[Rarebooks] Offering: A few decent Hawaiian Books.

[Michael John Thompson]

Terms: as usual. Post extra.

1.  ADAMS, I. William. KAIUOLANI. A Princess of 
Hawaii. New York: The Mikilosch Press. 1912. 
First Edition, First Printing. First edition. 
Octavo, original read cloth titled in gilt on 
spine and front panel. 296 pp. Bookplate on front 
pastedown from the State of Connecticut Veterans 
Home, small "Withdrawn" stamp beneath it and an 
old library pocket to inner rear cover; no 
external (or any other) library markings. Quite a 
fresh copy, nearly fine. ¶ Fictionalized 
biographical novel of Victoria Ka?iulani 
Kalaninuiahilapalapa Kawekiu i Lunalilo Cleghorn 
(1875–1899), Crown Princess of Hawai'i and 
successor to the throne before the overthrow of 
the Hawai'ian monarchy in 1893. Princess 
Ka?iulani was intelligent, gifted and beautiful, 
she died at the young age of 23, she is beloved 
of the Hawai'ian people to this day.           $145.00

2.  ALLEN, Betty. LEGENDS OF OLD HAWAII. As Told 
by Tutu to her Grand-Children. Illustrations by 
Herbe Shade. Honolulu, Hawaii: Tongg Publishing 
Company. [1944]. First Edition, First Printing. 
First edition. Octavo, original pictorial 
paper-covered boards, brown cloth spine. 92 pp + 
Glossary at rear. Illustrated throughout. Ink 
inscription on front free endpaper, dated 
January, 1945; a very good copy. Very Good. Hardcover.              $25.00

3.  DOLE, Edmund P. HIWA. A Tale of Ancient 
Hawaii. NY & London: Harper & Brothers. 1900. 
First Edition, First Printing. First edition. 
Octavo, original beige cloth lettered in gold, 
front cover designed in brown and green. [108] 
pp, glossary at rear. Minor dust soiling, spine a 
trifle browned, front free endpaper neatly 
excised. A very good, bright copy. ¶ Historical 
fantasy novel set in a Hawaii of long ago. Very 
Good. Hardcover.             $75.00

4.  FORNANDER, Abraham. AN ACCOUNT OF THE 
POLYNESIAN RACE, Its Origin and Migrations, and 
the Ancient History of the Hawaiian People to the 
Times of Kamehamha I. Volume 1. London: Kegan 
Paul, Trench, Trubner. 1890. First Edition, First 
Printing. Second edition, the first edition was 
issued in 1878. This is the first volume ONLY. 
Issued as Extra Series Vol III. of Trubner's 
English and Foreign Philosophical Library Series. 
Octavo, original slate-blue cloth titled and 
decorated in black and gold. [8] pp ads at front, 
247 pp, folding chart at rear. Deals with the 
Polynesian creation myths, Tattooing, 
Superstition, Cannibalism, Human Sacrifice, plus 
Hawaiian genealogies, etc, etc. The author was 
Circuit Judge of the Island of Maui. From the 
library of Charles Muses, with 4 small notes in 
his hand on the recto of the rear endpaper. 
Trifling rubbing to cloth at edges, a near fine, 
bright copy, clean and sharp. Near Fine. Hardcover.             $45.00

5.  MELLEN, Kathleen Dickenson. IN A HAWAIIAN 
VALLEY. Illustrated by Madge Tennent. New York: 
Hastings House, Publishers. [1947]. First 
Edition, First Printing. First edition. Octavo, 
original decorated cloth. 128 pp. Illustrated 
with 16 full-page plates printed in Sepia-tone. A 
fine copy in a near-fine dust jacket, one small 
chip at spine head and a few tiny tears & 
creases. Near Fine in Dust Jacket. Hardcover.                 $25.00

6.  NODAWAY, Max. ROLLO IN HAWAII. A Tale of 
Thrilling Adventures, amid Volcanoes, Fire 
Fountains and Tropical Wonderlands; into which is 
woven a vivid description of those Mystic Isles, 
where Fire and Water have built up a Delirium of 
Chaos and Beauty. Profusely Illustrated. Chicago: 
Thompson & Thomas. 1908. First Edition, First 
Printing. First edition. 300 pp. Green pictorial 
cloth lettered in white and dark green, with a 
design of a surfer and an outrigger canoe in 
brown, black and green. Frontispiece & many 
illustrations, some are photographic. Ink name 
and an old 15¢ price label on front endpaper. 
Wear to top of spine, inner rear hinge neatly 
repaired, a bright, very good copy. ¶ Juvenile 
lost race adventure novel, from the Stuart 
Teitler collection of Lost Race Fiction. A 
bizarre novel involving various weird, unknown 
native races.               $125.00

7.  SPRAGUE, Roger. THE FLAMINGO'S NEST. A 
Honolulu Novel. berkeley, Cal: Lederer, Street 
and Zeus. 1917. First Edition, First Printing. 
First edition. Octavo, original gray cloth titled 
in black and with a pictorial design depicting 
Diamond Head, Waikiki and some palm trees on 
front cover. [370] pp. map on final leaf. A near 
fine copy. Scarce. ¶ Adventure novel set in 
Hawai'i. Near Fine. Hardcover.              $65.00

8.  TWOMBLY, Alex. Stevenson. KELEA: The 
Surf-Rider. A Romance of Pagan Hawaii. New York: 
Fords, Howard, & Hulbert. 1900 First Edition, 
First Printing. First edition. Octavo, original 
green pictorial cloth stamped in white, green and 
gilt. Frontiespiece with tissue guard, plus nine 
additional full-page black & white photographic 
plates. 402 pp. Minor marks to the cloth, a very 
sharp copy, nearly fine. ¶ A novel of ancient 
Hawai'i before the coming of Europeans; much 
folklore and some fantasy content. Considered to 
be the first surfing novel. Near Fine. Hardcover.               $350.00

9.  TYREE, Amos [Major, U.S.A., Retired]. THE 
HULA-HULA. Washington, DC: National Capital 
Press, Inc. [1931]. First Edition, First 
Printing. First edition. Octavo, original 
orange-brown cloth titled in black. Illustrated 
with two photographs of Hula dancers. 165 pp. 
Minor marks on front endpaper from a label being 
removed, minor dust soiling and one very small 
stain on rear panel, a nice clean copy, very 
good. ¶ Novel set in Hawai'i written by a retired 
US Army Major, which appears to be both a study 
of the hula dance as well as an autobiographical 
memoir.  Very Good. Hardcover.               $45.00

10.  WALKER, Letitia McKay. KA LEI ALOHA And 
Other Verses. No Place, No Publisher. No Date 
[circa 1935]. First Edition, First Printing. 
First edition. Square 12mo, original brown boards 
with brown cloth spine, upper panel titled and 
decorated in black. Photographic frontispiece 
("Bananas and Cocoanuts, Honolulu"), one 
additional b&w plate. 32 pp, nicely printed, 
decorative initials throughout. Inscribed by the 
author on the front free endpaper "To | Dr. and 
Mrs. Dille | From | the author". Very good clean 
copy. Rare. ¶ Poetry about Hawai'i, certainly 
with a Christian slant. Very Good. Hardcover.              $50.00

11.  WESTERVELT, W.D. HAWAIIAN HISTORICAL 
LEGENDS. Illustrated. New York: Fleming H. Revell 
Company. [1926]. Octavo, original pictorial 
orange cloth stamped in blue and black. 218 pp., 
frontispiece and seven additional full-page black 
& white plates, Index at rear. Minor dust soiling 
to cloth, a near fine copy. ¶ Likely this would 
more properly be titled "Hawaiian History and 
Legends", as the two themes seem to be treated 
separately. Near Fine. Hardcover.             $35.00

12.  WESTERVELT, W.D. LEGENDS OF GODS AND GHOSTS 
(Hawaiian Mythology). Boston: Press of Geo. H. 
Ellis Co. / London: Constable and Co. 1915. First 
Edition, First Printing. First edition. Octavo, 
original pictorial gray cloth blocked in black 
and white with an image of an island coastline 
with palm trees. 263 pp, Appendix, Glossary, 4 pp 
of Press notices at end. Frontispiece with tissue 
guard and 11 additional black & white plates 
throughout the text, plus 2 tipped-in colour 
plates (of Hawaiian Fish). Ex-lending library 
copy, with a bookplate from the Libraries for 
U.S. Soldiers and Sailers, American Library 
Association, New England division, and a 
rubberstamp stating "Given by Citizens of 
Brookline, Massachussets" both on inner front 
cover. Bookseller's ticket (torn) on front free 
endpaper and old ink inscription partially 
erased, evidence of label removed from rear 
inner-cover, spine dull, a few stains to cloth. 
Overall a very good copy, quite a bit better than 
it sounds. ¶ A Collection of local Hawaiian 
legends, nicely illustrated. A scarce book. Very 
Good. Hardcover.           $45.00





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