Description
Hawaiian Almanac and Annual Set 1901-1921 Leather Bound 21 Issues RARE A Handbook of Information on Matters Relating the the Hawaiian Islands, Original and Selected, of Value to Merchants, Tourists and Others Thomas G. Thrum, Compiler and Publisher Fold-out map and tables A number of adverts in a book primarily of statistics of the time A number of photos included Includes topics: Hawaiian silver coin - Plantations - Land values - Geology - Hawaiian fish stories and superstitions - Ku-ula the Fish God - Moana Hotel - Railroad - Steamers - Postal service - Taxes - Imports and exports - Census - Registered Vesseals - list of birds - First display of Hawaiian flag in Europe - Wireless telegraphy - Calabashes - Laws passed each year - Ancient farming - Kilauea volcano - Wahiawa ditch - Kahoolawe - Awa - Numerous stories and legends of Hawaii and articles - Waialua - Rock carvings - Kapiolani Park - Sandalwood trade - Algae collecting - Irrigation - Lahainaluna - Mamalahola ancient Hawaiian law - Heiau and temples - Pa'u riders -Wizard stones - Development of Wahiawa - Lava trees and lava flows - Wainiha electric power plant - Nuuanu - Journals and Logs - Mission printing press - Notable visitors - Punahou - College of Hawaii - halley's comets - Hawaii at Seattle Exposition - Portuguese in Hawaii - John Young - Kalakaua dynasty tomb - Hamakua ditch - Ancient religious beliefs and ceremonies - Cook's monument at Kealakekua - Mid_pacific Institute - Pineapple - Rice - Sugar - Cotton - Tobacco - Hudson Bay Agency in Honolulu - Kukaniloko, famed birthplace of alii's - Nat Day - Honolulu's German colony of the fifties -Hilo development - Water rights - Rulers of Hawaii - Moanalua Gardens - Ancient Hawaiian music - Defeat of Kamehameha's army - Kauai's Historical Society - Charles Reed Bishop - Kawaiahao - Corals of Kaneohe Bay - Waiahole Tunnel Project - Kamehameha Day observances - Hawaii in War Time - Red Cross - Queen Liliuokalani lying in state - Hana - Castle and Dillingham - Waikiki Beach project - Opening of Pearl Harbor Drydock - Hawaii's War Memorial - University of Hawaii - Fighting leprosy - Hina's of Hawaiian Folklore - Menehunes Each volume 51/2" x 8 1/2" with varying thicknesses, largest being 2 1/2" 2 volumes have one cover detached, text blocks intact but for one with title page and free endpaper, fly detached but present, foxing inside covers while majority of text is bright and clean; there is some insect damage to one cover and a few pages (does not affect readability), some flaking of top or bottom spine on 2 volumes, two pages have a light blue haze of ink? in a small area, bumped corners.
Vidal1473040
Although there is mention of shipping from this seller taking longer in a general sense, and there was no rush to receive it, it took 3 1/2 weeks--nearly a month--for this item to get from Hawaii to NY, while items from Japan to NY are received in less than two weeks, being twice as far away on top of being another country entirely. Outside of that, the item was packaged very well, and it is received as described. Thank you.
Stefano Bonetti
Shipping was quick, packaging was good, certainly as described, and the value is great. I feel honored to inherit this person's keepsakes from his/her time at Mont Saint Michel, including the vintage photographs. I have always wanted to go there, and I feel like I reached back to '86 and visited. This inspires me this day to keep stoking my dream to stay there. Wow & Thanks! :-)
user68706291
Item as described. Nice book. The inscription on the first page made a carbon copy of the inscription on the second page, so the book had a double inscription. Not really what I expected, but everything else about the book was excellent. Great price. Well packed. Shipped out fast. Received super fast with Priority Mail. Thank you so much!