CONTENTIOUS CONSUL: A Biography of John Coffin Jones, First United States Consular Agent at Hawaii
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Laid in are a pair of autograph letters signed (ALS) by the author to Anna Maria Hager, who compiled the index for this work, as well as a typed letter signed (TLS) by publisher Glen Dawson. Octavo: 212 pp. with a frontispiece portrait and 5 illustrations. Original green cloth binding, with gilt-stamped titling. A very good copy.
Detailed study of the life and career of John Coffin Jones Jr. (1796-1861), who was appointed as the first Consul to Hawaii, which was then known as the Sandwich Islands, on September 19, 1820. He was considered an advocate for commercial interests in Hawaii, and was often in conflict with missionary elements in the island. His career was full of turmoil and complaint, and had limited support or instruction from Washington, D.C. Although "his disposition was so unsteady and irascible", he was known for his entertainment of visiting dignitaries, including John Sutter. Very good. Item #79982
ISBN: 087093175X
Price: $45.00