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Kamehameha and His Warrior Kekuhaupi'o
by Frazier (translator), Frances N. & Hawaii Historic Preservation Division & Stephen Desha (author)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0873360613
- ISBN 13
- 9780873360616
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Honolulu, HI: Kamehameha Schools Press. As New with no dust jacket. 2000. First English Edition. Hardcover. 0873360613 . Only slight wear ; Bright red cloth covered boards with gilt and black titles and decoration front and spine. ; 6.5 X 1.75 X 9.75 inches; 559 pages; These writings are taken from articles written by Stephen Desha in Hawaiian for the newspaper Ka Hoku o Hawaii between Dec 16, 1920 and Sept 11, 1924, totalling 174 articles. He drew from previous writings, from oral histories and even from accounts by explorers Captains Cook, King, Vancouver, etc. They have been translated for this scholarly book by Frances Frazier. Included are footnotes, appendix, glossary and index. .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20976
- Title
- Kamehameha and His Warrior Kekuhaupi'o
- Author
- Frazier (translator), Frances N. & Hawaii Historic Preservation Division & Stephen Desha (author)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First English Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0873360613
- ISBN 13
- 9780873360616
- Publisher
- Kamehameha Schools Press
- Place of Publication
- Honolulu, HI
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- 0873360613, hawaii, kekuhaupi'o, pele, kamehameha
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native studies;
Terms of Sale
Ainsworth Books
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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