April 12, 2024
A RESIDENCE OF 21 YEARS IN SANDWICH ISLANDS - Rev.Hiram Bingham 1847 1st Ed.
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A RESIDENCE OF 21 YEARS IN SANDWICH ISLANDS - Rev.Hiram Bingham 1847 1st Ed. Product Description TITLE: A Residence of Twenty-one Years in the Sandwich Islands. Civil, Religious, and Political History of Those IslandsAUTHOR: Hiram Bingham A.M.PUBLISHER: Sherman Converse, New York FIRST EDITIONDATE: 1847DESCRIPTION: 9 x 5 3/4 History of Hawaii up to 1840s, as well as first hand accounts of first missionary experiences by the author. Rev. Bingham's narrative ends with his departure for New England in 1840. Subsequent chapters add material garnered from letters he received from the islands and "voluminous communications" in the American Board archives. Includes genealogies of Royal Hawaiian families. Also includes 6 plates (after p. 35, p. 93, p. 217, p. 295, p. 385, p.473) depicting what Forbes refers to as idealized views based on Bingham's sketches.NOTES: Forbes 1630 "The most important work on history of the American Protestant mission in Hawaii during the years 1820-1841, and one of the key books of Hawaiian history." Eloquently described in the author's preface (see photos),CONDITION: GOOD New spine in modern black cloth, retaining original spine gilt title in a small square of original cloth. New full caps and renewed bands. Original boards with bumped and rubbed corners. Transfer stain on title page. Foxing. All plates and map
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