Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen.
by Liliuokalani [Hawaii]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1898. First edition of the autobiography of Hawaii's last monarch. Octavo, original cloth, with 21 plates from photographs including the double frontispiece, top edge gilt. In very good condition. First editions are uncommon. This classic work is the only autobiography written by a Hawaiian monarch, and provides a glimpse of life in Honolulu during her lifetime. The Queen describes her childhood, and shares her thoughts on Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma, Kamehameha V, the reign of Kalakaua, and her marriage to John O. Dominis in 1862.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 142337
- Title
- Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen.
- Author
- Liliuokalani [Hawaii]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lee and Shepard
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen First Edition, Liliuokalani First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Raptis Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...