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ENCOUNTERS WITH PARADISE : VIEWS OF HAWAII AND ITS PEOPLE, 1778 --1941
by Forbes, David W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- FINE in Fine Dustjacket
- ISBN 10
- 0937426164
- ISBN 13
- 9780937426166
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Honolulu, HI: Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1992. Hardcover. FINE in Fine Dustjacket. FINE. Dustjacket Fine. Gilt lettering debossed to spine of dark blue cloth-covered boards. Serene painting of the Islands on glossy dustjacket. 285 pp with notes, glossary of Hawaiian terms and index. Clean, bright, tight. Beautiful book! A beautiful collection of paintings, prints, and drawings of these tropical islands. The earliest paintings are by John Webber, official artist for Captain James Cook's third Pacific voyage. Other artists include Charles Furneaux, Joseph Strong, Jules Tavernier, and many more.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72269
- Title
- ENCOUNTERS WITH PARADISE : VIEWS OF HAWAII AND ITS PEOPLE, 1778 --1941
- Author
- Forbes, David W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE in Fine Dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0937426164
- ISBN 13
- 9780937426166
- Publisher
- Honolulu Academy of Arts
- Place of Publication
- Honolulu, HI
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Hawaiian art, regional art, Hawaiian art exhibitions
- Bookseller catalogs
- ART - EXHIBITION CATALOGUE;
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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