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4 Hawaiian Pamphlets Bound Together

Title: 4 pamphlets bound together
Author: **
Description: 4 pamphlets bound together in brown library buckram, comprising: Two Weeks of Hawaiian History. Illustrated. Violet wrappers. Second Edition. Forbes 4511. [1893] * The Hawaiian Islands. Illustrated. Forbes 4743. [1896] * [Thurston, Lorrin Andrews. A Hand-Book on the Annexation of Hawaii.] Title-page excised. Forbes 4852. [1897] * Allardyce. Society, Politics and Religion in the Hawaiian Islands. Illustrated. Forbes 3346. [1881] Unless otherwise noted, all First Editions.Collection of 4 pamphlets relating to the history and annexation of Hawaii. According to Forbes, the first pamphlet is the "[first] separately published pamphlet account of the events surrounding the overthrow of the monarchy." Thurston's handbook on annexation contains the 30-line half slip with remarks by Thomas F. Bayard inserted at p. 57, indicating the first edition.
Heading: (Hawaii)Place Published: Honolulu and San Francisco
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Date Published: 1881-1896

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Ex-library (from the S.F. Public Library), covers with the usual markings; original pamphlet covers worn, faded, soiled or lacking; text yellowed, a few stains, otherwise fair to good.

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