LIFE IN THE SANDWICH ISLANDS: or, the Heart of the Pacific, as It Was and Is
New York: A.S. Barnes & Co., 1851. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 355p; 3p advertisements. A light green, gilt-decorated cloth hardcover book in good condition. The head of the spine is lightly chipped, lacking the top quarter-inch. The spine as a whole is lightly tanned. The cloth is marked all over with tiny streaks of ink and with pale spotting. The signature containing pages 99-118 is sprung; the rest of the pages are securely bound. Owner's inscription on first blank endpaper. Foxing near the beginning and end. Tissue frontis protector heavily foxed and torn. Text unmarked. Item #169476
A description of the features and indigenous people of Hawaii (previously called the Sandwich Islands). Illustrated with black and white engravings.
Price: $300.00