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The Victorian Visitor: An Account of the Hawaiian Kingdom, 1861-1866, Including the Journal Letters of Sophia Cracroft, Extracts from the Journals of Lady franklin, and Diaries and Letters of Queen Emma of Hawaii
by Korn, Alfons L
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Albany, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1958. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. First Edition stated. In brown cloth with red design motif to front board and gilt to type on book. Bottom corners dinged and top of rear board near spine. Some moisture marks/spotting with stains to front edge of ffep with some lifting to front pastedown at hinge. Short gift inscription to title page. Jacket is clipped with light edgewear and some spotting to insides of flaps.
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- Bookseller
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LPB007957AK
- Title
- The Victorian Visitor: An Account of the Hawaiian Kingdom, 1861-1866, Including the Journal Letters of Sophia Cracroft, Extracts from the Journals of Lady franklin, and Diaries and Letters of Queen Emma of Hawaii
- Author
- Korn, Alfons L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First US Edition/First Printing
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Place of Publication
- Honolulu
- Date Published
- 1958
Terms of Sale
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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Albany, California
About Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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