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  • Day, A. Grove.
    HAWAII AND ITS PEOPLE.

    Edition: Revised edition.

    New York: Meredith Press, 1968. dj. Hardcover - Classic concise history of the Hawaiian Islands, updated to include information after statehood. Illustrated by John V. Morris. Glossary, index, map endpapers. 355 pages.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (price-clipped, closed tear, little edgewear.)

    Book ID: 18903
    Keywords: Hawaii and Pacific
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  • Farrell, Andrew (transcribed and edited by.)
    JOHN CAMERON'S ODYSSEY.

    Edition: 3rd printing (just 2 months after the first).

    New York: Macmillan, 1928. Hardcover first edition - Based on a holographic manuscript of Cameron, written when he was 72, shortly before his death in Japan, this is the story of his travels from Scotland at age 17, in 1867, to Hawaii and over 3 oceans. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 10 other photographic plates (of an old-time luau, Honolulu harbor, etc.) and many drawings. Notes. 460 pages.

    Condition: Near fine in watered green silk cloth covers, with a black decorative panel on the front cover and gilt lettering on the spine. ( some spotting to the top edge of the textblock.)

    Book ID: 13221
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  • Feeney, Stephanie and Fielding, Ann.
    SAND TO SEA, MARINE LIFE OF HAWAII.

    Edition: First printing.

    Honolulu, University Pressof Hawaii, 1989. Hardcover first edition - A beautifully illustrated book for children. Photographs by Ed Robinson.

    Condition: Fine in glossy, illustrated boards.

    Book ID: 4568
    Keywords: Hawaii and Pacific
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  • OUR FAMILIAR ISLAND TREES. by Frear, Mary Dillingham.
    Frear, Mary Dillingham.
    OUR FAMILIAR ISLAND TREES.

    Edition: First edition.

    Boston: Richard G. Badger / The Gorham Press, (1929) dj. Hardcover first edition - A small book, sponsored By The Outdoor Circle of Honolulu, with photographic illustrations throughout, most in black and white, but with 3 of trees in full bloom in full color (frontispiece and two internal plates) Index. 161 pp.

    Condition: Very good in blue cloth (previous owner's name, discoloration to endpapers) with gilt lettering in a poor dustjacket (chips and tape repair to front cover of dj)

    Book ID: 85876
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  • HAWAII PONO: A Social History. by Fuchs, Lawrence H.
    Fuchs, Lawrence H.
    HAWAII PONO: A Social History.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, (196.). Hardcover first edition - A history of Hawaii, the 50th State, its people and politics, from annexation to statehood, written (as the author states) to celebrate Hawaii. Map, glossary, sources, index. vii, 501 pp

    Condition: Very good in lightly soiled cream colored cloth, lacking the dust jacket.

    Book ID: 50578
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  • Furnas, J. C.
    ANATOMY OF PARADISE, HAWAII AND THE ISLANDS OF THE SOUTH SEAS.

    Edition: Hardcover.

    New York: William Sloane Associates, 1948. Hardcover - A classic account of the exploitation of the Pacific Islands by the white man. 541 pgs, inlcudes 30 pages of sources, index, illustrations. Map endpapers.

    Condition: Good only, lacking the dj (wear to covers, contents very good).

    Book ID: 27282
    Keywords: Hawaii and Pacific
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  • TALES FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS. by Gittins, Anne (told by)
    Gittins, Anne (told by)
    TALES FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Owings Mills, Maryland: Stemmer House, (1977) dj. Hardcover first edition - Collects 22 folktales from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, the Cook Islands and more. Illustrated with monotone drawings by Frank Rocca. 89 pp. Dust jacket art by Tom Kealiinohomoku. ISBN: 0-91614402X.

    Condition: Near fine in green cloth with copper illustration on front cover, lettering on spine, in a good dust jacket (price-clipped, chip to top of spine)

    Book ID: 87004
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  • THE COMING HAWAII. by Goodrich, Jospeh King.
    Goodrich, Jospeh King.
    THE COMING HAWAII.

    Edition: First printing.

    Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co, 1914. Hardcover first edition - A title in The World To-day Series - a look at the history, geology, people and future of Hawaii. Illustrated with 37 photographs including a frontispiece of "world-famed Waikiki Beach." Bibliography, index. x, 329 pp.

    Condition: Very good in illustrated black cloth.

    Book ID: 74168
    Keywords: Hawaii and Pacific
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  • Gwyther, John.
    CAPTAIN COOK AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC, the Voyage of the "Endeavour" 1768-1771.

    Edition: An edition specially printed for Peterson Engineering Co of Santa Barbara, Ca. (the 12th such book,

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1955. dj.

    Condition: Very good/no dj.

    Book ID: 4548
    Keywords: Hawaii and Pacific
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  • Hall, James Norman
    LOST ISLAND

    Edition: Book club edition.

    Boston: Little Brown, 1944. Hardcover - Short novel of an untouched Polynesian atoll being converted to a coral carrier for American bombers during WWII.

    Condition: VG/G+ (wear at ends of spine.)

    Book ID: 8027
    Keywords: Hawaii and Pacific
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  • FAERY LANDS OF THE SOUTH SEAS. by Hall, James Norman and Charles Bernard Nordhoff.
    Hall, James Norman and Charles Bernard Nordhoff.
    FAERY LANDS OF THE SOUTH SEAS.

    Edition: Reprint.

    Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., (c 1921). Hardcover - A look at life on islands found in three Pacific island groups: Paumotu, Society and Hervey groups. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece and small decorations. 355 pp plus excerpts from two other books.

    Condition: Very good in dark green cloth, no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 72331
    Keywords: Hawaii and Pacific
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  • THUNDER FROM THE SEA. by Handy, Willowdean Chatterson (1889-1965)
    Handy, Willowdean Chatterson (1889-1965)
    THUNDER FROM THE SEA.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Honolulu, University Press of Hawaii, (1973) dj. Hardcover first edition - A posthumously published novel by this anthropologist and artist who spent many years living in the Marquesas, and wrote numerous monographs and books, especially on their art of tattooing, as well as a memoir of her years of fieldwork there alongside her husband. Partly fictional but with its characters and main events drawn from historical events, this is a story of life in the Marquesas Islands, before and after the arrival of white man. Foreword by H. E. Maude, who was instrumental in getting this published. An attractively produced book with an illustrated title page, eight headpieces, and a final tail piece. xx, 336 pp. Map endpapers -…

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    Honolulu, University Press of Hawaii, (1973) dj. Hardcover first edition - A posthumously published novel by this anthropologist and artist who spent many years living in the Marquesas, and wrote numerous monographs and books, especially on their art of tattooing, as well as a memoir of her years of fieldwork there alongside her husband. Partly fictional but with its characters and main events drawn from historical events, this is a story of life in the Marquesas Islands, before and after the arrival of white man. Foreword by H. E. Maude, who was instrumental in getting this published. An attractively produced book with an illustrated title page, eight headpieces, and a final tail piece. xx, 336 pp. Map endpapers - Map of Nukuhiva in the front and Taiohae in rear. ISBN: 0-824802845.

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    Condition: Fine in turquoise cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a near fine dust jacket with some light edgewear.

    Book ID: 86406
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  • BANANAHEART & OTHER STORIES: A Collection of Short Stories. by Hara, Marie.
    Hara, Marie.
    BANANAHEART & OTHER STORIES: A Collection of Short Stories.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Honolulu, Bamboo Ridge Press, 1994. First edition - The author's first book, which collects twelve stories written "from the soul of immigrant Hawai'i." A special double edition of Bamboo Ridge, the Hawai'i Writers Quarterly, #61 & 62). Illustrated with black and white drawings by Jinja Kim. 164 pp. ISBN: 0-910043337.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 86679
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  • ISLAND BOY: A Story of Ancient Hawaii. by Harry, Robert R. Sr.
    Harry, Robert R. Sr.
    ISLAND BOY: A Story of Ancient Hawaii.

    Edition: Weekly Reader Children's Book Club edition.

    New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, (1957.) dj. Hardcover - A story of every day life in old Hawaii, illustrated by Reisie Lonette. 209 pp plus 2 pages of glossary. Wraparound dust jacket

    Condition: Very good+ in near fine dust jacket. (usual rather severe toning to the pages.)

    Book ID: 45159
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  • MAHALO, MY LOVE: A Novel. by Hills, Ida.
    Hills, Ida.
    MAHALO, MY LOVE: A Novel.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Reno, NV: Beagle Bay Inc, (2002). First edition - Historical romance set in Hawai'i at the end on the nineteenth century -
    when the American sugar barons are threatening to take the land away from Queen Liliu'okalani. Glossary. 269 pp. ISBN: 0-967959128.

    Condition: New.

    Book ID: 69160
    Keywords: Hawaii and Pacific
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  • VOLCANO: A Memoir of Hawai'i. by Hongo, Garrett.
    Hongo, Garrett.
    VOLCANO: A Memoir of Hawai'i.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A fourth generation Japanese-American, this is Hongo's account of his return to the tiny town of Volcano in Hawaii, where he was born and of his discovery of the past of his family. SIGNED on the title page. 339 pp. ISBN: 0-394-571673.

    Condition: Fine in a very near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 44308
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  • THE RIVER OF HEAVEN: Poems. by Hongo, Garrett.
    Hongo, Garrett.
    THE RIVER OF HEAVEN: Poems.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second book of poems by this writer - born in Hawaii of Japanese ancestry and educated in California. SIGNED on the title page. The Lamont Poetry Selection for 1987. Cover praise from Maxine Hong Kingston. 67 pp. ISBN: 0-394-568435.

    Condition: Near fine in a very near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 60104
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  • VOLCANO: A Memoir of Hawai'i. by Hongo, Garrett.
    Hongo, Garrett.
    VOLCANO: A Memoir of Hawai'i.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. dj. SIGNED hardcover - A fourth generation Japanese-American, this is Hongo's account of his return to the tiny town of Volcano in Hawaii, where he was born and of his discovery of the past of his family. SIGNED on the title page. 339 pp. ISBN: 0-394-571673.

    Condition: Fair condition only in a good dustjacket (dampstaining to rear cover, bleeding from cloth spine). Text is not affected, so a good reading copy and dj is now protected by archival cover.

    Book ID: 29963
    Keywords: Hawaii and Pacific
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  • THE RIVER OF HEAVEN: Poems. by Hongo, Garrett.
    Hongo, Garrett.
    THE RIVER OF HEAVEN: Poems.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second book of poems by this writer - born in Hawaii of Japanese ancestry and educated in California. The Lamont Poetry Selection for 1987. Cover praise from Maxine Hong Kingston. INSCRIBED on the half title page. 67 pp. ISBN: 0-394-568435.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 59926
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  • CORAL ROAD POEMS. by Hongo, Garrett. (Chip Kidd, cover design)
    Hongo, Garrett. (Chip Kidd, cover design)
    CORAL ROAD POEMS.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. SIGNED - His third collection - poems which honor his Japanese-American ancestors in the Hawaiian landscape, poems which celebrate the marginalized but heroic figures of the recent past. SIGNED on the title page by Hongo and also SIGNED on the copyright page by Chip Kidd who designed the cover. Notes. 102 pp. ISBN: 9780375712043.

    Condition: Fine (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 60421
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  • YELLOW LIGHT. by Hongo, Garrett Kaoru
    Hongo, Garrett Kaoru
    YELLOW LIGHT.

    Edition: Later printing.

    Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1988. SIGNED - Trade paperback. SIGNED on the title page by the author. A very nice copy of this Hawaiian-born Japanese American's first collection of poetry - "songs of grief and songs of praise" about the dilemma of the postwar Japanese living in California and Hawaii. 78 pp. ISBN: 0-8195-11048.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 55207
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  • THE LAST PARADISE. by Houston, James D.
    Houston, James D.
    THE LAST PARADISE.

    Edition: First printing.

    Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel set in Hawaii, where Travis Doyle, a Vietnam vet and insurance claims adjuster, has been sent to investigate a fire at the site of geothermal evacuations near an active volcano. SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the 1999 American Book Award. The second volume in the Literature of the American West series. 364 pp. ISBN: 0-806130334.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (some sunning to spine of dj)

    Book ID: 72877
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  • THE LAST PARADISE. by Houston, James D.
    Houston, James D.
    THE LAST PARADISE.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, (1998). Novel set in Hawaii, where Travis Doyle, a Vietnam vet and insurance claims adjuster, has been sent to investigate a fire at the site of geothermal evacuations near an active volcano. Winner of the 1999 American Book Award. The second volume in the Literature of the American West series. 364 pp. ISBN: 0-806132906.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 72511
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  • MIDDLE SON. by Iida, Deborah.
    Iida, Deborah.
    MIDDLE SON.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin, 1996. SIGNED first edition - The author's first book, a story of the bonds of brotherhood among the sons of a Japanese laborer in the Hawaiian sugar cane fields. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 228 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy white wrappers.

    Book ID: 80829
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  • MIDDLE SON. by Iida, Deborah.
    Iida, Deborah.
    MIDDLE SON.

    Edition: First printing.

    Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, a story of the bonds of brotherhood among the sons of a Japanese laborer in the Hawaiian sugar cane fields. 228 pp. ISBN: 1565121198.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 47797
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  • MIDDLE SON. by Iida, Deborah.
    Iida, Deborah.
    MIDDLE SON.

    Edition: First printing.

    Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, a story of the bonds of brotherhood among the sons of a Japanese laborer in the Hawaiian sugar cane fields. 228 pp. ISBN: 1565121198.

    Condition: Near fine in a near fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 15722
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  • MIDDLE SON. by Iida, Deborah.
    Iida, Deborah.
    MIDDLE SON.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin, 1996. First edition - The author's first book, a story of the bonds of brotherhood among the sons of a Japanese laborer in the Hawaiian sugar cane fields. 228 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in glossy white wrappers.

    Book ID: 80830
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  • MIDDLE SON. by Iida, Deborah.
    Iida, Deborah.
    MIDDLE SON.

    Edition: First printing.

    Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, a story of the bonds of brotherhood among the sons of a Japanese laborer in the Hawaiian sugar cane fields. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 228 pp. Publisher's material laid in. ISBN: 1-565121198.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 80828
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  • ANCIENT SITES OF MAUI, MOLOKAI AND LANAI: A Guide to Hawaiian Archaeological and Cultural Places. by James, Van.
    James, Van.
    ANCIENT SITES OF MAUI, MOLOKAI AND LANAI: A Guide to Hawaiian Archaeological and Cultural Places.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback.

    Honolulu, Mutual Publishing (2002). First edition - Includes many small maps, illustrated with drawings and photographs. Glossary, bibliography. 187 pp. ISBN: 1-566475295.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 82133
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  • THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE and Hawaiian-English Dictionary: A Complete Grammar. by Judd, Henry P.
    Judd, Henry P.
    THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE and Hawaiian-English Dictionary: A Complete Grammar.

    Edition: Trade paperback, later printing.

    Honolulu, Hawaiian Service, nd (c 1939). Includes 83 lessons, and an extensive vocabulary list. Index. 117 pp. ISBN: 0-930492-064.

    Condition: Near fine in stiff printed yellow wrappers.

    Book ID: 64676
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