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ALL I ASKING FOR IS MY BODY.
Edition: Trade paperback.
Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, (1988.). Three long stories about Japanese-American nisei sugar plantation laborers in Hawaii, told with some use of pidgin. Afterword by Franklin S. Odo. ISBN: 0-8248-11720.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 53413More details Price: $12.00 -
AND WE THE PEOPLE: Ten Years With the Primitive Tribes of New Guinea.
Edition: First printing.
New York: P. J. Kenedy & Sons, (1961). Hardcover first edition - The author's experiences as a Roman Catholic missionary to the Mengen tribes on the South Sea island of New Britain in the years after World War II. The members of the tribe describe themselves in the Melanesian idiom as " we the people." Illustrated with photographs. Preface by the Bishop of Rabaul. xiii, 248 pp. End paper maps of the territory of Papua New Guinea and New Britain.
Condition: Very good in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, no dust jacket.
Book ID: 67804More details Price: $12.50 -
THE BLOODY ACORN: A Novel of Old Hawaii.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.
Kilauea Kauai, Hawaii: Royal Pakala Press, (1990). First edition - Historical fiction set mostly on Kauai. Cover painting by Steven Sands. 149 pp plus epilogue.
Condition: Very good.
Book ID: 76692More details Price: $12.00 -
LANDMARK HAWAII: Favorite Postcard Views of the Island.
Edition: First printing.
Honolulu, Mutual Publishing, (1986.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Filled with full-color photographs of some of the most scenic sites on the Hawaiian islands, taken over a decade. Oblong format, 112 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-935180-532.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 61535More details Price: $20.00 -
HAWAI'I IN LOVE.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.
Kihei, Hawaii: Barefoot Publishing, (2001.). First edition - The history of Hawaii through its love stories: spells, fables and more - from arranged marriages to modern trysts, from gods mating with mortals to queens marrying commoners. Illustrated throughout with sepia-toned vintage photographs and others by Matthew Thayer. Bibliography. Square format. 167 pp. ISBN: 0-966625323.
Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 55399More details Price: $18.00 -
CALABASHES AND KINGS: An Introduction to Hawaii.
Edition: First UK printing.
London: George G. Harrap, 1954. dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes black-and-white photographs.
Condition: Good condition (corners slightly bumped, spine faded, no dj)
Book ID: 15280More details Price: $15.00 -
LITTLE KNOWN TALES IN HAWAII HISTORY.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.
Roseville, CA: Stagecoach Publishing, (2004). SIGNED first edition - Brief historical sketches on many different topics - on the Menehunes, Hawaii's little people, the history of the ukele in Hawaii, the arrival of Captain Cook, the Kapu system, Father Damien among the lepers, the coffee and sugar industries, Chinese and Japanese immigrants, the royal family and much more. SIGNED on the half title page with the word "aloha." Illustrated with photographs, glossary, index. 171 pp. ISBN: 0-974755117.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 73573More details Price: $20.00 -
THE STORY OF THE PACIFIC.
Edition: 2nd printing.
New York: Norton, (1965.) dj. Hardcover - The story of the explorers of the Pacific, including the Spanish, Russians, English, New England whalers, and more, written for older children. Illustrated throughout, Index,. 191 pp
Condition: Very near fine in a good only (several edge tears and rubbing to the dj.)
Book ID: 4540More details Price: $12.50 -
MAUI COOKS AGAIN.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.
Pukalani, HI: Maui Cooks, Inc. (1994.). A continuation of Maui Cooks, focusing on recipes from old time traditions and the many ethnic groups that make up Hawaii, and on eating healthy. Historical narratives by Kaui Philpotts. Illustrated with full page paintings by George Allan, Cynthia Conrad, Ben Kikuyama and others. Index. Slightly oversized square format. 187 pp. plus index. ISBN: 0-963912003.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 81303More details Price: $20.00 -
BROKEN TRUST: Greed, Mismanagement, & Political Manipulation at America's Largest Charitable Trust
Edition: Trade paperback.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 70062More details Price: $15.00 -
FROM THE LANAI AND OTHER HAWAII STORIES.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover.
St. Paul, MN New Rivers Press, (1991.). First edition - Her second collection of stories, most about the experiences of Japanese Americans in Hawaii in the years before and during World War II. Illustrated by the author. Minnesota Voices Project Number 48. One of only 1200 copies. ISBN: 0-898231272.
Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 29667More details Price: $12.00 -
THE LANGUAGES OF FIJI.
Edition: First printing.
Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1972. Hardcover first edition - Frontispiece of Rev. David Cargill. Illustrated. Maps. Bibliography. Index.xii, 120 pp. ISBN: 0-19-8151365.
Condition: Very good overall in dark blue cloth with rubbing to the spine, lacking the dj (prev owner's name,) Uncommon,
Book ID: 47956More details Price: $40.00 -
CHILDREN OF HAWAII.
Edition: Hardcover.
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania: Bell Publishing Co, (c 1939.). Hardcover - Patsy is visiting her Hawaiian friend Ululani, who teaches her all about the islands in this appealing book, which gives a picture of the Territory of Hawaii in the years before World War II. Illustrated with full page photographs and small drawings and decorations by Jimmy Thompson. Map endpapers. Unpaginated.
Condition: Very good in tan boards with pasted on photograph, no dust jacket (gift inscription, top of spine splitting slightly.) .
Book ID: 47641More details Price: $16.00 -
PITCAIRN ISLAND.
Edition: First printing.
Cleveland, World , 1967. dj. Hardcover first edition - Described on the dustjacket as 'A complete account of the eventual fate and mystery of the Bounty mutineers, the revolt of the harem, and the turbule nt lives of their descendants, from 1790 until today' this is actually a rather comprehensive look at life on a remote island. Foreword by Luis Marden. Illustrated, map endpapers, bibliography, index. 258 pp.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 24687More details Price: $30.00 -
ANATOMY OF HAWAII .
Edition: First printing.
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1971. dj. Hardcover first edition - 'A witty, insider's view of the Hawaiian Establishment - who is who and who runs what in America's island paradise.' Map endpapers. Index. 284 pp.
Condition: Fine in very good+ dust jacket (short closed tear to dj.)
Book ID: 25691More details Price: $20.00 -
ANATOMY OF HAWAII .
Edition: First printing.
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1971. dj. Hardcover first edition - 'A witty, insider's view of the Hawaiian Establishment - who is who and who runs what in America's island paradise.' Map endpapers. Index. 284 pp.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 29395More details Price: $22.00 -
EXPLORING NATURE IN HAWAII, Book II.
Edition: 2nd printing - revised edition.
Honolulu, Tonng Publishing (Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu), 1962. Colorful easy reader designed for school use. Art by Marian Adachi , Mary Tachibana and Gene Young.
Condition: Fine in stiff, stapled wrappers.
Book ID: 11435More details Price: $16.50 -
WEST OF THEN: A Mother, a Daughter, and a Journey Past Paradise.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first book - "A dazzling, devastating memoir about one woman's search for her homeless mother, whose past is inextricably linked with the bittersweet history of the paradise from which she hails, Hawaii." 319 pp. Review copy with publisher's slip laid in. ISBN: 0-7432-36793.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 43131More details Price: $18.00 -
SONGS WE KNOW: Hawaiian Melodies.
Edition: Slim paperback.
n.p. Smith's Motor Boat Service,
n.d. (ca 1960). Contains the lyrics only to 74 songs, in both Hawaiian and English. 40 pp.Condition: Very good in stapled pale green illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 72285More details Price: $15.00 -
BORN AND RAISED IN WAIKIKI.
Edition: 2nd printing, a trade paperback.
Santa Cruz, CA: Limu Press, (1995). SIGNED - An account of the author's childhood in old Waikiki in the 1930s, and of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and her trip back to California for college shortly after that attack and her return to Hawaii after graduation as a censor of the US mail. Illustrated with black and white photographs and of her later married life in California. SIGNED on the half title page with the word "Aloha." 225 pp. ISBN: 0-964563177.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (Christmas inscription on first page).
Book ID: 76116More details Price: $14.50 -
ETHNIC CULINARY HERBS: A Guide to Identification and Cultivation in Hawai'i.
Edition: First printing.
Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - Arranged alphabetically by the scientific names. Illustrated with many full page black and white botanical drawings and eight inserted color plates, Index of common and scientific names, bibliography Slightly oversized format. 122 pp. ISBN: 0-824820940 I.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 62333More details Price: $23.50 -
THE BOTTLE IMP.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Clarion Books, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - Lovely edition of Stevenson's classic short story,set in Hawaii, illustrated with glowing full-color paintings by Jacqueline Mair.). ISBN: 0-395-721016.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 21665More details Price: $15.00 -
THE BOTTLE IMP.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Clarion Books, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - Lovely edition of Stevenson's classic short story,set in Hawaii, illustrated with glowing full-color paintings by Jacqueline Mair.). ISBN: 0-395-721016.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 27425More details Price: $12.50 -
LORDS OF THE BLUE PACIFIC.
Edition: First printing.
Greenwich Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, 1962. Hardcover first edition - Book written for older children about the accomplishments of the Polynesian navigators over thousands of years. Illustrated with drawings by Catherine Scholtz and maps by Leonard Darwin. 151 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in aqua cloth with silver lettering on the spine, no dust jacket (neat small name on front pastedown).
Book ID: 83033More details Price: $15.00 -
THE GOLDEN CHILDREN OF HAWAII.
Edition: First printing.
Honolulu, Island Heritage Press, (1987.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Photo essay of Hawaii's children, celebrating the blending of East, West and Polynesia found in the 'ohana' - the family group - and the very special life of the islands. Color photographs throughout - including some double page spreads - by Peter French. Large format, unpaginated. Wraparound dust jacket painting by Mary Koski. ISBN: 0-896101002.
Condition: Fine in a near fine dust jacket (short closed tear at top of dj spine.)
Book ID: 42809More details Price: $20.00 -
AN UNLIKELY REVOLUTIONARY: and the Making of Modern Hawai'i.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.
Hawaii University of Hawai'i press (1998). First edition - The author's own story, of his life and work as one of the "movers and shakers" behind Hawaii's transformation from an isolated, agriculture-based territory to a highly diverse, competitive modern community . Appendices, Chronology, and index, 12 pages of white and photographs. 237 pp. ISBN: 0-8248-20231.
Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers (upper corner of front cover bumped and creased)
Book ID: 60701More details Price: $15.00 -
HAWAIIAN TALES OF HEROES AND CHAMPIONS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Holiday House, (1971) dj. Hardcover first edition - A lovely collection of tale tales for older children, illustrated sepia toned drawings by the Hawaian artist Herbert Kawainui Kane. Glossary, bibliography. 128 pages. ISBN: 0-823401928.
Condition: Ex-library but with relatively few markings, overall near fine - tight and clean in a very good dj (some biopredation to the front fold of the dj)
Book ID: 83735More details Price: $24.50 -
LIFE AND TIMES OF MRS. LUCY G. THURSTON, Wife of Rev. Asa Thurston, Pioneer Missionary to the Sandwich Islands.
Edition: First thus - the 'second edition'
Condition: Very good condition in gray cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine (faint stamp of previous owner, some rubbing and wear to cloth covers, but gilt lettering on spine is bright, binding is sturdy, pages are clean and supple.) Uncommon in all printings.
Book ID: 51239More details Price: $125.00 -
BLACK ROBE AND GRASS SKIRT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Horizon, 1963. dj. The story of an American judge appointed to serve in the native courtsof the US Trust Territory islands, and of his and his wife's experiences travelling and living in the South West Pacific. Map endpapers. 286 pages.
Condition: Very good in a very good- dustjacket (some wear to dj along front fold.)
Book ID: 16675More details Price: $20.00 -
HAWAII AND ITS PEOPLE: The Land of Rainbow and Palm.
Edition: First edition.
Boston: Silver, Burdett, (1899). Hardcover first edition - Written for older children, this is part of the Series of Geographical Readers: The World and Its People. Map frontispiece, illustrated with many black and white photographs. Index. 384 pp.
Condition: Near fine in teal cloth with burgundy lettering (bookplate, bit of rubbing to spine).
Book ID: 76271More details Price: $30.00