HAWAII: Gem of the Pacific by Lewis, Oscar - 1954-01-01

New York: Random House, 1954. First Landmark Books Edition Series No. 49. Decorative cloth. Near Fine/Good +. Stephen Medvey. 8vo, beige cloth with black lettering and red & green floral framing stamped on spine and front cover, archival polyester-protected pictorial colored dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a Hawaiian mother and son overlooking Honolulu Bay & Diamond Head with an aircraft carrier and planes flying, illustrated by Stephen Medvey with several full-page two-tone black & brown images & more in-text; pictorial light green wallpaper endpapers depicting Hawaiian scenes, 183 pages. Oscar Lewis (1893 - 1992) was one of the first authors and historians to write seriously about the literary, cultural and social history of the American West, early California, and Hawaii. [He is not to be confused with the American anthropologist who studied poverty.]<br/><br/>Generally SUPERIOR COPY: Tight, unmarked, with light age-toning. The dust jacket is bright with chipping… Read More

New York: Random House, 1954. Surprisingly well preserved. A Landmark book, a series for young readers in the 1950's all dealing with history. Clean, tight and square. Jacket has minor edgewear at head of spine, else fine. In mylar. . Early Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Stephen Medvey . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.