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Hawaii
by Michener, James A
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Publisher's presentation binding in brown rexine, spine titled in color and gilt. About fine
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1959. Later printing, signed by the author on an inserted leaf. Map endpapers. [viii], 937,[1], [9, genealogical charts], [3] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's presentation binding in brown rexine, spine titled in color and gilt. About fine. Later printing, signed by the author on an inserted leaf. Map endpapers. [viii], 937,[1], [9, genealogical charts], [3] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Unrecorded Binding, Signed by the Author. The limited edition was issued in cloth. Groseclose A.014 (this binding not noted)
Synopsis
Hawaii by James Michener follows the story of the original Hawaiians who sailed to the islands from Bora Bora, early American missionaries and merchants, and the Chinese and Japanese immigrants who traveled to work and seek their fortunes in Hawaii. The story begins with the formation of the islands themselves and ends in the mid-1950s. Each section explores the experiences of different groups of arrivals.
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 305891
- Title
- Hawaii
- Author
- Michener, James A
- Format/Binding
- Map endpapers. [viii], 937,[1], [9, genealogical charts], [3] pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Publisher's presentation binding in brown rexine, spine titled in color and gilt. About fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing, signed by the author on an inserted leaf
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- American | James A Michener
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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