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The Saga of the Sandwich Islands - Hawaiian History. - no dj
by E. B. Scott
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- Used - very good
- Jacket Condition
- good+
- Edition
- Ist edition
- Published
- 1968
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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SGD 122.26
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Crystal Bay, Lake Tahoe: Sierra-Tahoe Publishing Co, 1968. Ist edition. Hardcover. very good/good+. The Saga of the Sandwich Islands Vol 1, a Complete Documentation of Honolulu's and Oahu's Development Over One Hundred and Seventy Five Years. Profusely illustrated.. (a vol. 2 about the other islands was never published) 1968, 933 pages, 11.5 x 9 x 2 inches, 7lb… Read more about this item Item Price
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Discoveries & Surveys in New Guinea and the D'Entrecasteaux Islands: A Cruise in Polynesia and Visits to the Pearl-Shelling Stations in Torres Straits of H.M.S. Basilisk
by John Moresby
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- Used - very good
- Published
- 1876
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SGD 309.08
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London: John Murray, 1876. very good. John Murray, 1876, xviii, 327, 32 ad pp. Frontispiece not present, with 3 maps and 3 plates from views. 22.5x14 cm (9x5½"), original blue cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. --
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Light wear and soiling to cloth, spine toned with rubbing to ends; hinges cracked, half-title repaired with cloth… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Hawaiian Copula Verbs HE, 'O and I, as used in the publications of Native Writers of Hawaiian
by Gregory L. Carter
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- Used - very good
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Published
- 1996
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- Softcover
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SGD 61.82
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Ann Arbor: UMI Dissertation Services, 1996. 1st edition. softcover. very good. The Hawaiian Copula Verbs HE, 'O and I, as used in the publications of Native Writers of Hawaiian: A Study of Hawaiian Language and Literature. 408 pages, softcover. Clean copy, no notes or underlining
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An Account of the Polynesian Race.- Its Origin and Migrations and the Ancient History of the Hawaiian People to the Times of Kamehameha I. 3 volumes
by Abraham Fornander
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- Used - very good
- Edition
- Vol. I stated second edition, others 1st. editions
- Published
- 1890
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- Hardcover, full leather
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SGD 1,167.64
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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1890. Vol. I stated second edition, others 1st. editions. Hardcover, full leather. very good. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1880, 1885, 1890. -
3 volumes. xvi, 247; vii, [1], 399; xii, 292 pp. Folding table of comparative genealogy in Vol. I. (8vo) 19.8x13 cm (7¾x5¼"), 19th century calf ruled… Read more about this item Item Price
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Three early studies on Hawaiian feather work: 'Hawaiian Feather Work', plus both supplements
by William T. Brigham
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- Used - very good
- Edition
- all 1st. editions
- Published
- 1918
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- In wrappers
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SGD 1,167.64
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Honolulu, HI: Bishop Museum Press, 1918. all 1st. editions. in wrappers. very good. 3 volumes published by Bishop Museum Press in Honolulu 1899 (main work) and two supplements in 1903 and 1918.
Illustrated with plates from black and white photographs. Each in original printed paper wrappers. Includes:
-- Hawaiian Feather Work. 1899. With color frontispiece.81, ii… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ka Hana Kapa: The Making of Bark-Cloth in Hawaii - Bishop Museum 1911 - with all plates of separate plate volume bound in
by William T. Brigham
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- Used - very good
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- no dj as issued
- Published
- 1911
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- Custom Hardcover binding
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SGD 4,114.23
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Honolulu, HI: Bishop Museum Press, 1911. Custom Hardcover binding. very good/no dj as issued. Ka Hana Kapa: The Making of Bark-Cloth in Hawaii - Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History, III, 1911
-- iv, 273, iii. Illustrated with plates, chiefly black and white in main volume and supplemental portfolio of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Filipinos in Hawaii: A Survey of Their Economic and Social Conditions
by Roman R. Cariaga
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- Used - good
- Edition
- 1974 reprint of 1936 edition
- Published
- 1974
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- Softcover
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SGD 81.05
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R & E Research Associates, 1974. 1974 reprint of 1936 edition. Softcover. good. 1974 reprint of the 1936 edition. originally presented as the author's thesis (M.A.), at the University of Hawaii, 1936. Print length 129 pages.
Ex- Library with library stamps and markings. Item Price
SGD 81.05
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The Japanese in Hawaii under war conditions (1943)
by Andrew Lind
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- Used
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- 1943
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Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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SGD 103.03
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Honolulu, HI: Hawaii Group, American Group, 1943. Hawaii Group, American Group, Institute of Pacific Relations, Honolulu, 1943. vi, 41p., staple bound in wrappers. Item Price
SGD 103.03
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A Narrative Of Missionary Enterprises In The South Sea Islands; With Remarks Upon The Natural History Of The Islands, Origin, Languages, Traditions, And Usages Of The Inhabitants
by WILLIAMS, John
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- Used
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- 1st edition
- Published
- 1837
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- Hardcover
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SGD 410.74
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London: Published for the author by J. Snow, 1837. 1st edition. Hardcover. Published for the author by J. Snow 1837. First Edition. Hill 1874. Illustrated with 25 engravings on wood by G. Baxter,and a colored frontispiece and a folding map . Binding in quarter leather over marbled board, with gilded title on the spine.
Pages clean and without markings.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Jack London, Sailor On Horseback: A Biography
by Irving Stone
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- Used
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780385140843
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SGD 75.55
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New York: Doubleday, 1978. Hardcover. Doubleday, 1978, Reprint edition of 1938 original. Inscribed by Irving Stone on front free endpaper (see photo). Book in a Very Good condition dustjacket with shelf-wear, now in Mylar jacket, Pages are clean and unmarked. Item Price
SGD 75.55
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Ninety-four proverbial expressions & select sentences. . .
by WHITNEY, Samuel & [RUMFORD, James]
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- Used
- Edition
- 1st edition limited to 90
- Published
- 1995
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- Hardcover
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SGD 309.08
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Honolulu, HI: Mission Houses Museum & Manoa Press, 1995. 1st edition limited to 90. Hardcover. Mission Houses Museum & Manoa Press, 1995. 7.25 x 10.25 in. 20 pages, unpaginated, printed on handmade paper. Tipped-in photogravure frontispiece., 3 tipped-in color illustrations. Simulated half-calf over marbled boards, printed title label on front cover,
-- Signed & numbered on colophon… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 309.08
Na Wahi Kapu o Maui
by Kapulani Landgraf
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- NEW
- Jacket Condition
- NEW
- Edition
- First Ed
- Published
- 2015
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781883528225
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- 1
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SGD 89.29
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Honolulu, HI: AI POHAKU Press, Native Books, 2015. First Ed. Hardcover. NEW/NEW. AI POHAKU Press, Native Books, Honolulu, 2015, 230 pages11" x 10.5". NEW, in publisher's shrink wrap. Fast-paced economic and social changes have made it increasingly important to learn about, protect, and preserve Hawaiian cultural sites. This volume by Kapulani Landgraf documents geographical, cultural, and archaeological features… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 89.29
Na Mana'o Aloha O Kaho'olawe: Hawai'i Warriors-Love for Land and Culture
by Walter Ritte Jr. and Richard Sawyer
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- NEW
- Jacket Condition
- No dj as issued
- Edition
- Reprint of 1975 ed
- Published
- 2023
- Binding
- Softcover
- ISBN
- 9781952461064
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SGD 67.31
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Honolulu, HI: Awaiaulu, Inc, 2023. Reprint of 1975 ed. Softcover. NEW/No dj as issued. NEW. Awaiaulu, Inc., Honolulu, 2023 (reprint, first published in 1975). oblong format, 144 pages, 54 illustrations, 3 maps. This republication of Nā Manaʻo Aloha o Kahoʻolawe, the diaries of Walter Ritte Jr. and Richard Sawyer, preserves and perpetuates a piece of Hawai'i history for… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Key to the Birds of the Hawaiian Group (1901)
by Bryan, William Alanson
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- Used - very good
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- no dj as issued
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Published
- 1901
- Binding
- Wrappers
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SGD 171.71
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Honolulu, HI: Bishop Museum Press, 1901. 1st ed. Wrappers. very good/no dj as issued. Bishop Museum Press, 1901. 4to (12" x 9"). 76 pages, plus 15 plates (No. XVI-XXX). Bound in original wrappers. Covers have shelf wear and a small tear at the bottom of the spine. Text pages and plates clean, some wear on edges .Some pages… Read more about this item Item Price
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Historical Tales, : OUR ISLAND EMPIRE - Connoisseur's Edition
by Morris, Charles
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- no dj as issued
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Published
- 1904
- Binding
- Half-Leather hardcover
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SGD 89.29
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New York: R. H. Whitten Company, 1904. 2nd edition. Half-Leather hardcover. Very Good/no dj as issued. R. H. Whitten Company, 1904; 2nd edition. Connoisseur's Edition : half leather binding over green cloth, gilded spine and title; gilded top edge. -
Minimal edge and corner wear; no dust jacket as issued, comes in a Mylar cover. 8vo, 7… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 89.29
Hawaiian Idyll: John Melville Kelly - NEW
by Natasha Roessler Drucker
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- NEW in publisher's shrink wrap
- Jacket Condition
- NEW
- Published
- 2009
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780937426852
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- 1
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SGD 377.77
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Honolulu: Honolulu Academy of Arts, 2009. hardcover. NEW in publisher's shrink wrap/NEW. John Kelly. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority upgrade within the US. Condition: NEW in publisher's shrink wrap
This unprecedented monograph on the print maker John Melville Kelly (1878-1962) is the first to trace the artist's extraordinary career from his early years in California to… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 377.77
A Grammar of South Efate: An Oceanic Language of Vanuatu
by Nicholas Thieberger
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- Used
- Published
- 2006
- Binding
- Softcover
- ISBN
- 9780824830618
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SGD 53.57
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Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press, 2006. softcover. includes CD-ROM, 385 pages, good condition, pages clean, no markings or underlining. Cover has some shelf wear and a few thin folds in plastic surface.
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ALOHA STYLE Masterbook of Hawaiian Shirt 2
by Jun Tsunoda
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- Used - very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Softcover with dust jacket
- ISBN
- 9784846522612
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- 1
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SGD 254.13
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Tokyo: Sun Surf & World Photo Press, 2000. 1st edition. Softcover with dust jacket. very good/very good. Presented by SUN SURF, Tokyo., text in Japanese, Desirable rare book with lots of great photos of Hawaiian Shirts and related stuff. Plus lots of interesting advertising. 160 pages on glossy paper, 11 x 8 inches. In very good condition. Ships… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 254.13
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'Narrative of a Four Months Residence of the Natives of a Valley of The Marquesas Islands' in full leather binding
by Hermann Melville
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- Used - very good
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- no dj as issued
- Edition
- 1st edition, 2nd printing
- Published
- 1846
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- Leather-bound Hardcover
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SGD 446.45
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London: John Murray, 1846. 1st edition, 2nd printing. Leather-bound Hardcover. very good/no dj as issued. John Murray, London, 1846 "Narrative of a Four Months Residence of the Natives of a Valley of The Marquesas Islands or A Peep at Polynesian Life" by Herman Melville. First edition, second issue of author's first book with p. 19 line 1 reading… Read more about this item Item Price
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Huakai Makaika a Kaupo, Maui: A Visit to Kaupo, Maui
by Maunupau, Thomas K.
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- Used
- Published
- 1998
- Binding
- Softcover
- ISBN
- 9781581780000
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SGD 53.57
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Honolulu, HI: Bishop Museum Press, 1998. Softcover. Huakai Makaika a Kaupo, Maui: A Visit to Kaupo, Maui : As Published in Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, June 1, 1922-March 15, 1923
Bishop Museum Pr, 1998. 7 x 10 in. 181 pages -
Written by Thomas K. Maunupau
Edited by Naomi Noelaniokoʻolau Clarke Losch
Translated by Mary Kawena Pukui and Malcolm… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 53.57