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ANDREWS, LORRIN - A dictionary of the Hawaiian language
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$600 - $800
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ANDREWS, LORRIN
A dictionary of the Hawaiian language
to which is appended an English-Hawaiian vocabulary and a chronological table of remarkable events.
Honolulu: Henry M. Whitney, 1865. First edition. xvi, 559p, sprinkle of foxing mostly front and back pages with previous owner’s details 'A.C. Smith, Honolulu June 13th, 1870' & Esther J. Levin 1938. 230mm, bound in the original leather boards, expertly rebacked in style on 5 cords with title label. A tightly bound VG copy.
First edition. "One of the fundamental books on Hawaii. This is the first full-scale dictionary of the Hawaiian language and the basis of all subsequent dictionaries" (Forbes 2615).
A dictionary of the Hawaiian language
to which is appended an English-Hawaiian vocabulary and a chronological table of remarkable events.
Honolulu: Henry M. Whitney, 1865. First edition. xvi, 559p, sprinkle of foxing mostly front and back pages with previous owner’s details 'A.C. Smith, Honolulu June 13th, 1870' & Esther J. Levin 1938. 230mm, bound in the original leather boards, expertly rebacked in style on 5 cords with title label. A tightly bound VG copy.
First edition. "One of the fundamental books on Hawaii. This is the first full-scale dictionary of the Hawaiian language and the basis of all subsequent dictionaries" (Forbes 2615).
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