The Sandwich Islands and their people.
by DONNE, M.A
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London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, (1866).Sm.8vo. Original embossed cloth with gilt vignette of an 'Indian' woman on the upper cover, spine gilt. With frontispiece portrait of Queen Emma and 5 wood-engraved plates. 188 pp.First edition. - 'The visit of Queen Emma, of the Sandwich Islands, to this country, has naturally raised a wish in many minds to know something about her native land and its people; and it is hoped this short and plain account of the natural features of the Sandwich Islands, and of the past history and present condition of their native inhabitants, may not prove wholly unacceptable to the public' (Introduction). The appendix list missionaries of the Hawaiian Church Mission and Hawaiian monarchs.Forbes 2681; Hill 486.
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- Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (NL)
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- The Sandwich Islands and their people.
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- DONNE, M.A
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- Hardcover
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