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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1890. Vol. I stated second edition, others 1st. editions. Hardcover, full leather. very good. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1880, 1885, 1890. - 3 volumes. xvi, 247; vii, [1], 399; xii, 292 pp. Folding table of comparative genealogy in Vol. I. (8vo) 19.8x13 cm (7¾x5¼"), 19th century calf ruled in gilt, raised spine bands, morocco lettering pieces, marbled endpapers & edges. Vol. I stated second edition, the others apparently first editions. Abraham Fornander was a Swedish-born emigrant who became a citizen of the Kingdom of Hawaii, swearing an oath of allegiance to Kamehameha III, the Hawaiian king, after having come to Hawaii by deserting the whaleship Ann Alexander. He became an important Hawaiian journalist, judge, and ethnologist. With ownership signature in Vol. I on half title, "Honolulu in November 1891, H.A. Widemann." Rubbing to spines and extremities; foxing primarily to earlier and later leaves; very good.

St. Paul, Minn: Northern Pacific Railway, 1909. he Alaska - Yukon - Pacific Exposition, 1909. Railroad Ephemera Program Brochure. The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition was a world's fair held in Seattle, Washington in 1909 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush. The fair showcased the culture, history, and resources of Alaska, the Yukon, and the Pacific Northwest region, attracting visitors from around the world.

Santa Cruz, CA: Seven Seas Bookshop, 1947. Ltd. Edition. Softcover. very good/no DJ as issued. Seven Seas Book Shop, Palomar Arcade, Santa Cruz.Unnumbered copy of a privately printed Ltd. Edition, 1947. 8vo, 156 pages + 8 pages index Cover has some shelfwear, small lossto one corner of cover, some page corners bumped. Pages clean, no foxing, no notes. -- History of Santa Cruz from the arrival of the Spanish in 1769 through the 19th century. Included development of the ranches and nearby towns. (including Old Santa Cruz Mission ; Villa de Branciforte ; the story of Old Soquel ; Los Fundadores.).

Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover Fine Large format hardcover, no dj as issued Only leafed through once Beautiful, detailed black and white photos of Gaudi's masterpieces Ships from Hawaii.

Hardcover. New/New. Hardcover New.

Macao: Livros do Oriente, 1998. 1st edition. hardcover. Fine. Fine, hard to find beautiful large format hard cover in slipcase 120 pages of photos, plus introductions and text in several languages as so many Macau publications, including English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Dutch. Ships from Hawaii.

Newport, RI: A.J. Ward, 1867. Hardcover. A.J. Ward. Newport, RI, 1867. Hardcover. "Boyd's Newport City Directory with a Business Directory of the Trades and Professions, State and City Record and an Appendix of much useful Information." Bound in brown cloth with gold lettering on the cover and spine, blindstamped decorations on the boards. Some minor chips to crown and foot of spine, corners bumped. Binding tight. The book begins with pages 3-20 comprised of advertisements for Newport businesses, printed in blue, orange and yellow paper. Title page and table of contents follow page 30. First numbered page (immediately after that) is page 59, though there are no missing pages. 280 pages, with more ads for rear endpapers. A wonderful and scarce guide. Includes an ad from Boyd himself for any and all forms of Lincolniana; names and addresses of tradespeople of every sort.

St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1972. 1st edition. Hardcover. good/no dj as issued. Minnesota Historical Society, 1972, 10 3/4 x 8", 50 pp., incl. Index. b/w illustrations throughout. INSCRIBED by C. Lindbergh "To Frances and Bob Haws with best wishes" on title page. -- Binding has some damage to the paper along the left side of the front cover (see photo). Spine itself is complete. Otherwise some shelf wear to cover and lightly bumped corners. Endpapers browned, pages very clean, no marks, no notes. Ships from Hawaii well packaged and with free Priority Mail upgrade within the US.

Paris: Challamel Aine, 1867. First Edition of 1867. Paperback. Very Good. Very rare First Edition of 1867 92 pp (8vo) original wrappers Spine chipped and splitting, wrappers chipped; very good. Original edition published in 1867 by Challamel Aine, LIBRAIRIE - EDITEUR des Annales des Voyages, Paris. The first bibliography of Hawaiian history. Forbes 2761 Listing 650 early works on Hawaii and having the distinction of being the first bibliography on the islands) The author was charge d'affaires de Hawaii for France. With a short essay after the text, chronological table, and index. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail worldwide.

San Francisco: John Howell, 1936. First Edition. oblong hardcover, Folio 19 x 12.5 inches. very good/good plain paper dust jacket, as issued. Huge Book. California in the Fifties. Fifty Views of Cities and Mining Towns in California and the West, Originally Drawn on Stone By Kuchel & Dresel and Other Early San Francisco Lithographers. Introduction & Explanatory Text By Douglas S. Watson. Limited Edition of 1000, one of 850 bound in deep-red wine buckram. Folio 19 x 12.5 inches, Original red buckram with paper title label on front cover, oblong folio (19.75 x 12.5 inches), unpaginated. Introduction and 50 full page plates of old lithographs, each with facing page of descriptive text. Binding with bumped lower front corners, otherwise very good, pages clean. Still has the plain paper dust jacket , which has some smaller tears.

Venice: Linea d'acqua, 2010. Limited edition Facsimile. Hardcover. very good. Linea d'acqua, Venezia, 2010. No. 213 of a limited edition of 250. size 20 x 14 x 2.5 inches, weight 20lb. Fernando Ongania published TWO large format volumes of brilliant photos of Venice. This facsimile combines all 185 photos of both volumes (read more below) --- Introduction Italian, 20pp, 185 plates. Includes a laid-in index of all 185 plates with the names of the buildings/locations and a brief description (in Italian) The condition.of the book and the plates is very good. The white cover has some spots and smudging. No slipcase. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail upgrade within the US (a $75-$100 value!). Fernando Ongania published TWO large format volumes of brilliant photos of Venice. The first in 1891 titled 'Calli e Canali in Venezia" (with 100 photographic plates) and in 1895 'Calli e canali e isole della laguna' ((with 85 photographic plates of Venice and the islands in the lagoon. There are also 15… Read More

Nanking: Railway Through Traffic Administration Ministry of Railways, 1931. wrappers. very good. 30 pp. Illustrated from photographs including two-sided folding panorama. 16.5x11.5 cm (6½x4¾"), pictorial stapled wrappers. : Slight creasing and soiling to wrappers; faint foxing to pages; very good. -- Scarce travel railway travel guide to China issued during the interlude of the Chinese Civil War. OCLC locates only a single copy at the National Central Library in Taiwan. The panorama views are of West Lake, Hangchow and a portion of The Great Wall.

Shanghai, China: American Presbyterian Mission Press, 1874. Hardcover. good. xxiv, 440 pp. Text in English & Chinese. 19x13 cm (7½x5¼"), period half leather & cloth. Scarce manual first published in 1872. -- Spine well rubbed, corners showing, front cover detached, rear joint cracked; internally very good.

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1914. 1st edition. Hardcover. good. 120, [2 ad.] pp. 16x9.5 cm (6¼x3¾"), red buckram, printed cover label. One of the early cookbooks featuring Japanese recipes published in the United States. Wear and staining to boards and volume, paper label chipped; good.

Honolulu, HI: Bishop Museum Press, 1920. 1 st. edition. original wrappers. -- RARE complete set of 9 parts in 3 volumes, -- Collection of Hawaiian Antiquities and Folk-Lore, 9 parts in 3 vol., including the separate indexes, that are often missing. Being Vols IV-VI of the Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, text in Hawaiian and English, some light soiling to titles, attractive 20th century half calf, spines gilt in compartments with red morocco labels, original wrappers bound in (some a creased), uncut, 4to, Honolulu, Bishop Museum Press, 1916-20. The Hawaiians' Account of the Formation of their Islands and Origin of their Race, with the Traditions of their Migrations, etc., as gathered from Original Sources. First edition of this important foundational work, rare as a complete set, including all three indexes, that are often missing.. Fornander was a Swedish-born emigrant to Hawaii who spent some time as a whaler and journalist before becoming a respected judge on the Circuit Court. He… Read More

Potsdam: Nishen Verlag, 1993. Paperback. Fine. Paperback in German. Fine. SOFTCOVER, not the hardcover edition. Large format, 1993 edition, like new, lots of color photos, ships from Hawaii.

Munchen: Bruckmann Verlag, 1930. 1st edition. Hardcover. very good/no dj as issued. 192 pages with 195 b/w pictures and 24 color images. Der Ozean-Express "Bremen", Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, Bruckmann verlag, Ca. 1930, 8 pages intoduction in German followed by 179 pages with 195 b/w pictures and 24 color images (including 90 full-page) with captions in English and German and some text in German. Publisher's boards with red lettering and a red rendering of the Bremen ocean liner. A very good copy with a bit scuffing to the bottom of the spine and minor uneven darkening of the cream colored boards. A great document of 1920's design and technology. Ships from Hawaii.

Venice, Italy: Appresso Gio. Battista Porta, 1581. good/no dj as issued. Appresso Gio. Battista Porta, Venice 1581. [32], 501 [i.e. 503], 96, [4] leaves. Edited with additions by Borgaruccio Borgarucci. 22.5x15 cm (9x6"), early parchment, later morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Expanded edition of the important description of Italian geography and history by Leandro Alberti, first published in 1581. Includes a long description of Venice. Condition: Binding worn and soiled, bookplate, dampstains and browning throughout; good.

Gratiche Amadeo, 2009. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover Fine. Hard to find book about the seaside resort of Diano Marina in Italy. large hardcover with dust jacket. Numerous photos throughout the text. Minimal shelf wear to dj, otherwise new Ships from Hawaii.

London: John Murray, 1876. very good. John Murray, 1876, xviii, 327, 32 ad pp. Frontispiece not present, with 3 maps and 3 plates from views. 22.5x14 cm (9x5½"), original blue cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. -- -- Light wear and soiling to cloth, spine toned with rubbing to ends; hinges cracked, half-title repaired with cloth tape, minor chipping to margins of map, no loss; very good. -- Moresby commanded the H.M.S. Basilisk on a voyage Australia in 1871 and was later engaged in surveying work along the north and south-east coasts of New Guinea. The harbor of Port Moresby, is named for him. Ex-libris with sticker on foot of spine, bookplate and ink stamps on front endpapers and title page.