History of the Sandwich Islands.

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Folding map, a little browned at the folds and with a small repaired tear. 12mo. Contemporary sheep, joints rebacked, original spine laid down. Very minor tears & loss to top of title page. vi, 464pp. Lahainaluna, Press of the Mission Seminary, [& Honolulu] This is the issue with the Honolulu version of the appendix. It does not have the four engravings issued after publication which are sometimes found included. This copy is especially interesting for its ownership annotation on the title which reads "A. B. Caufield H.M.S. Champion Honolulu 14th November 1843" No record of H.M.S. Champion's visit is recorded, though she was on the Pacific station at this time.   "Sheldon Dibble's history of Hawaii, the first full scale history printed in the Islands, is one of the most important documents of its time. Much of the history was derived from personal interviews and eyewitness accounts of events, and it gives details of events not easily found elsewhere" (Forbes).   It is one of the five hundred copies which were retained in Hawaii, a further hundred were shipped to Boston in sheets and bound there in black cloth.   Forbes 1383.…

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Title
History of the Sandwich Islands.
Author
DIBBLE (Sheldon).
Publication year
1843
Binding
Hardcover

Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA

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Established in 1853, Maggs Brothers is one of the world's oldest antiquarian booksellers still operating today. We sell books worldwide through the internet as well as from our regularly published catalogues, and we are delighted to welcome customers to our two premises in Bloomsbury and Mayfair.

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