Lot 57B
United States, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A collection of 5 books. "Fire Fountains: The Kingdom of Hawaii, Its Volcanoes, and the History of Its Missions; Volume I" by C. F. (Constance Frederica) Gordon Cumming, published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1883. The paperback 7th edition of "Biographical Sketches of Hawaii's Rulers Paperback" compiled and edited by C. Y. Dyke, published by Bishop National Bank of Hawaii, 1956. A hardcover edition of "The Burton Holmes Lectures, Volume 5," by Burton Holmes, published by McClure, Phillips, & Co., New York, 1901. A paperback book entirely in Hawaiian, "Kanawai Kalana: Kanawai 31. O ke Kau o 1903 o ka a Ahaoleo o ka Panalaau o Hawaii. Aponiia I Aperila la 22, 1903." The translation of the title: "County Laws: Law 31; The 1903 Session of the Hawaiian Provincial Legislature; Approved April 22, 1903" published by Honolulu Bulletin Publishing Co. 1903. A paperback "Ka Lama Hawaii: The Centennial Yearbook of the Lahainaluna Technical High School 1931," edited by Elmer J. Anderson. Size: 7" L x 1.25" W x 10" H (17.8 cm x 3.2 cm x 25.4 cm)
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, 1995 to 2010
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- Condition: Age expected used and wear, foxing and staining to pages. Tearing and losses to covers. Cover of "Kanawai Kalana" is completely loose, fraying and losses to binding, pages and corners, and old inactive worm holes. Handwritten pencil markings on covers of "Biographical sketches" pages and covers intact, age and use staining and foxing. Loss to spine and binding of "Fire Fountains" and front cover completely loose, pages intact, old worm holes. Flaking and losses to spine of "Burton Holmes Lecture" pages intact. Water stains to "Ka Lama Yearbook" losses to cover corners, pages intact.
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