ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND GUIDE TO HONOLULU AND VICINITY
Honolulu: Robert Grieve, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo: xx ads, [4], 100, [2], xxi-xxxv, [1] ad p. with 4 leaves of ads within text. Illustrated with photographs, engravings, and maps. Original printed boards, with expert restoration to the spine. The front flyleaf, a blank with a pasted errata, is detached and laid in place. Period ink signature (“Eugene C. Zahn, Co. A 1st Regt., N.Y.V., Honolulu H.I., Sept. 1898”) to the front flyleaf, with a another Zahn signature to the rear flyleaf. Some minor edgewear to the boards; otherwise very good.
Scarce pocket guide to Hawaii at the time of the annexation by the United States on July 7, 1898. Includes a history to 1894, a description of the current state of the islands, information for travelers, a general directory, and numerous advertisements for local businesses, which are printed in blue. Very good. Item #74661
Price: $1,500.00