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Striking depictions of life in 19th c. Hawaii

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Author: Bookwalter, John W.
Title: Canyon and Crater: Or, Scenes in California and the Sandwich Islands
Place Published: Springfield, Ohio
Publisher:Republic Printing Company, Publishers
Date Published: 1874
Description:

viii, [9]-372 pp. Wood-engraved illustrations and maps. 23x16 cm (9x6½"), publisher's cloth. First edition.

A recounting of the author's travels to California and Hawaii prepared for circulation among his friends. The bulk of the text discusses the inhabitants and topography of Hawaii. Includes dozens of illustrations and maps, and an appendix of pronunciations of Hawaiian terms. Inscribed in pencil on title-page to "O P Lewis with Compl[emen]ts of The Author".

Condition

Rebacked in green book tape; original spine laid in. Worn at corners. Lacking author photograph found opposite title in some copies. Occasional annotations in pencil. Very good.

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Striking depictions of life in 19th c. Hawaii

Name: Striking depictions of life in 19th c. Hawaii
SKU: 141582789
Price: 550 USD
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