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Pal Alto, Ca: Pacific Books. Good in Good dust jacket. 1948. Third Printing. Hardcover. Owner Inscription/Worn and Soiled With Tear at Top and Bottom Spine and Front and Back Botto Corners. .
Calabashes and Kings. An Introduction to Hawaii by Porteus, Stanley D - 1945
by Porteus, Stanley D
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Calabashes and Kings. An Introduction to Hawaii
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Palo Alto, California: Pacific Books Publishers, 1945. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket..
The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear minor spine toning. 8vo; 9.25 inches tall; 245 pages; illustrated with b/w photos.. A pre-statehood narrative history of Hawaii an eloquent and hauntingly evocative story of Hawaii, a true classic and is an essential read for any enthusiast of Hawaiian culture and history. Decorated cloth.
The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear minor spine toning. 8vo; 9.25 inches tall; 245 pages; illustrated with b/w photos.. A pre-statehood narrative history of Hawaii an eloquent and hauntingly evocative story of Hawaii, a true classic and is an essential read for any enthusiast of Hawaiian culture and history. Decorated cloth.
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- Publisher Pacific Books Publishers
- Place of Publication Palo Alto, California
- Date Published 1945
- Keywords Hawaii, United Stated History
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Calabashes and Kings an Introduction to Hawaii
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CALABASHES AND KINGS An Introduction to Hawaii
by Porteus, Stanley D
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Westport, Connecticut, United States
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London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1954. Hardcover. Light wear and chips to DJ ; Hawaii's past, legends, and people; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 284 pages .
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Calabashes and Kings. An Introduction to Hawaii (inscribed by author).
by Porteus, Stanley D
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Fair Oaks, California, United States
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London.: George G. Harrap & Co., 1954.. First edition.. Hardcover.. Fine copy in fine (very light edge wear) dust jacket (in mylar).. Octavo.. Inscribed by the author. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
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Calabashes and Kings. An Introduction to Hawaii
by Porteus, Stanley D
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London: George G Harrap, 1954. 284pp, bw ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. Jacket edge-worn with several short tears and creases, small hole near front spine fold; light even toning to page edges. An introduction to Hawaii and the Hawaiians.. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo.
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Calabashes and Kings, an Introduction to Hawaii
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Pacific Books. Good/No Dust Wrapper. 1945. Hard Cover. (L502) .
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Palo Alto, California: Pacific Books Publishers, 1945 xvi, 245pp, bound in decorative blue cloth, with binding and hinges tight, b/w photographs throughout. Signed by the Author on the front free endpaper "Stanley D. Porteus / Honolulu Dec. 8, 1945". The covers show edge wear and lower edge discoloration, light foxing on the preliminary pages. The dust jacket shows edge wear/tear/chips, with light staining, now housed in a protective mylar cover.
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