baldwin had earlier published a list of Hawaiian mosses and liverworts hepatic plants or Hepaticae in Latin. Malacology In the 1890s he devoted much of his time to studying mollusks malacology specifically the study of Hawaiian land snails some of which he named and described. In addition several land snail species in the family Achatinellidae were named in honor of him as well as a subgenus Baldwinia of the genus Partulina. He produced the first catalog of Hawaiian land snails and freshwater snails in 1893. Press Publishing Company Print unknown
187474143Honolulu: Samuel Damon 1874. First edition. Thirteen copies each one being a large sheet folded to make 4 pages 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Comprising pp. 40-48. Masthead with two vignettes. Scattered light foxing but very clean overall. No tears.Samuel Cheney Damon 1815 –1885 was an early missionary to Hawaii pastor of the Seamen's Bethel Church chaplain of the Honolulu American Seamen's Friend Society and editor of the monthly newspaper The Friend. The newspaper was not solely concerned with religious matters but served the community at large for general news of the Islands with sections such as "Important to Navigators of the Pacific" "New Explorations in Micronesia" "Marine Journal Port of Honolulu S.I." and numerous ads for local businesses. [Samuel Damon] unknown
1863332951Honolulu: American Mission Press 1863. With: 9 additional Reports of the Hawaiian Missionary Society being the Second Report and the Fifth through Twelfth Reports. 10 vols. 8vo. Original wrappers or self-wrappers. With: 9 additional Reports of the Hawaiian Missionary Society being the Second Report and the Fifth through Twelfth Reports. 10 vols. 8vo. The Hawaiian Missionary Society aimed to send missionaries from Hawaii to other Pacific islands. "The first annual report states that preparations were being made to send two missionaries Rev. Mr. Snow and Rev. Luther H. Gulick and their wives to Micronesia. A list of contributions made to the society shows the extraordinary generosity of native Hawaiian churches to this object . From this date the annual reports include excerpts from letters of the missionaries both in Micronesia and in the Marquesas. Twelve annual reports were published between 1852 and 1863 . The first three were printed at the American Mission Press; the fifth at the Polynesian office; and the remainder by the press of H.M. Whitney or the Pacific Commercial Press. This is an important source of information about missionary work by native Hawaiian missionaries in Micronesia the Marquesas and other parts of the Pacific" Forbes<br /> <br /> This group comprises the following:<br /> First Report. Honolulu: American Mission Press 1852. 12pp. Green wrappers.<br /> Second Report. Honolulu: American Mission Press 1853. 19pp. Unopened. Tan wrappers.<br /> Fifth Report. Honolulu: Printed at the Polynesian Office 1856. 24pp. Uncut and unopened. Stitched self-wrappers. <br /> Sixth Report. Honolulu: Press of H.M. Whitney 1857. 24pp. Stitched self-wrappers. <br /> Seventh Report. Honolulu: Commercial Advertiser Print 1858. 24pp. Stitched self-wrappers.<br /> Eighth Report. Honolulu: Commercial Advertiser Print 1859. 16pp. Stitched self-wrappers. <br /> Ninth Report. Honolulu: Henry M. Whitney 1860. 35pp. Stitched self-wrappers. <br /> Tenth Report. Honolulu: Henry M. Whitney 1861. 23pp. Stitched self-wrappers. <br /> Eleventh Report. Honolulu: Henry M. Whitney 1862. 24pp. Stitched self-wrappers. <br /> Twelfth Report. Honolulu: Henry M. Whitney 1863. 12pp. Stitched self-wrappers. Forbes 1877 First Report American Mission Press unknown
1819332862Boston: Samuel T. Armstrong 1819. 40 xvi pp. 8vo. Disbound. Foxing. 40 xvi pp. 8vo. "A sermon preached at the ordination of two missionaries just prior to their departure as members of the first 'company' of missioanries . to the Hawaiian Islands" Forbes. Includes "Instructions from the Prudential Committee of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to the Rev. Hiram Bingham and the Rev. Asa Thurston and others . Members of the Mission to the Sandwich Islands" in the rear. Shaw & Shoemaker 48291; Forbes 499; Sabin 33794 Samuel T. Armstrong unknown
1860329928Honolulu 1860. Small 1p. handbill 5x4 inches. Browned. Small 1p. handbill 5x4 inches. The above text continues: ". and that Capt. Daily of the Martha 2d. and Capt. Lambert of the schooner Emerald have not even been at Ascension Island Pacific Ocean this year. For this grave error I offer Captains Faily and Lambert my deep regrets and acknowledgments of wrong and wish thus publicly to ask their pardon." Not in Forbes unknown
193975372San Francisco: The Colt Press 1939. First edition. Illustrated by Mallette Dean. One of 486 copies of which 90 are illuminated as with this copy. Quarto. 86 1 colophon 1 pp. Hand-colored vignettes throughout. Publisher's rose boards with white spine lettering and front cover design. Francis P. Farquhar's copy with his discreet pencil signature. Untrimmed and unopened. Light sunning to spine else an excellent copy. The Colt Press hardcover
1882318189London: John Murray 1882. Fifth edition. Illus. 318pp. 8vo. Bound in three quarter brown modern polished calf. Fine Signed "F.E. Powell Yacht Marchesa Nov 12 1886.". Fifth edition. Illus. 318pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> John Murray unknown
1870303122Honolulu 1870. Photograph measuring 3-3/8 x 2-1/4 in. with the ms slip laid down beneath it. Framed and glazed measuring 9 x 10-1/2 in. Photograph measuring 3-3/8 x 2-1/4 in. with the ms slip laid down beneath it. A particularly fine example of Emma's photograph and signature in a contemporary frame. She has signed herself "Emma R / September 26 1865."<br /> <br /> Born in Honolulu in 1836 she was adopted by her maternal aunt the chiefess Grace Kamaʻikuʻi Young Rooke and her husband Dr. Thomas C. B. Rooke. She married Kamehameha IV on 19 June 1856. Emma was an active queen concerned with palace affairs and was involved in the expansion of the royal library. She is best known for founding the Queen's Hospital in 1860 which was built to care for native Hawaiians who had no immunity to many of the European diseases which they encountered. The hospital exists to this day as Queen's Medical Center. Her philanthropic endeavours set a precedent for sitting queens.<br /> <br /> Although unattributed this image is likely taken by Andreas Montano the Colombian photographer who came to Hawaii in 1870 and immediately set up a studio at 87 Fort St. He photographed much of Hawaiian royalty and became Emma's official photographer. unknown
1819377917Elizabethtown NJ: Edson Hart 1819. Second edition. Frontispiece portrait. 104 32 33 10 10 pp. Five parts in one with sectional title pages. 12mo. Contemporary mottled sheep red morocco spine label. Joints rubbed and just starting. Light foxing throughout. Very good. Second edition. Frontispiece portrait. 104 32 33 10 10 pp. Five parts in one with sectional title pages. 12mo. ʻŌpūkahaʻia c.1792-1818 came from Hawaii to New Haven Connecticut in 1807 following the death of his parents. There he met Dwight and was eventually housed and tutored by relative Timothy Dwight IV then president at Yale College and a founder of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Today ʻŌpūkahaʻia is best known as one of the first Hawaiians to convert to Christianity and an early translator of the Hawaiian language into English. His desire to become a missionary was among the inspirations for the opening of the Foreign Mission School in Cornwall Connecticut which published this posthumous biography. It was issued with a sermon delivered at ʻŌpūkahaʻia's funeral by Lyan Beecher and three other pieces related to the founding of the Foreign Mission School. Sabin 56429; Felcone 556 Edson Hart unknown
1885332943Honolulu 1885. 16pp. Small 8vo. Self wrappers. Minor damage in lower margins not affecting text. 16pp. Small 8vo. "The first of the pamphlets that satirized political affairs during the Kalakaua era . Although issued anonymously it was generally known at the time that the author was Honolulu lawyer Sandford B. Dole" who later became Hawaii's Governor Forbes. Forbes 3686 unknown
1887329927Honolulu: Daily Bulletin Steam Print 1887. 204pp. 12mo. Original lettered wrappers. 204pp. 12mo. Includes accounts of the celebration reminiscences and a table of the missionaries sent by the ABCFM and the Seamens' Friend Society with their date and place of birth death arrival return and descendants. Forbes 3909 Daily Bulletin Steam Print unknown
1861332879Honolulu: Paiia e ka poe hoolaha 1861. Illustrated with 7 woodcut illustrations. 36pp. 12mo. Stitched. Toned. Provenance: Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library inked stamp on last page. Illustrated with 7 woodcut illustrations. 36pp. 12mo. Includes a chronological timeline of notable events in Hawaiian history on pages 29-33. Forbes 2417 Paiia e ka poe hoolaha unknown
189874354San Francisco: N.p. 1898. First edition. Oblong folio 18 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches. 136 pp. including numerous photographic illustrations. each page with a floral border in blue. Publisher's tan cloth with gilt cover lettering and frames. decorative endpapers. Some light corner and edge wear but a very good copy of this scarce item. OCLC only locates 7 copies and this cataloger has never seen one.Seems to be mainly a promotional book which attempts to tie together the futures of California and Hawaii. The publication date is significant as the United States annexed Hawaii in 1898. It contains a foreword by Hugh Craig President San Francisco Chamber of Commerce regarding U.S. annexation of Hawaii. There is also a lengthy essay starting on p. 101 entitled "What Is and What May Be: Prospective benefits likely to accrue in the near future. Valuable and interesting statistics concerning the commercial relations of California and Hawaii." The last 15 pp. are taken up with biographies of California's most prominent citizens but the bulk of the book is a general history of the state and quite well written and illustrated. N.p. hardcover